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Features & Analysis
Why urban farming should flourish post-pandemic
Dan Evans, senior research associate in physical geography, and Jess Davies, chair professor in sustainability at Lancaster University, discuss why fruit and veg production in towns and cities must become a central theme going forward
Five ways to reboot the global food economy
Comment: Corinna Hawkes, professor of food policy at City, University of London, examines how to make the food system healthier for everyone in the post-Covid era
Why the obesity strategy may not work for everyone
Comment: Sheffield Hallam University's Lucy Nield and Jenny Paxman outline four reasons why the new approach could stumble
Nourishing Britain's plants
Dr Peter Orrell has launched a new company offering growers multiple benefits through the use of mycorrhizal fungi
How the supply chain might look post Covid-19
Comment: John Perry, managing director of supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA, believes the future could offer a boost to domestic farming as part of lasting changes after coronavirus
Seeds of a bright organic future
Interview: The EU's Liveseed project is a major initiative aimed at improving the organic seed sector for the benefit of all producers
Tim Lang: We need to start rationing
Comment: Food policy expert says drastic measures are needed to iron out inequalities and prevent a health disaster
Five surprising benefits of a plant-based diet
Comment: Shireen Kassam, visiting professor at the Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Winchester, picks out five lesser-known benefits of a fruit and veg-rich diet
Driving sustainable agriculture
Comment: GODAN executive director Andre Laperrière explains how open data can help farmers become more sustainable and reduce food waste in the supply chain
Why the pineapple was once a symbol of wealth
Lauren Alex O'Hagan, a research associate in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University, looks at how pineapples and celery were early examples of so-called 'food porn'
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