This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the eighth instalment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: "An agroecological transformation requires a paradigm shift in agricultural research". GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system transformation, climate change and innovations in agriculture. Our… Continue reading Why are agroecological alternatives to a globalised agrifood system so challenging?
This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the seventh instalment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: "The UN Food Systems Summit – progress and pitfalls on science informed actions at national and global levels”. GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system… Continue reading COP28 is an opportunity to put food security at the heart of climate action.
This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the sixth instalment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: “Is Biofortification delivering on its promise to improve lives with nutrient-enriched crops?” GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system transformation, climate change and innovations… Continue reading Can we achieve `Nutrition for All’ by 2030?
This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the fifth instalment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: “`Can higher education better meet the needs of rural agricultural communities?“. GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system transformation, climate change and innovations… Continue reading Agriculture can be a role model for transformation of higher education
This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the fourth installment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: “Forgotten foods are future foods: Bridging food sovereignty between generations“. GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system transformation, climate change and innovations in… Continue reading Forgotten foods – a manifesto for the future of food?
This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the third installment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: "Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable". GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system transformation, climate change… Continue reading Healthy diets, healthy planet? – Not likely
Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE The war in Ukraine has exposed existing fault lines in the global food system which we ignore at our peril. We cannot claim that we were not forewarned but, to date, we have ignored the evidence of vulnerabilities in the global food system at every level, including its fragile supply chains, effects… Continue reading The War in Ukraine and the Global Agrifood System: Implications for Africa and Beyond
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