Institute for Sustainable Food experts discuss the food system in light of COVID-19

The empty shelves in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted key flaws in our food supply chains. But simply growing more food is not the solution - listen to three University of ºù«Ӱҵ experts to find out what is.

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The empty shelves of early days of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted key flaws in our food supply chains.

But simply growing more food is not the solution - there is a bigger issue at play according to experts from our Institute for Sustainable Food. To tackle that we need to address deeper issues such as how we grow crops, and how consumers engage with the food chain.

Find out more about this straight from some of our experts through a recent talk they gave to the University of ºù«Ӱҵ alumni.

Professor Peter Jackson, Professor Duncan Cameron and Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford discuss the food system in light of Covid-19

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