How do we future proof farming and food chains to global shocks? What is the potential for wild relatives, landraces, and orphan varieties to increase diversity and enhance resilience?
Background
We need research to develop a world-leading resilient food and farming system which enables the sector to grow and be more productive sustainably. Research and innovation will help champion trade of British food, produced to the highest environmental and animal welfare standards, in global markets. It will also maintain food safety, providing consumers with healthy, sustainable and affordable food choices.
Next steps
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Related UKRI funded projects
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EMPHASIS-GO: Bringing Emphasis to Operation: European Infrastructure for Multi-Scale Plant Phenomics and Simulation for Food Security in a Changing Climate
Plant and crop production is central in agriculture, food systems, and in bio-economy applications, which is essential to address future challenges related to growing population, climate change, scarcity of agricultural ...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
Addresses the need for resilient food and farming system, diversity enhancement, and resilience to global shocks.
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Revealing the interactions between global biodiversity change and human food security
Sustainable development, aimed at ensuring human well-being while protecting the Earth's natural environment for future generations, is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The United Nations recently agre...
Funded by: NERC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on evaluating and explaining the interactions between food production and biodiversity, which is relevant to understanding how to future proof farming and food chains to global shocks and enhance resilience.
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University of Reading and Waitrose Limited KTP 23_24 R5
To enhance environmental and financial farm sustainability by developing a programme of change rooted in Regenerative Agriculture, transforming how we produce food. This will be a crucial response to climate change and b...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
Focuses on enhancing environmental and financial farm sustainability, which is a crucial response to climate change and biodiversity loss.