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The lost world: DNA and wheat’s 12,000 year past

  • Date: 19 September 2016
  • Author(s): Peter Bickerton

Retracing our genetic path of plant domestication can help us produce newer, better varieties to enhance food security, says the Earlham Institute’s Peter Bickerton.

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Shocks to the food system: Building a prediction engine for policy

  • Date: 25 January 2019
  • Author(s): Valeria Shumaylova and Aled Jones

Valeria Shumaylova (University of Cambridge) and Aled Jones (Anglia Ruskin University) describe the rationale behind their recent project exploring data science techniques to study the link between food production shocks, food prices and food riots.

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Launch of new report on transformative innovation in the food system

  • Date: 18 January 2019

A new report published by the multi-agency Global Food Security (GFS) programme highlights how disruptive innovation is needed to transform the UK food system.

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89% of poll respondents at #ofc2019 were positive about the ability of publicly-funded research and innovation to make a difference to agriculture. Our Food System Resilience Programme contributes to this, as mentioned in the science talk by @UKRI_CEO foodsecurity.ac.uk/research/ pic.twitter.com/P20pMg9zZH

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New blog alert! Dr Shumaylova and @aledjones_gsi discuss the need for new data science techniques to understand the link between scarcity/stability of natural resources, food price spikes and extreme social responses such as riots: bit.ly/2UsTzGj pic.twitter.com/TpFj46jHmO

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📢 NOW OPEN! 📢 Calling all @UKRI_News funded PhD students and post-docs, our Speak Up for Food Security competition is now open! The winner will present with us & BBC presenter @AdamRutherford at @CheltSciFest 2019! #scicomm #research #phd #ecrc 👇  foodsecurity.ac.uk/activities… pic.twitter.com/2HkNxyET8l

About 3 weeks ago

UK-based PhD students and Postdocs working in #FoodSecurity-related research - APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN for our brand new #SciComm competition with a #FoodSystem focus, #SpeakUpForFoodSecurity! Deadline 24th Feb, for more info and to apply visit bit.ly/2SapbTz pic.twitter.com/BaanjEKwuv

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D I S R U P T I V E innovation is needed to transform the UK food system. We've published a report in partnership with @sainsburys @DefraGovUK @beisgovuk & the Food and Drink Sector Council to explore how and why. Find out more here 👇 ow.ly/O8MB30nmGIt #foodsecurity pic.twitter.com/DnIIIemaXk

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