food waste Archives - Global Food Security

How would we cope with a post-pesticide world?

Date: 1 August 2016
Author(s): David O'Gorman

What technologies could sustainably replace pesticides, without compromising on yield or quality? The Global Food Security (GFS) programme’s David O’Gorman reviews a recent GFS workshop on the topic.

Where was food in the COP21 Paris Agreement?

Date: 4 April 2016
Author(s): Tim Benton and Bojana Bajželj

Failure to tackle food demand could make 1.5°C limit unachievable. Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton and Bojana Bajželj from WRAP explain.

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

Date: 9 November 2021
Author(s): Olivia Cousins

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.

New funding for healthy people and healthy planet

Date: 22 April 2022

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.

New £14M funding awarded to 11 exciting research projects as part of the Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme, focussing on healthy people and a healthy planet🌎Read more here!👇 foodsecurity.ac.uk/news/new-f…

About a month ago

Our Science Advisory Group identified some key cross-disciplinary research priorities to build healthy, resilient and sustainable food systems by 2030. Check them out and share your thoughts and priorities: foodsecurity.ac.uk/news/prior…🌍🍴 pic.twitter.com/7aB9wf9v65

About 2 months ago

NEW GFS POLICY REPORT: Can true cost accounting remove siloed thinking about #foodloss & #foodwaste? foodsecurity.ac.uk/news/new-p… Authored by UKRI early career researchers @AoifeLCaffrey @beeingmirands @BerndBonfert @_mehr00sh @SiobhanMaderson @Amy_Molotoks @Justinepearce14 thread1/3 pic.twitter.com/wNCGLgC7kk

About 3 months ago

🎺Apply Now🎺 Work with academia/gov/industry/3rd sector to transform the food system for health🍎& the environment 🌍 New role- Knowledge Exchange Fellow as part of the @UKRI_News Transforming UK #Foodsystems Programme Deadline 31/03 jobs.reading.ac.uk/displayjob… #SPFfoodsystems twitter.com/mandala_food/s…

About 3 months ago

For #FoodWasteActionWeek watch a sneak peak of the NEW GFS REPORT released NEXT WEEK! 👀Written by a team of early career researchers it explores how true cost accounting is a useful tool to reduce #foodloss and #foodwaste 🎉 youtube.com/watch?v=zTndmu…

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How would we cope with a post-pesticide world?

Where was food in the COP21 Paris Agreement?

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

New funding for healthy people and healthy planet

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How would we cope with a post-pesticide world?

Where was food in the COP21 Paris Agreement?

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

New funding for healthy people and healthy planet

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