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Why UK researchers are needed to achieve diets that nourish, rather than just feed people
- Date: 18 September 2017
- Author(s): Alastair Ager
Following the previous blog from Riaz Bhunnoo, Head of Global Food Security, on the opportunity for further research into food security using a ‘food systems’ approach, Professor Alastair Ager, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for International Development (DFID) explains why there is a need for this cross-cutting research and the challenges he hopes this will address.
Report examines the efficacy and unintended consequences of alternatives to conventional pesticides
- Date: 22 September 2017
The Global Food Security (GFS) programme has published a new workshop report that highlights the risks and challenges of using alternatives to conventional pesticides in the food system.