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Food for Thought: Tackling food waste in the UK

ByElta Smith 4 June 20244 June 2024

One insightful comment on my recent food system manifesto really hit home: a focus on food waste reduction strategies across the food chain would be a valuable addition. This reader is right, especially considering that a staggering 10.7 million tonnes of food waste were generated in 2021 across the food supply chain in the UK….

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A food systems manifesto for the next UK government

ByElta Smith 19 April 202419 April 2024

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…

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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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