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Alternatives to conventional pesticides: understanding the efficacy and unintended consequences of a change in practice

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Date: August 2017

Pesticides provide numerous benefits, yet pressures on their use has led to industry exploring other viable options for pest, weed and disease management. This report examines the challenges of using alternatives to conventional pesticides, and highlights future research priorities for biopesticides and Integrated Pest Management strategies.

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Riaz Bhunnoo, Head of the GFS programme, Melanie Welham, BBSRC Chief Executive, and Lord Cameron of Dillington, Chairman of the GFS Strategy Advisory Board, speaking at the event

Tipping points within the food system working group reports launched at Parliamentary event

Date: January 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

Working group findings were published as two reports: Environmental tipping points and food system dynamics: Executive Summary; and Environmental tipping points and food system dynamics: Main Report. These reports were unveiled at a Parliamentary event attended by MPs, policy-makers, leading industry figures, researchers and funding agencies.

UK-China workshop report published

Date: April 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

UK-China workshop report published.

UK-China Workshop: Extreme weather and global food system resilience

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Date: April 2016

GFS collaborated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to hold the UK-China Workshop on extreme weather and global food system resilience. This workshop report provides an overview of how extreme weather might impact food production in China, how Chinese food policy and trade might affect the global market, and a number of shared future research priorities.

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Tipping points within the food system working group

Date: February 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

GFS established an inter-disciplinary and inter-sectoral working group of academics and industry experts to consider tipping points within the food system.

AAAS meeting and congressional briefing, Washington DC

Date: February 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

The findings of the UK-US Taskforce were presented at a session of the AAAS meeting 2016. The session panel also conducted a briefing on the taskforce findings for US Senate staff.

UK-China workshop, Beijing

Date: January 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

GFS collaborated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in Beijing to hold the UK-China workshop on extreme weather and global food system resilience.

UK-US Taskforce reports published

Date: August 2015
Author(s): Sian Williams

Taskforce findings were published in four reports: The taskforce Synthesis Report: Extreme weather and resilience of the global food system; Annex A: Climate and global crop production shocks; Annex B: Review of the responses to food production shocks; Annex C: Country Level Impacts of Global Grain Production Shocks.

Resilience taskforce sub report – Annex B: Review of the responses to food production shocks

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Date: August 2015

Impacts of extreme weather-related food production shocks can be heightened by protective policy responses that further amplify price volatility and market shocks. Through data analysis, literature reviews and expert interviews this report puts forward potential government and market responses to food production shocks in major crops that might create a more resilient food system.

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Resilience taskforce sub report – Annex C: Country Level Impacts of Global Grain Production Shocks

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Date: August 2015

This report examines the impacts of potential extreme weather-related shocks to global grain production at a country level. Key recommendations include encouraging countries to take measures to reduce their exposure to grain production shocks, and more public-private partnerships to play a role in lessening the impact.

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UK-US Taskforce

Date: October 2014
Author(s): Sian Williams

In 2014, GFS established a UK-US Taskforce on Resilience of the Agri-Food System to Extreme Weather Events in collaboration with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Science and Innovation Network (SIN).

Insight, issue three: Food price spikes and global food markets

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Date: April 2014

GFS Insight aims to offer a balanced and interdisciplinary representation of the current state of knowledge in a particular area relating to food security. This issue explores the factors behind recent global food price spikes, and potential routes for improving food price stability.

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