Our approach is to focus all our research towards answering one key question:
HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE AN IDEAL FOOD SYSTEM?
Interdisciplinary projects are grouped into nine themes all of which aim to consider the food system as a whole within the contexts of business, policy, and civil society looking at the three intertwined pillars of:
- Sustainable and fit-for-purpose production
- Resilient and efficient processing, distribution and supply
- Ethical and healthy consumption
To achieve such an ideal food system our Strategic Objectives are to:
1. Promote long-term, interdisciplinary research capacity to address key challenges in global food security, by:
- sustaining and strengthening our local network
- continuing to develop our research collaborations nationally and internationally
- public engagement and early-career events to inspire the next generation
2. Engage with stakeholders across business, policy and civil society, to:
- ensure the most appropriate framing of our research agenda for impact potential
- translate fundamental research into practical applications
- generate new funding for innovative research
3. Enhance our presence, contribution and influence, by:
- informing debate at local, regional, national and international levels
- contributing to agenda-setting for future research funding
- contributing to evidence-informed policy-making
