We represent research geared towards improving Food Security. We’re based @KeeleUniversity
Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Joined May 2020
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Deadline TODAY!!
OPPORTUNITY @icipe :
“SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST, PUSH-PULL”
Come for leading research on the world famous Push-Pull system in a beautiful location
#chemicalecology
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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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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
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🚨 Starting soon!!! 🚨
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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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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Our food system now faces its biggest challenge: How to feed a growing human population to avoid diet-related ill-health, but in a way that does not drive climate change.
A vast and systemic transformation of our food system is required, writes @timgbenton and @GlobalFoodTeam
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Glad to be a part of this forward looking study that highlights #innovation can accelerate the #transition towards a #sustainable #foodsystem
@NatureFoodJnl
nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
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Our May issue is now live and includes a food systems dashboard, crop biotechnology, emergency food systems accessibility, aquaculture feeds, and more.
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Playing around on the @PHE_uk site on child health. This graph of child obesity versus poverty is shocking. The inequality of being born in Richmond-on-Thames vs Hartlepool.
fingertips.phe.org.uk/profil…
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National patterns can hide significant inequalities between communities, and the most vulnerable are worst affected. Read more here: bit.ly/35MTbtn #SDG2 #Zerohunger
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What’s your #MondayMotivation this week? Today, we want to thank the amazing volunteers keeping our #foodbank network running during this crisis – their dedication is making a huge difference.
