Cybernetics Society: UK preparedness for future food system shocks
This is an account of my talk on 12 September 2020 to the UK and American Cybernetics Societies on UK preparedness for future food system shocks:
Read Covid-19 commentary: Re-think food and farming on this week’s Farming Today
This week’s Farming Today was outstanding. And I’m not just saying that because Barbara Bray was the first speaker.
Read Covid-19 commentary: 13 features of our pre-Covid food system . . .
Noticing and responding to the frailties and weaknesses of the pre-Covid UK food system as they’re being exposed through this crisis,
Read Covid-19 commentary: The risks inherent in loosening regulations
The Government has introduced ‘temporary’ lifting of regulations affecting the food supply system,
Read National Food Strategy #13: A local level strategy?
Should a city such as Birmingham have a food strategy of its own? Would it make a difference to the well being and economy of the city?
Read Heavy metal contamination in Birmingham soils?
There’s rightly a lot of concern locally about air pollution in Birmingham. Few people, however, consider the health issues associated with eating food grown in polluted areas.
Read Update on our projects and other activities
Here’s the latest summary of the activities we’re doing:
Read 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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