Category Archives: Interviews

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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Visiting the world’s largest oregano processor

Posted on 17 April 2018 by

Ever bought any dried oregano or eaten anything with oregano in it? Then you’ve probably eaten some that came from the Kutas factory in Turkey. Here you’ll find and smell the most oregano in one place in the world, as … Continue reading →

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Creating a vibrant gastroeconomy in Turkey

Posted on 13 April 2018 by

How do you get people to treat food and cuisines as a serious part of the creative economy that supports economic as well as social development in a country? That is what a group of restaurateurs in Turkey have just … Continue reading →

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Trading #food between countries – it’s harder than you think, especially if you’re a small producer

Posted on 26 March 2018 by

How to trade food between countries has been the lifetime’s work of Elsa Fairbanks. She’s worked on exporting food from the UK for all her career and is now a director of Food and Drink Exportese Ltd. It’s an issue … Continue reading →

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There’s more to #cookery books than recipes – an interview with Dr Eileen White

Posted on 1 February 2018 by

Pictures of some of the cook books discussed. Reproduced with the permission of Special Collections, Leeds University Library You can learn about a lot more than recipes from studying cookery books through the ages as I heard from Dr Eileen … Continue reading →

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Don’t copy failed US #foodbanks model in UK warns Andy Fisher, author of Big #Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-hunger Groups”

Posted on 13 November 2017 by

Do not create a hunger industrial complex in the UK as has happened in the USA. That’s a key message from Andy Fisher, author of “Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-hunger Groups”, who is touring the … Continue reading →

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