Ask anyone working on food and farming what needs to be happening, and you’ll hear familiar answers: healthier and more accessible diets, resilient farms and food workers, smarter land use. The consensus is striking. What’s missing isn’t agreement on the destination but attention to one essential element that makes the journey possible: justice. The updated…
As the UK looks ahead to the next election, food and farming policy has emerged as a critical issue. How we grow, process, distribute, and consume food has far-reaching impacts. Our current food system faces significant challenges, from environmental degradation and climate change to health inequalities and food insecurity. To address these complex and interconnected…
Elta Smith is an independent researcher, writer and consultant. She is an experienced leader in making better policies for our food systems. Her research focuses on the intersection of food, the environment and human health.
She has directed and managed studies for UK, EU and international organisations covering issues not only from ‘farm to fork’, but from ‘lab to fork’, particularly the role of science and technology in transforming the food chain.
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