27 January 2023
Research led by University of Cambridge scientists, including Dr David Willer (Department of Zoology), published in Nature Food, shows that tropical small-scale octopus fisheries offer a sustainable source of food and income to communities that face food insecurity, where the prevalence of undernourishment can exceed 40%...
Food For Thought Panel Event Report: Best Before: balancing food safety and food waste
9 December 2022
This panel event, organised by Cambridge Global Food Security and Cambridge Infectious Diseases IRC, looked at how consumers, industry and regulators can reduce food waste, with a particular focus on the role of labelling. Please find the event recording here. Speakers: Caroline Conroy, Sustainability Sector Specialist...
COP27: will it lead to positive change in the food system?
25 November 2022
For the first time, “safeguarding food security and ending hunger” was included in the final deal reached at the UN’s Cop27 climate summit in Egypt. Will this lead to the radical and rapid change to food systems that is needed if global heating is to be capped at 1.5 degrees? While food and agriculture and their links to...
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