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Food Futures Panel: Trade-offs in future food systems – consumer perspectives

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Date: March 2016

The GFS programme commissioned a panel of 600 members of the public to take part in engagement activities, exploring different aspects of food security research. This report details findings from the sustainable intensification dialogue, outlining panel discussions on the benefits and trade-offs of sustainable intensification as an approach to agriculture.

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Tipping points within the food system working group

Date: February 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

GFS established an inter-disciplinary and inter-sectoral working group of academics and industry experts to consider tipping points within the food system.

AAAS meeting and congressional briefing, Washington DC

Date: February 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

The findings of the UK-US Taskforce were presented at a session of the AAAS meeting 2016. The session panel also conducted a briefing on the taskforce findings for US Senate staff.

Food Futures Panel: Sustainable intensification briefing note for participants

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Date: February 2016

The GFS programme commissioned a panel of 600 members of the public to take part in engagement activities, exploring different aspects of food security research. This document details stimulus material for the sustainable intensification dialogue.

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UK-China workshop, Beijing

Date: January 2016
Author(s): Sian Williams

GFS collaborated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in Beijing to hold the UK-China workshop on extreme weather and global food system resilience.

Survey of Sustainability Assessment Methods report published

Date: December 2015
Author(s): Sian Williams

This work compiled and assessed existing sustainability frameworks in agriculture, highlighting the complexity of Integrated Sustainability Assessment methods and the variability in their characteristics.

Belgium joins TempAg as a full member

Date: December 2015
Author(s): Sian Williams

Global Food Security Workshop: Insects as Animal Feed

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Date: October 2015

It is clear that a range of different approaches and sustainable sources will be needed to meet growing demands for protein-based animal feed, one option being use of insects. This workshop report examines the potential of insects as animal feed, exploring possible issues associated with rearing insects on an industrial scale, consumer acceptability and economic viability.

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GFS workshop: Insects as animal feed (annex a)

Global Food Security Workshop: Insects as Animal Feed – Annex A: Breakdown of key priorities

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Date: October 2015

This annex to the Insects as Animal Feed workshop report breaks down ideas developed by the five multi-disciplinary groups around the five research priorities voted most important.

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GFS workshop: Insects as animal feed (annex b)

Global Food Security Workshop: Insects as Animal Feed – Annex B: List of workshop attendees

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Date: October 2015

This document provides a list of delegates who attended the insects as animal feed workshop.

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UK-US Taskforce reports published

Date: August 2015
Author(s): Sian Williams

Taskforce findings were published in four reports: The taskforce Synthesis Report: Extreme weather and resilience of the global food system; Annex A: Climate and global crop production shocks; Annex B: Review of the responses to food production shocks; Annex C: Country Level Impacts of Global Grain Production Shocks.

TempAg’s formal inauguration at OECD, Paris

Date: April 2015
Author(s): Sian Williams

The network initiates under the auspices of the OECD Global Science Forum with eight signatory countries as full members.

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