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New on Bluesky - give @exeterfood.bsky.social a follow if you're interested in sustainable, socially just, healthy food and food systems #FoodSystems #FoodStudies

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👀 #foodpolicy #foodsystems

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Super excited to announce the launch of THRIVING Food Futures - our new policy research hub funded by @ukri.org and @nihr.bsky.social. Over the next five years we will focus on policies that align UK diets with #NetZero targets and maximise health co-benefits. More details on our website below.

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Two inspiring #foodsystems speakers with ++years experience of walking the walk ⬇️

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NEW: The Minerva Research Initiative, established by the Pentagon to fund social science relevant to national security, is being gutted. Dozens of researchers studying threats from extremist groups, misinformation or climate change have received notices that their grants are being terminated. 🧪

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👀 #foodpolicy #foodsystems

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Want a quick digest of the Climate Change Committee’s 7th Carbon Budget? Want to know why we’ve used a photo of a kebab? Find both here tinyurl.com/59nfkrcw

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Insights into implications of ODA cuts, incl for climate, #foodsystems ⬇️

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🟢Contribute to shaping the upcoming report on "Building Resilient Food Systems" by @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social. Your feedback will help the HLPE-FSN craft actionable policy recommendations to strengthen food systems to deliver good food for all. Check here👉https://t.co/mAFsJaladx #GoodFood4All

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Highly recommended event for people working on the design of CAP policy instruments, farmers' behaviour and related topics: conference.idiv.de/event/2/ Call for abstracts open until 10 March.

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VACANCY - We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow (Grade 8) to join Prof. Petra Meier's Systems Science in Public Health research group. ⏲️part-time, 28 hours per week 🗓️closes 18th March 📩 @pmeierprof.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r...

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Right now, the UK Government is considering cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget – the biggest pot of funding for nature. Here’s why that would be a disaster for farmers, food security, and wildlife. A thread. 🧵👇

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🇺🇸 #foodpolicy #foodsystems

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My food thinkers talk is online now! Here are a few takeaways: 🌡️ We've underestimated climate impacts over time - including on food 💸 Research suggests climate food price inflation of 0.9-3% every year by 2035 we've already seen climate-flation in UK food bills 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjnO...

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“The citizens’ panel were often ahead of even our advice on some of the things they were willing to consider,” she said. “They are interested and want to do their bit” - great but we also need policy to support change - eg invest in horticulture! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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My piece in The Conversation reflecting on the implications of today's Seventh Carbon Budget report for land, food and farming in the UK. theconversation.com/the-uk-must-...

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🚀 We've launched an Activist Toolkit in the hope of empowering the next generation of campaigners! Based on our experience it features downloadable templates about: 🕵🏻‍♀️ Working with the media 🏛️ Engaging with policymakers 🤳 Harnessing the power of social media Check it out: ➡️ bit.ly/3Qn90ih

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So helpful that you took time to write this @justjody23.bsky.social 🙏. A must read for anyone interested in relationship between evidence and #foodpolicy #foodsystems

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Info slide on Local Food Purchase Assistant Programme in the USA. Via @tectonicplate.bsky.social webinar this morning. 👓👇

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Enjoyed the orchids exhibition @rbgkew.bsky.social today, including some good info on #foodsystems in Peru

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The Food Policy Tracker by @civileats.com is your go-to source for actions taken by the President, federal agencies, and Congress that directly relate to or have significant implications for the food system. civileats.com/food-policy-tracker/ #foodpolicy #farmpolicy #agriculturepolicy

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Seeking a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on #transdisciplinary projects in transforming #foodsystems. Join us in developing initiatives that enhance societal engagement and drive innovation across Europe to make healthy and #sustainable food available to all. Apply 👉 https://buff.ly/40O8r5P

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For anyone disappointed not to have access to our #ORFC25 session on connecting the dots for #foodsystems resilience (incl @mulberrybush.bsky.social @nathannelson.bsky.social), audio recording should be accessible here: orfc.org.uk/session/impr...

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Today is publication day! I explain how agricultural inputs - which weren't even widely traded market goods 200 years ago - have become giant industries dominated by just a handful of transnational firms today. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255170... Many thanks to those who helped me along the way!

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Really good #foodpolicy #foodsystems insights from Kevin Morgan in this from today, video available on youtube...

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Good food policy news from Brazil - a trailblazer in developing policies that support sustainable diets. The accompaniment of tax breaks for horticulture & MPF production is exciting and one to watch!

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'It is an attempt to bring coherence to land use decisions, which are currently fragmented across multiple government departments, leading to contradictory policies, sclerotic planning processes and widespread inefficiency' #foodpolicy #foodsystems

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Good advice. Sorry to hear that science journalist Tim Radford has died. Excellent writer + founded Climate News Network.

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Terrifying to see everything in one place. An effective way of displaying a set of interacting actions 👌🏻

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How liberty dies. An incredibly powerful analysis of what’s happening in 🇺🇸 by @chrischirp.bsky.social Truly terrifying but where is the opposition? substack.com/@chrischirp/...

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Worth bearing in mind that Polity follows a robust coding process and this conclusion will have been reached by multiple coders. They're not characterising early Trump II as an executive coup on a whim but based on clear, empirically rooted and long-standing criteria.

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NEW BLOG: Local citizens‘ assemblies: why do councils set them up and what can they do? Patricia Preller and @alanrenwick.bsky.social discuss what we know about the over 40 local citizens' assemblies convened in the UK since 2019.

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Also in @politico.eu this morning 👇 Hopefully @ec.europa.eu will refrain from such shortsighted policymaking….

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Final 2 weeks for this survey on government-commissioned public health research to remain open. Please consider taking part if you are eligible. #publichealth #nutrition #alcohol

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🚨links below to important new @proftimlang.bsky.social report UK #foodsystems #foodpolicy

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If you want a quick intro to my new ‘Just in Case’ report on civil food resilience, listen to the first story in Feb 6 BBC Farming Today: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m.... Food resilience ought to be centred on society, the public, citizens, us. Read ‘Just in Case’ to walk you through the realities.

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Suggested #foodpolicy measures

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We need a whole of society approach to #foodsystems resilience, supported by coherent #foodpolicy says @proftimlang.bsky.social in his new report for National Preparedness Commission

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Our latest report features the stories of 6 farms we visited across England navigating the agricultural transition. Informed by these visits, we outline the key challenges for farmers and how the government can evolve its agricultural policy to support them through the transition 🧵 1/7

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Like other economists I'm being asked to comment on Trump tariffs. We should do so - it's our job. But first we should make the point stated eloquently here by @alanbeattie.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/c26b...

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