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KCFS

@KC_FoodSecurity

We represent research geared towards improving Food Security. We’re based @KeeleUniversity

 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Joined May 2020
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Hello World! This is a new account representing #foodsecurity research @KeeleUniversity
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Deadline TODAY!!
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Toby Bruce (@Toby_Bruce) profile pictureToby Bruce@Toby_Bruce14 May 2020
OPPORTUNITY @icipe : “SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST, PUSH-PULL” Come for leading research on the world famous Push-Pull system in a beautiful location #chemicalecology Please retweet/inform your network recruit.icipe.org/descriptio…
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Tim Benton: “leaving it to the market” has not worked for #foodsecurity of 20% of people #cerealsLIVE2020
Are you part of an existing not-for-profit food redistribution organisation? Find out more about the COVID-19 Emergency Surplus Food SMALL grants (£5,000 to £10,000) that could support your important work: bit.ly/3b1TulS
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"Dear Human, It’s me, Earth. I’ve been around for a long time, way before you came. We used to live in harmony, but you’ve changed. Biodiversity faces extinction because of you. Please, act #ForNature before it’s too late." Signed,🌍 on.unesco.org/2syZ0Y3 #WorldEnvironmentDay
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The foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature. To care for ourselves we must care for nature. #WorldEnvironmentDay
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Here’s a preview of our website: (currently under development)
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Please let us know if you have any suggestions for it -thanks.
Hello @KC_FoodSecurity looking forward to seeing exciting research in #foodsecurity @KeeleUniversity
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Human health and livelihoods depend on planetary health. Join us at #GLFBonn2020 as we find solutions to feed people without eating the planet. #ThinkLandscape – at Kampala, Uganda
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#Covid19 reduces #foodsercuity. Over 820 million people suffered from hunger in 2019. Covid-19 threatens an additional 130 million with hunger #GLFBonn2020 We need to “Build back better” make more resilient food systems, promote wild food “nature is our supermarket.” @GlobalLF
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@ASPB’s presidents and CEO have released open letter decrying institutional racism and urging us all to recommit to breaking down the barriers that limit human potential. Read the letter here: blog.aspb.org/silence-suffoc…
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UKRI budget rises by 20 per cent, analysis shows: Campaign for Science and Engineering describes the uplift as ‘very welcome’. (£) @UKRI_News @beisgovuk @sciencecampaign researchprofessionalnews.com…
UKRI budget rises by 20 per cent, analysis shows - Research Professional News

UKRI budget rises by 20 per cent, analysis shows - Research Professional News

Campaign for Science and Engineering describes the uplift as ‘very welcome’

researchprofessionalnews.com
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Keele Pro-Vice Chancellor Jonathan Wastling appointed to @foodgov Food Standards Agency’s Scientific Council keele.ac.uk/discover/news/20…
Keele professor appointed to Food Standards Agency’s Scientific Council

Keele professor appointed to Food Standards Agency’s Scientific Council

A Keele Pro-Vice Chancellor has been appointed as a scientific advisor to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA).

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#ExpertOpinion | #hunger #politics
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🚨 Starting soon!!! 🚨
Global Food and Ag (@GlobalAgDev) profile pictureGlobal Food and Ag@GlobalAgDev21 May 2020
Want to learn something while you eat lunch tomorrow? Join @C_A_Bertini and @Ertharin1 in a conversation on global hunger and the #pandemic, moderated by @AnniBeukes, at 12 pm CDT. Register here to feed your mind 🧠 ⬇️ bit.ly/3bT0qRM
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And please let us know if YOU’d like to get involved - just send us a dm
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We are concerned that children who were relying on free school meals won’t be getting enough nutrition during the shutdown
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Did you know 1km2 of desert #locusts can eat the same food as 35,000 people? The situation in East Africa and Yemen is threatening #foodsecurity. For more information on the crisis: bit.ly/3dzIvRf #DesertLocust
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Many people are facing "pressing challenges" in getting the healthy food they need due to #coronavirus. Our Chair has written to George Eustice @DefraGovUK to highlight the evidence we've received as part of our inquiry into #COVID19 & Food Supply. See committees.parliament.uk/com…
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