Giving civic leaders information they need . . . or switching them off?
Our Response to the draft London Food strategy is in the public domain. Its focus, though, is not for the general public specifically, but for socio-political decision makers, here being Sadiq Kahn and his colleagues at London City Hall.
Read How to KEEP London’s citizens fed and fed well . . .
In Our Response to the draft London Food Strategy, we didn’t use the words “sustainability” or “resilience”. And this blogpost is an explanation as to why.
Read The status quo, vested interests & a simple metric for civic leaders
Where, we asked ourselves, should we recommend civic leaders to focus their time and effort given what else is on their agenda? What’s within their power to do?
Read Parveen Mehta on the growing global competition for food
Parveen Mehta of Minor Weir and Willis talks in this brief video interview about the global competition for food.
Read Back from the Future: Challenging governance and structural power
What’s stopping humanity tackling the threats we’re facing? The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health asked just this question.
Read Back from the Future: Time to plan for UK food security
Our report Back from the Future is the culmination of our recent horizon scanning project. And it’s an uncomfortable read, looking out to a mere 6-12 years ahead, let alone towards 2050.
Read House Lords EU Committee on Brexit: deal or no deal . . . the agri-food sector
The latest of the House of Lords EU Committee’s excellent reports is Brexit: deal or no deal. One of the case studies, the agri-food sector, is copied below. A warning: The prospect of no deal with regard to our food...
Read Horizon Scanning: Further responses to the 3 Food Future horizons
Horizon: Short-term, 3 – 5 years (2021-2024) Develop business analytics Invest in Africa Challenge: Labour and skills shortages
Read Some responses to Prof. Chris Elliot’s talk
Following Chris Elliott’s talk about the influence and impact of China:
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