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Decades of conflict devastated Somalia’s food systems, but scientists like Dr Ahmed Warsame , Head of the Legume Crop Resilience and Quality group at the Department of Plant Sciences, are helping restore them. Marta Millere from the Crop Trust profiles Dr Warsame’s work to revive Somalia’s cowpea diversity. Read the full...

On Monday 8 December, 12.30-1.30pm, the Lunchtime Conversation will see in dialogue Dr Katherine Berthon (Department of Zoology) and Dr Matthew Davies (Department of Archaeology) to discuss how regenerative agriculture can help producing food in a sustainable way and whether the approach is feasible for other realities...

GFS member, Dr David Willer, is one of the authors of a fascinating paper published this month in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. The paper focusses on research into the representation of food-system associated environmental hazards that threaten societies worldwide. Dr Willer and his team explored the...

A new paper, co-authored by GFS member, Dr David Willer , describes how researchers used AI to analyse social media posts and reveal potential consumers’ reactions to eating Naked Clams. Naked Clams are bivalves once known only as a destructive pest but now poised to revolutionise global diets. With a history stretching...