How has the GFS programme made a difference?
What have we achieved so far? Head of the Global Food Security programme Riaz Bhunnoo takes stock of work to date.
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Academics, policy makers, industrialists, farmers and end-users give their views on food security.
Building better crops from the bottom up
Synthetic biology can help us to secure a sustainable food supply. Huw Jones of Rothamsted Research explains all.
Future shocks: how resilient is the UK food system to extreme global weather events?
Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton summarises specially commissioned GFS reports on the topic.
What if we grew GM crops in Britain?
It’s time to re-evaluate the impacts of the potential cultivation of GM crops in UK agriculture, says policy researcher at ADAS Carla Turner.
Don’t blame it on the weatherman
What can seasonal forecasts bring to agriculture and food security? Pete Falloon of the Met Office predicts progress.
The challenge of soil
The United Nations has dedicated this year to a well-known substance that has incredible properties. The Soil Association’s Louise Payton digs deep.
Labels or legislation: how do you shift eating habits?
What are the policies and actions needed to change consumption patterns? Tara Garnett of the Food Climate Research Network digests a recent report.
Making sustainable connections
Agricultural scientist Andy Whitmore from Rothamsted Research introduces a new network for scientists working on sustainable intensification.
Is a healthy diet affordable?
Use of food banks is rising, but so are levels of obesity. Has it become impossible to eat cheaply but well? BBSRC Strategy and Policy Officer Valerie Nadeau tucks in.
Facing the future: water and agriculture
Following World Water day, three new reports on water use are launched by the Global Food Security programme. GFS Science Writer Theresa Meacham pours over the results.
Why schools should be on the frontline in combating malnutrition
When it comes to child nutrition, it needn’t be all doom and gloom. Francis Peel from the Partnership for Child Development explains why.
The role of research in food and nutrition security
A major new report spells out what science can, and can’t, do to help provide nutritious food for all. Co-author and GFS Champion Tim Benton provides an inside eye on the Milan Expo 2015.