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.
A Wake-up Call from Industry Insiders: Food System Vulnerability Demands Immediate Action
Industry insiders sounded the alarm earlier this month when an anonymous group of food industry executives released a whistleblowing memo, warning of unprecedented threats to…
Food Security in a Climate-Changed World: A Shared Vision for National Security
The UK’s food and farming systems reached a crossroads with the release of the Climate Change Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7). Energy, manufacturing, and other…
When Systems Resist Change: Lessons for Food System Transformation
“Healthcare systems and hospitals are usually inert to most forces that try to get them to change,” observed a former UK government civil servant in…
Better Together: Integration and Inclusion in Food Policy Reform
Fragmentation has long described the UK’s approach to our food system. And with the challenges facing our food system increasing—from climate impacts threatening production to…
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
