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Policy Lab Report: Is the UK ready for plant-based diets?

Date: January 2021
Author(s): Lottie Chapman

This policy facing think piece explores the emerging trend of plant-based diets and their impact on the UK food system. The report identifies what steps are needed to support the transition, capitalising on the benefits and minimising the risks the trend presents.

This work was funded by the Global Food Security (GFS) programme as part of its Policy Lab, in which Early Career Researchers compete to write a policy-facing report for the programme.

Riaz Bhunnoo

Date: 12 February 2021

Riaz is Director of the Global Food Security programme.

New funding for healthy people and healthy planet

Date: 22 April 2022
Author(s): Adam Staines

The Transforming UK Food Systems Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) programme has awarded 11 new research projects with £14 million in funding, focusing on putting healthy people and a healthy environment at its core.

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.

Second GFS crop climate working group meeting

Date: June 2019
Author(s): Adam Staines

This month experts came together for the second meeting of the crop breeding and climate modelling working group. The aim of the working group is to identify ways to protect our food supply in the face of a changing climate and extreme weather.

GFS Policy Lab on multi-functional landscapes

Date: March 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

An interdisciplinary group of researchers attended a three day workshop, forming small groups to consider future priorities for policy to better support multi-functional landscapes. One group was awarded £5,000 to develop a Policy Lab report and journal publication based on their work.

TempAg Governing Board meeting

Date: February 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

The TempAg Governing Board met in Paris to discuss outcomes and recommendations from the Foresight workshop report, and how these recommendations could develop into future activity. Professor Peter Gregory, who has chaired TempAg since its inception, announced that he will be stepping down as TempAg Chair and will be replaced by Professor Tim Benton (University of Leeds).

Newsletter sign-up

Date: 7 April 2017
Author(s): Adam Staines

Behaviour change modelling project commissioned

Date: January 2017
Author(s): Sian Williams

This project aims to model the trade-offs between health and environmental impact associated with different food stuffs and different diets. This project will construct a decision support tool that will enable identification of healthy and sustainable diets that are achievable through different policy options and direct interventions on diet in the UK.

Blog

Date: 4 March 2017
Author(s): Adam Staines

Academics, policy makers, industrialists, farmers and end-users give their views on food security.

Harnessing Private Capital for Regenerative Agriculture

Date: 2 October 2020
Author(s): Eleanor O'Kane

A new GFS funded report explores the potential of boosting public funding with private investments to encourage sustainable agriculture, conservation, and the delivery of ecosystem services.

News

Date: 6 March 2017
Author(s): Adam Staines

News from the Global Food Security programme.

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