Category Archives: Interviews

Pigs, organics, soils and the future of farming – a conversation with Helen Browning

Posted on 17 January 2019 by

Helen Browning is a passionate, committed organic farmer in love with pigs, CEO of the Soil Association, author, instigator and member of the RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, business woman and the only person I know who’s been on … Continue reading →

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#Brexit, #food and disruptive governance – there’s trouble ahead

Posted on 13 December 2018 by

As the Brexit debacle shambles on in the UK, what it signifies is part of a bigger shift that Prof Terry Marsden calls disruptive governance. This has profound implications for the food system and supply chains.  In this interview, he … Continue reading →

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Taking responsibility for a #sustainable #food future?

Posted on 3 December 2018 by

Whose responsibility is it to ensure we have a sustainable food future? That was the theme of this year’s food conference at Chatham House – the Royal Institute of International affairs – at the end of November 2018. The 6 … Continue reading →

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Saving and using Mexico’s fantastic #tomato agricultural #biodiversity

Posted on 9 November 2018 by

Tomatoes have spread into cuisines around the world but most commercial varieties have a narrow genetic base and only grow well in optimum conditions often in greenhouses. As climate changes and interest in the fruit’s nutritional properties grows, drawing on … Continue reading →

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A #food tale of two cities – Cape Town and New York grappling to improve their food systems

Posted on 26 June 2018 by

About 20 people gathered in Cardiff in early June for a workshop on the role of cities in delivering food security and sustainability prior to a public conference on the new urban food agenda of sustainable food cities. In this … Continue reading →

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Intellectual property fundamentally contributes to #inequality argues Peter Drahos

Posted on 9 May 2018 by

One of the biggest changes in  food systems in recent decades has been the widespread expansion of the intellectual property (IP) regime from seeds to trademarks to access to knowledge. This is having a major impact across the world in … Continue reading →

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Svalbard #seed vault and #seedbanks are not enough to safeguard #agricultural #biodiversity says Patrick Mulvany

Posted on 25 April 2018 by

In this interview Patrick Mulvany argues that the seed vault in the permafrost in Svalbard (Spitzbergen) and other seed banks are not sufficient to safeguard and maintain the agricultural biodiversity we need for long term food security in the face of climate change. Continue reading →

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