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Tag: disease

Surf and turf: bringing crop and fish people together

  • Date: 18 July 2016
  • Author(s): Rachel Norman

Terrestrial and aquatic food production systems share a range of common problems that need solutions. Rachel Norman from the University of Stirling reports.

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Priming plants for natural disease control

  • Date: 21 March 2016
  • Author(s): Will Buswell

Can we tap into ecological defences to better protect crops? The University of Sheffield’s Will Buswell reports.

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What if we grew GM crops in Britain?

  • Date: 3 August 2015
  • Author(s): Carla Turner

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.

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Hidden Hunger: Biofortified wheat and zinc deficiency in Pakistan

  • Date: 5 March 2018
  • Author(s): Heather Ohly

Zinc deficiency affects around 17% of the world’s population, mostly in developing countries. In Pakistan, the most recent national nutrition survey indicated that over 40% of women are zinc deficient. Could using a new type of flour in cooking help tackle this deficiency?

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ECR Policy Lab on the determinants of food choice for healthy and sustainable diets

  • Date: 5 January 2018

The Global Food Security (GFS) programme invites expressions of interest from post-doctoral researchers to take part in a Policy Lab on the determinants of food choice (for example biological, social, environmental, physical and economic) and the combination of interventions across these that will lead to healthier and more sustainable diets.

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Hidden Hunger: Our latest blog @heatherohly from @UCLan tells us about hidden hunger in #Pakistan , and how they're tackling it ow.ly/5sQB30iL3XP pic.twitter.com/wgkwDxMJbk

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