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It’s the food systems, stupid
When the early days of Covid-19 lockdown led to empty supermarket shelves, we were confronted with the fragility – and true importance – of food systems. While much of society was furloughed,...
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Food giants join anti-hate Facebook boycott
It’s rumoured that PepsiCo will join some of the largest food and beverage multinationals in a Facebook advertising boycott. Coca-Cola,...
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Faculty of Public Health says ‘Build back better’ after Covid-19
Improvements in public health beyond Covid-19 are set out by the Faculty of Public Health, in a new report which...
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Antibiotics in veg crops might impact human health
Antibiotic use in vegetable crops globally is not being monitored enough, despite suggestions it could impact the human immune system,...
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It’s like trying to translate bird song: Life in country part three
In this third and final part we explore the complex set of obligations which have led to 50,000 years and more of sustainability.
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You tell us: innovating in lockdown
Matthew Cushen is a London-based investor, strategist and consultant in food retail, via his dual businesses Worth Capital and Uprising Consulting. He’s consulted globally, including helping to establish food giant Reliance Retail across India....
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Deadly food systems: poverty, Covid-19 and the Irish Famine
On the face of it, the Covid-19 pandemic has little in common with the Potato Famine that devastated the Irish population in the 1840s. One involved a disease that attacked the leaves and tuber...
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What really matters – food itself and community
The corona crisis has had untold impact, both on a human and systems level; and in doing so it has starkly laid out what really, truly matters. In the domain of food, I think...
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