Strange New World: Maps & infographics

This blogpost has the maps and infographics from the video Strange New World, along with a few notes about where they came from and/or what they mean in relation to safe, nutritious food supplies for the world’s population, including...

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The Game: Optimism, Reality and Context . . . dancing on the biscuit of opportunity

“How can you bear to spend so much time thinking about it all?” my friend Anne asked. “You have grandchildren.”

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Our Annual Report: Enlightening & disturbing, an urgent wake-up call

Here’s what some reviewers of our 2017-2018 Annual Report said: “Enlightening and disturbing: an urgent wake-up call for us to take these issues seriously, talk about them, raise awareness and influence policy-makers.”

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A city is yours: “Only nine meals between mankind and anarchy?”

The Beast from the East last spring, and then the heat and drought of the summer damaged harvests. The media has talk of stockpiling food in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

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When is a food company not a food company?

A crowded room, too narrow for the number of people jostling for tea, coffee and the pastries on offer. A chance for people from the food industry to mingle with university researchers and find common ground. A chance for academics...

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Sarah Gurr joins our Panel of Experts

We’re delighted that Professor Sarah Gurr has joined our Panel of Experts. I first met her at the Inside Government meeting last April, where she gave a fascinating but chilling talk on the pathogens that view our crops as their...

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