Lack of the visibility of food waste and loss especially during production and farm gate are hidden within the institutions, practices and materiality in which the production systems occurs. The intersection of institutions, practices and materiality is key to understanding FW.

How many words is a photo worth? 📷 reflections from the field ⬇️

Congratulations to former Grantham Scholar, Dr Harry Wright, on being awarded a £900k grant for his WHyGro-in-Me project! 🥳 His project aims to develop an environmentally-friendly growing media made from waste materials.🌱 Read about his project here⬇️ grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/new-environmen…

Entries are now open for the Food Geographies Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 🏆 First place: £75 2x highly commended: £35 Deadline: 30 June 2024 Find out more (and view previous winners) ⬇️ foodgeographies.wordpress.com/undergraduate-… Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) RGS-IBG Higher Ed Jonas

Missing are key issues eg (1) collapse in confidence to grow food (2) impact of weather on farm conditions (3) long-term drop in biodiversity on which food production depends (4) food prices (5) labour difficulties (6) diet's impact on health. But at least there was an Index! 2/3

Access, affordability and nutrition quality critical to achieve food security

At the Leeds Industry Day: Food in A Changing World

Food in a Changing World at Leeds University. Citing about AI applications in food

The vision of Leeds University school food science and nutrition aiming to develop LIDA Food Community. Putting Data at the heart food science and Nutrition education

Fat free mass and control of appetite Food Science and Nutrition at Leeds

Prof Christine Bosch on academic and industry case study on valorisation of fruits and vegetables waste for animal feed ⁦Food Science and Nutrition at Leeds⁩ #LeedsIndustryDay

Evaluating irrigation schemes in #Malawi via our FoSTA Health project project & urging climate-smart investments via National Planning Commission (Malawi) for a more productive & nutritious future - fosta-health.eu/index.php/blog… w/ Emmanuel Likoya MUST Department of Environment and Geography @GlobalFoodLeeds

#WorldFoodDay: How can food be secured in southern Africa during the #climatecrisis? The FoSTA project by CARE and the EU is looking into this and sustainable agriculture: care.at/presse/klimakr… FoSTA Health project Horizon Europe UK Research and Innovation

FoSTA Health project's message to the world on #WorldFoodDay2024, articulated by partners CARE Österreich 👇 fosta-health.eu/index.php/blog…

#WorldFoodDay spotlight: @SWhitfield85 tackles inequalities against #GlobalSouth farmers with the development of a framework to help researchers and policymakers ensure that future transformations in agriculture are both just and fair. Read: leeds.ac.uk/global/dir-rec… World Health Organization (WHO) WHO African Region

Bambara groundnut is a nutritious pulse. A source of calcium, iron, zinc & folate it good for our health and for the health of our planet. It's time to rediscover Africa's #ForgottenCrops and their potential to transform agrifood systems👉doi.org/10.4060/cc5044… #FoodSecurity

Read our text research on “Changing food waste regimes in Africa’s transition to export oriented production” #Institutions #Practice #materiality has just been published with Springer Nature in journal of Agriculture and Human Values. Read it here: rdcu.be/d7Jys.

The first paper supported by FoSTA Health project is out now! Jonas, Stephen Whitfield, Claire Quinn, and Megan Blake's work on the #avocado value chain in #Tanzania sheds light on interconnections b/w #FoodWaste & social inequality. Download: tinyurl.com/225kvmrn

Great session with MSc/MSci (food science, nutrition, product innovation ) students on sustainable diets. Great discussions as they work groups to create a healthy and environmentally friendly pizza menus