Tag: economics

Preparedness for future food shortages: Economic & other factors

These two sets of economic factors are true of any resource shortages, as we’re seeing in the energy supply sector as well as with food supplies: A shortage of any resource can be met by ramping up production (if...

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Covid-19 commentary: Four lessons about the preparedness of the UK food supply system

As we emerge from the latest Covid lockdown, here are four lessons to learn about making the UK food supply system better prepared for future shocks.

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Food System Transformation #4: A new corporate order?

Here’s a thought experiment: What would a list of the world’s largest food and beverage companies look like if there were a ‘food system transformation’?

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National Food Strategy #18: The price of plums and other social exchanges

The zoo-keeper thought she’d locked all the chimpanzees outside. She hadn’t. One young male, in sight of us visitors, had hidden himself from her. He looked straight at us, I’ll swear he grinned.

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