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My vegan challenge: how hard is it to change your diet?

  • Date: 19 December 2016
  • Author(s): Sian Williams

The Global Food Security programme’s Sian Williams decided to cut all meat and animal products from her diet to see how difficult it would be to eat more sustainably.

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Temperate matters in agriculture

  • Date: 28 November 2016
  • Author(s): Evangelia Kougioumoutzi

Most of the world’s food is produced in temperate zones. The Global Food Security programme’s Evangelia Kougioumoutzi reports on the TempAg Network.

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“We are the champions, my friends”

  • Date: 31 October 2016
  • Author(s): Tim Benton

The Global Food Security programme’s Champion, Professor Tim Benton, reflects on leaving the role after five years in the post.

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Energy and food production: powering the balancing act

  • Date: 5 September 2016
  • Author(s): Louise Karlberg

Blackouts and water shortages can severely harm a nation’s food security. Resource allocation tools can help policy makers improve energy access while minimising hunger, says the Stockholm Environment Institute’s Louise Karlberg.

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Eyeing up intake: an Insight on overconsumption and diet

  • Date: 22 August 2016
  • Author(s): Sian Williams

How can we help people make better dietary choices for their health and the planet? The Global Food Security programme’s Sian Williams introduces a new report.

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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.

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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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Food crime matters

  • Date: 4 July 2016
  • Author(s): Andy Morling

Criminal activity is costing global food and drink industries billions, but what is being done about it? Andy Morling of the FSA’s National Food Crime Unit reports.

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Engaging with agriculture on Open Farm Sunday

  • Date: 26 May 2016
  • Author(s): Annabel Shackleton

Delivering more sustainable food and farming has to start with reconnecting people with where their food comes from and how it is produced, says LEAF’s Annabel Shackleton.

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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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Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint

  • Date: 7 March 2016
  • Author(s): Arianna Psichas

How can we nudge people to eat more healthily and sustainably? University of Cambridge’s Arianna Psichas reports from the Global Food Security programme’s Policy Lab on sustainable nutrition.

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Game-changing technologies in agriculture

  • Date: 22 February 2016
  • Author(s): Riaz Bhunnoo

What innovations really have the potential to transform the food-producing landscape? Head of the Global Food Security programme Riaz Bhunnoo takes a whistle-stop tour.

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Is the UK ready for plant-based diets?

  • Date: 7 January 2021
  • Author(s): Christopher Waite, Sajeev Mohankumar, Rebecca Martin, Michael Norman

The 2019 Policy Lab winners present their new report which identifies the potential impacts of the emerging trend of plant-based diets on the UK food system. Here the team give a ‘behind the scenes’ to their process of writing a Think Piece, how they successfully engaged with stakeholders, and why now is the opportune time to be discussing plant-based diets.

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Building back better: How can we increase the resilience of the UK food system?

  • Date: 21 December 2020

A new GFS and BBSRC report details the findings from a workshop with stakeholders across the food system, exploring how we could ‘build back better’ and create a more resilient post COVID-19 food network which simultaneously delivers resilience and sustainability.

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NEW REPORT! Is the UK ready for plant-based diets? Our winning Policy Lab team explore the steps needed for the UK food system to transition to this emerging food trend. Read their GFS policy report and blog post here: foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/is-th… 🥦🥑🍅🍌 pic.twitter.com/PPKgWaq8if

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PhDs now available! Part of the new £47.5M Transforming UK Food Systems SPF Programme that we catalysed and that is being delivered by @UKRI_News. Training the next generation of food system thinkers. Apply now! foodsystems-cdt.ac.uk/doctora…

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Two exciting opportunities to work on food security research and policy in UKRI. Open-ended contracts, starting salary ~£39K. Help us ensure everyone has access to sustainably produced, safe, nutritious and affordable food. #FoodSystems #NewYearNewJob careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-care… pic.twitter.com/CrFDlu2h9R

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We have catalysed £24M of new research funding to help transform the UK food system for healthy people and a healthy natural environment. Many congrats to the four projects - we look forward to working with you! Read more here: ukri.org/news/healthier… @UKRI_News #FoodSystems

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