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Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
Make It Grow team members and Kufunda Village youth facilitators
Make it Grow team members and the Kufunda Village youth facilitators

Make it Grow Symposium 2024

A recent symposium held in Zimbabwe as part of the Make it Grow project brought together participants from collaborating organisations and partner communities to showcase innovative ideas for promoting change in local food systems.
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The National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) officially launches

On Friday 29 November, the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) celebrated its highly anticipated formal launch at the University of Leeds. Researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food joined the celebration.

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Cooking classes connect communities through sustainable food recipes

Researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food were part of a collaborative event connecting communities through food. The Cook & Connect: Strengthening Communities Through Food event explored the use of nutritious and versatile ingredients.
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New research shows how to include more farmers in the design of new environmental policies

A new paper explores how government policy-makers can include a wide range of farmers in the design of new Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, using different engagement strategies to work with individuals who may be harder to reach.

'Feeding the world without costing the Earth'

14 March Royal Society event: Feeding the world without costing the Earth
Solar panels on stilts above crops.

Launching East Africa’s first combined solar energy and agriculture system

An event tomorrow (24 February 2022) will introduce stakeholders to East Africa’s first ever Agrivoltaics system and allow them to hear about the design, performance, and potential opportunities to implement the technology in Kenya and beyond.
A farmer sitting in a field with sheep grazing in the distance.

Covid tip of iceberg for farmers’ mental health

Farmers’ mental health is at a tipping point, despite already being critical prior to Covid-19, which widened existing cracks in support according to new research.
Ruth Little

Dr Ruth Little named one of Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government

Dr Ruth Little, Lecturer in Human Geography and member of the Institute for Sustainable Food, has been listed in the ‘climate and sustainability' category for her policy work on agriculture and the environment.