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Short Food Supply Chains: Limitations of Law
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Short Food Supply Chains: Limitations of Law

Dr Mirta Alessandrini

Short food supply chains represent a great opportunity to support the shift towards more…

The Problem with Seafood Supply Chains
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The Problem with Seafood Supply Chains

Jane Alice Liu, Margaux Friocourt

What are the biggest problems in our seafood supply chains? What are the driving forces behind these…

Fishing and Marine Conservation | Can We Have Both?
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Fishing and Marine Conservation | Can We Have Both?

Jessica Tengvall, Jessica Fuller

When we began our careers at the interface between science and policy, one of our biggest challenges…

The First 1,000 Days
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The First 1,000 Days

Marieke van Schoonhoven

How can we feed our young ones in the best possible way, and what impact do these first gulps and…

Participatory Food Cooperatives
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Participatory Food Cooperatives

Fabienne Ruault

Once a month I change hats. Normally, I’m a project manager working behind a computer. But…

The World Of Hunting on the West Coast of Norway | Interview
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The World Of Hunting on the West Coast of Norway | Interview

Jane Alice Liu

What is the world of hunting like? I sat down with Susanne Tonheim to hear her experience growing up…

Eating Disorders: Rekindling Our Relationship With Food
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Eating Disorders: Rekindling Our Relationship With Food

Lynn Liu

Like many who suffer from an eating disorder, mine started when I was an adolescent entering my…

Supply Chain Law | Lessons from Germany
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Supply Chain Law | Lessons from Germany

Katharina Kropshofer

Germany will introduce a law obliging companies to take responsibility for what happens along their…

Ocean Transportation: What It Takes To Ship Our Food
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Ocean Transportation: What It Takes To Ship Our Food

Jane Alice Liu

Ocean transportation underpins the majority of global trade, with around 80 percent of our goods…

Expanding The Gaze Of Modern Fisheries Management
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Expanding The Gaze Of Modern Fisheries Management

Oliver Fredriksson, Dr Andrea Reid

Dr Andrea Reid is a citizen of the Nisgaꞌa Nation, an Assistant Professor of Indigenous…

What does ‘local’ really mean?
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What does ‘local’ really mean?

Marie Lödige

Eating local, or buying local products is becoming more and more ingrained into our everyday life.…

How A Pig Farmer Became An Organic Farmer | Portrait in Germany
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How A Pig Farmer Became An Organic Farmer | Portrait in Germany

Ute von der Lieth, Michael Reber

Until the end of 2019, 12.9% of all agricultural businesses in Germany had farmed their land…

Regenerative Farming | Ask The Expert
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Regenerative Farming | Ask The Expert

Luke Cridland

Soil plays a huge part in the life and health of a plant. It provides food, structure, and a home…

Tony’s Chocolonely: More Than Just Chocolate
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Tony’s Chocolonely: More Than Just Chocolate

Jane Alice Liu, Paul Schoenmakers

Tony’s Chocolonely isn’t just a chocolate company producing your average chocolate bar.…

How Fairtrade Impacts the West African Cocoa Industry | Ask the Expert
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How Fairtrade Impacts the West African Cocoa Industry | Ask the Expert

Marieke van Schoonhoven

Cocoa farmers are terribly underpaid in West Africa. The majority of farmers in Ghana and Côte…

Does Fairtrade Really Work?
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Does Fairtrade Really Work?

Jane Alice Liu

The Fairtrade certification system was created to support and empower marginalised small-scale…

Fairtrade Certification | How Does Fairtrade Work?
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Fairtrade Certification | How Does Fairtrade Work?

Jane Alice Liu

In low-income regions, small-scale agriculture is the biggest source of income, job and food…

Human Rights in the Food System | Ask the Expert
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Human Rights in the Food System | Ask the Expert

Madhura Rao, Dr. Nadia Bernaz

Human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity,…

Imported Organic Food | Do They Meet EU Organic Standards?
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Imported Organic Food | Do They Meet EU Organic Standards?

Kevin Thellmann, Michael Bregler

How much of the organic food supply in the EU is imported? Are the high European standards for…

Black Tea: The Social Cost of Assam Tea
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Black Tea: The Social Cost of Assam Tea

Madhura Rao

Its deep, malty flavour makes it popular among tea connoisseurs around the world. Its status as an…

How is Vanilla Grown?
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How is Vanilla Grown?

Samanta Oon

Sometimes called the “queen of spices”, vanilla is commonly used for its sweet flavour…

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