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Climate change: An inconvenient now?
Climate change has seemed a long way away for so many, but recent temperature spikes might well have focussed minds. How are we going to protect our food supply in an increasingly hotter world?
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Extreme heat exposure worsening child malnutrition, says research
Extreme heat is wiping out gains made in the battle against poverty and malnutrition, and future strategies should take increasing temperatures into account, says new Cornell University research.
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to examine food security
The committee will examine whether the Government’s food strategy will affect resilience in the food and beverage supply chain and determine how the current pressures on industry is challenging consumers.
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Catastrophe averted? Ukraine wheat deal signed
The striking of a deal to lift the Black Sea blockade is quite clearly good news, but here Professor Chris Elliott explains just how important the settlement is for global food security.
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Application Note: Bruker launches minispec Droplet Size Analyzer 2.0 for food applications
Based on time domain (TD)-NMR technology, this latest launch offers a fast, accurate and non-invasive method to support texture and stability analysis in food and cosmetics applications.
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Consumer trust in UK food falls as cost-of-living crisis bites
Trust in UK food has dropped as consumers are forced to opt for what they perceive as products with lower standards of food safety and animal welfare.
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Brutal heatwave has farmers worried
As France and the UK experience devastating heatwaves, farmers are concerned that harvest seasons could be shortened and yields could suffer.
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World “already falling short” on food security says UN President
Two of the most senior UN officials have warned the global community that food insecurity is a real and present danger to people around the world, but there is hope if we act together they claim.
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Would supporting bees drive down food prices?
The key to spiralling food prices could lie in supporting pollinators such as bees, which research suggests can stabilise crop yields in an uncertain time.
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Demand for water top threat to food security in the future, says research
More resilient food systems are needed if the world is to lessen food insecurity for people around the globe, as threats such as drought, conflict and floods get more widespread and dangerous.
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Episode 27 – Ethical supply chains
The New Food editorial team are talking ethics in this week's episode, as they speak to Paul Williams of Princes Group to find out how the manufacturer is keeping its supply chains ethical.
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New research could hand growers the keys to pollination
New research has sought to understand why plants decide to turn flowers into fruit – a key discovery which could give growers the keys to a crucial natural process.
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How ill thought-out policies can decimate a nation’s food security and safety
In the first of a new regular series, Dr Sepe Sehati looks at the opportunity for unintended consequences to emerge when innocuous looking policies are pushed through with little thought for the problems they might invite.
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Ukraine export statistics provide hope
The news from Ukraine continues to be harrowing, but a chink of light has emerged in the form of export statistics which are not as bad as first feared.
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Africa’s first cultivated chicken
Joalien Katerinic of South African-based Mogale Meat talks about the important milestone the company has achieved with the launch of its lab-grown chicken breast and the benefits this will bring to the continent.
