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Sowing ideas, cultivating solutions
Our mission is to ensure access to palatable, healthy and sustainable food for all, while protecting and regenerating the Earth's natural resources in the face of climate change.
We bring together researchers from across disciplines and work with industry and policymakers to deliver solutions to transform the food system. We do this work through our translational centres, addressing challenges across the entire food system, from production and processing, through to transport, consumption and waste. Our approach is to bring together stakeholders and find a common goal working towards sustainable and healthy food systems at a local, national and global level.
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Our ambitious research endeavours to address challenges across three pillars:
Making our food systems less fragile
Developing more equitable and inclusive food systems for all in society
Improving population dietary health for a reduced death toll
Our food systems are a wonder and a catastrophe. We're advancing food systems in the UK and beyond through partnerships and innovation, leveraging our unique expertise, global connections and state-of-the-art facilities.
We are impacting the food system through our interdisciplinary translational centres.
Shaping local, national and global policy with our research
Working with business to make our agricultural systems more sustainable
Co-creating food system pathways with communities
Supporting businesses to innovate in the food and drink sector
Reimagining our future protein production systems
Informing pet food manufacturers to choose nutrient sufficient and climate-friendly alternatives
Bring greater understanding to historical, social and cultural changes behind the underutilisation of indigenous crops
MAPS brings together global partners to address micronutrient deficiencies and food insecurity in Africa
Sustainability case studies
Equity case studies
Nutrition case studies
Find out what we are doing and how to get involved
We connect ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ researchers with policymakers and industry partners. Our institute works across all five faculties at the University, exploring food system challenges from production to waste.