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Stress to success: the behaviour of resilient vegetables under climate change  

2021 is a year of converging events; the UK is hosting the COP26 climate change conference, the UN COP15 conference focusing on biodiversity has just passed, and the international year of fruit and vegetables is in full swing. To celebrate these events, Dr Olivia Cousins shares the importance of maintaining and using the biological diversity of vegetable crops so that they can endure the stresses of our changing climate.

Priority research questions for the UK food system

Paper: Priority research questions for the UK food system

This multi-authored scientific paper details the methodologies and findings of the GFS-led priority research questions for the UK food system exercise. This interdisciplinary project generated a list of the top 100 priority research questions for food security research, including perspectives from stakeholder groups across the food system.

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Cover image of Global Food Security corporate identity guidelines

Global Food Security corporate identity guidelines

Recommended guidelines for using the Global Food Security programme logo and branding: acceptable use, identity dos and don’ts, typefaces, colours.

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Key findings mid-term review of the GFS programme

Key findings from the mid-term review of the Global Food Security programme

A light-touch review was conducted in 2014 to explore the extent to which GFS had achieved added value; capture ‘softer’ programme impacts; and help shape the future strategic
direction of the programme. This report provides a summary of the key findings.

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Members at the GFS Science Advisory Group meeting

Science Advisory Group meeting 2018

On 30 April GFS held its second annual Science Advisory Group meeting in London. This one-day workshop brought together a variety of system-thinking experts from across the food system to discuss the current events and recent scientific advancements that are likely to impact the global and UK food security landscapes in the future.

Aquaculture

Catalysing research on sustainable fish supplies

GFS has helped catalyse joint investments in aquaculture, an industry which produces 46% of the total food fish supply, is worth £71 million ($106 million) and has the potential to relieve the strain on wild ocean fish stocks.

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