Like many food debates, this one is tangled up in culture, history and power.
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Navigating the benefits and risks of eating fish is a daily concern for consumers in Kenya due to persistent environmental pollution. How much are they influenced by nutritional labelling and guidelines?
It’s a missed opportunity to think differently about how we can ensure all Australians have access to enough healthy and sustainably produced food.
A quick scan with a smartphone or an online search can identify foods with lower levels of these toxic substances.
Rising food prices are not an easy fix and we shouldn’t be pretending otherwise.
A new report calls for a greener and fairer food system in England.
Students are spreading out when they eat and using more single-serve packaging. Future changes to school meals could be less visible.
A food policy researcher helps make sense of the lexicon of US food policy terms, and explains how they relate to racial justice.
Marcus Rashford has spoken eloquently about what happens when the government does not provide adequate support for food-insecure families. Children we interviewed said the same thing.
Proposed reforms to the common agriculture policy (CAP) do not go far enough.
A lot of money is spent by food producers and retailers to try and influence the type of food we buy and eat. But what can be done to encourage healthier choices?
What would you prefer: spleen diet, fish custard, or a modern prison meal?
For more effective food policies, consult the public.
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting with Jessica Renzella - an Australian PhD student with Oxford University and a budding global health shaper. She told me about a new social campaign she’s leading…
The food on our tables is central to the #COP21 debate and any Paris agreement must help build a system that moves us a long way from our current habits.
Britain is more worried about being a food trader than building a system that properly feeds its people.
Melbourne’s farms currently supply over 40% of the city’s food. But a growing population and urban sprawl mean by 2050 they’ll supply half as much.
Food has been scarce for many rural people in Vanuatu since Cyclone Pam – but overall, they now have greater security of food supply than they did in the past.
Plaid Cyrmu’s agricultural policies clash with Wales’ current course of action.
When the English cricket team toured Australia last year they were ridiculed for their dietary requirements long before their humiliation on the pitch. But while English cricket may be wanting, England’s…
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Professor of Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor in Economics and Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
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Executive Director, George Institute Australia; Professor of Medicine, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Pacific History, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Health Geography, University of Bristol
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Researcher in sustainable food systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Food Policy, City St George's, University of London