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Writing on sustainability, agricultural development, and food systems.All posts
All demand and no supply
The director closed the door and sat across the table from me. After a pause, he sighed and with an earnest look said, ‘can you get us re...
Joining the first International Lathyrus Day
Grasspea is a nutritious crop for resilient, regenerative agriculture - so we had the first International Lathyrus day to rally the commu...
A robot applies for a job
I reviewed 90 research applications. Around a third were near identical. How is this possible? Some reflections and a surprising discovery.
An overlooked precarity for local varieties
Imagine if one of your favourite foods disappeared from one year to the next? This seems dramatic and yet for many smallholders, it’s a g...
How past experiences prevent us escaping poverty traps
Sometimes people are stuck in poverty traps because there are no options to escape the situation - but not always. What if our past blind...
Seven tips to help with the PhD thesis writing
“How’s the writing going?” Some tricks I learnt along the way.
How young people feel about the future
We’re just back from the Royal Norfolk Show where we spent two days asking young people1 how they feel about the future: ...
The difference in healthy life between the UK's wealthiest and poorest
There are 19 years difference in healthy life between the wealthiest and poorest areas in the UK. Healthy sustainable diets can add life ...