ELTA SMITH
Food systems and food policy researcher and writer.
Recent Articles
I write about the future of food and the connections between our food systems, the environment and public health.
“Rent Eats First”: Why Isn’t Food on the List of Essentials?
Yesterday the Right to Food Commission launched A Roadmap to Delivering Food Security for All by 2035 in Parliament. A week before the Budget, its…
Four Nations, Four Different Approaches to Free School Meals: How do we Judge Success?
From the start of this school year, every child in England whose household receives Universal Credit is entitled to free school meals. The change removes…
Food and Farming Plans for 2050, and the Test of Staying Power
In the last week of June, the UK broke its record for the hottest June day three days in a row. In London, where Climate…
From Efficiency to Resilience: A New Organizing Principle for Food Policy
For the last 50 years or so, efficiency has been the organizing principle for the UK food system. The reasoning is that food is cheapest…
Strategic Policy and Research Advisory
on food, the environment and human health
I’m Elta Smith, an independent researcher and writer who generates ideas and produces insights for people who care deeply about food, the environment and human health.
Projects
My projects have addressed pressing issues related to antimicrobial resistance, climate change, open science, emerging technologies, biodiversity, and consumer behaviours. I believe that making better decisions means embracing complexity and the interrelationships between what we know and how we act
