Image Resource Blog: Food Ethics Council on food policy This blog discusses the June Business Forum meeting organised by the Food Ethics Council which saw businesses and NGOs coming together to consider how industry and government discusses issues of food consumption and choice now, and how this might need to change. Read
Image Resource Sustainable intensification of agriculture - working group report by BBSRC BBSRC - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has released a report on sustainable intensification (SI) together with an invitation for interested parties to comment. Responses received will be taken into account in addressing the group’s recommendations. Read
Image Resource Global food trade can alleviate water scarcity This study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research finds that international trade of food crops led to freshwater savings worth 2.4 billion US-Dollars in 2005 and had a major impact on local water stress. Trade of virtually embedded water, describes the amount of water used in the production of agricultural export goods. Read
Image Resource Final IFPRI report: Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity - The Role of Agricultural Technologies Read
Image Resource Balancing virtual land imports by a shift in the diet: Using a land balance approach to assess the sustainability of food consumption Read
