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Insects: the future of Christmas dinners?
There’s a buzz about eating insects. Is it really a viable option? GFS Strategy and Policy Officer Emma Rivers reports. Insects are hailed as a cheap, sustainable source of protein and other...
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Nexology for the New Year
The word ‘nexus’ seems to be cropping up everywhere, but what does it mean for food security? Global Food Security Champion Tim Benton explains. Following Christmas, often an annual festival of demand...
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Trees of life for food security
Principles of agroecology can get us out of the food crisis in simple steps. Tree biologist Roger Leakey explains. We hear doom and gloom about the now ever-present Global Food Crisis, exacerbated by...
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Going against the grain
Scientists – and economists – should avoid being prisoners of present knowledge, says former FAO agricultural economist Andrew MacMillan. It is strange how many good ideas, when they are first...
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Photo diary: A story of sustainability in China
In an audio slideshow special, food writer and consultant Geoff Tansey wonders what will happen to the ancient rice terraces of the Far East. Will China build on its long-term sustainable farming...
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The role of research in food and nutrition security
A major new report spells out what science can, and can’t, do to help provide nutritious food for all. Co-author and GFS Champion Tim Benton provides an inside eye on the Milan Expo 2015. The first...
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Why schools should be on the frontline in combating malnutrition
When it comes to child nutrition, it needn’t be all doom and gloom. Francis Peel from the Partnership for Child Development explains why. The global child malnutrition statistics make for pretty grim...
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Facing the future: water and agriculture
Following World Water day, three new reports on water use are launched by the Global Food Security programme. GFS Science Writer Theresa Meacham pours over the results. After land, water is the most...
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Is a healthy diet affordable?
Use of food banks is rising, but so are levels of obesity. Has it become impossible to eat cheaply but well? BBSRC Strategy and Policy Officer Valerie Nadeau tucks in. Walking down the high street at...
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Making sustainable connections
Agricultural scientist Andy Whitmore from Rothamsted Research introduces a new network for scientists working on sustainable intensification. The sustainable, secure and resilient production of food to...
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Labels or legislation: how do you shift eating habits?
What are the policies and actions needed to change consumption patterns? Tara Garnett of the Food Climate Research Network digests a recent report. It is a truth universally acknowledged that human...
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The challenge of soil
The United Nations has dedicated this year to a well-known substance that has incredible properties. The Soil Association’s Louise Payton digs deep. It can support buildings, filter and store billions...
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Don’t blame it on the weatherman
What can seasonal forecasts bring to agriculture and food security? Pete Falloon of the Met Office predicts progress. They say it often pays to look ahead. Farmers have been doing just that for...
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What if we grew GM crops in Britain?
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. Genetic modification (GM) in crops has been on the...
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Future shocks: how resilient is the UK food system to extreme global weather...
Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton summarises specially commissioned GFS reports on the topic. Rarely a week goes by without there being news of weather records being broken. We have...
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Building better crops from the bottom up
Synthetic biology can help us to secure a sustainable food supply. Huw Jones of Rothamsted Research explains all. In the same way that Alec Issigonis first conceptualised, drew and then built the...
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How has the GFS programme made a difference?
What have we achieved so far? Head of the Global Food Security programme Riaz Bhunnoo takes stock of work to date. As Charles Darwin reportedly once said, “in the history of humankind those who learned...
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How secure is India’s National Food Security Act?
Insights from a public food distribution system in Odisha, by Manoj Kumar Pati of the Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru. Today, India operates one of the largest food safety nets in the world. To...
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Temperate times: a new research collaboration
Peter Gregory from the University of Reading and Richard McDowell, Principal Scientist at AgResearch, introduce the new GFS-coordinated TempAg network. The International Sustainable Temperate...
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If agriculture is Africa’s engine, let’s add fuel
Training female farmers to get the best from their land can reap benefits. IFDC’s former president Amit Roy makes the case for fertilisers and other innovations. By 2030, the agriculture and...
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