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Scoping Potential Routes to UK Civil Unrest via the Food System: Results of a Structured Expert Elicitation
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Big numbers aplenty as Policy Lates tackles the complexities of food
Details 05 October 2021 Attendees of the latest RSB Policy Lates discussion heard a variety of staggering and sobering statistics on the need to reform the way we grow and consume food. Over a hundred people watched the third Policy Lates event of 2021 on the theme of ‘Rethinking our food system’, exploring the complexities of improving food security and health while also reversing biodiversity loss and achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets.
Phosphorus: the Hidden Bedrock of the UK Food System
There is a growing threat to the UK’s food system, and most of us aren’t even aware of it. Christopher Lyon Phosphorus is an element that is essential to all living things; it forms a key component of DNA and is important for energy transfers in cells. We take in about 1 gram of phosphorus a day, and store approximately 750g in our bodies (primarily in the form of calcium-phosphate in our bones and teeth).
The need for a food-systems approach to policy making
A food-systems approach would have substantial benefits in policy making, whether in businesses or governments. Thinking systemically and at an interdisciplinary level can help ensure that challenges are tackled from multiple perspectives and in a holistic way. The food system encapsulates the activities, outcomes, and actors involved in agriculture, storage, processing and manufacture, distribution, retail, and consumption. This system occurs alongside various pressures and drivers.
Food security as a global challenge
The population is increasing, meaning more mouths to feed, and it is unlikely that this will stabilise by the end of the century. Recent estimates suggest that the population will rise to 9.7 billion by 2050.1 At the same time, diets are changing as incomes grow through economic development, which can have positive impacts in helping to lift people out of poverty and improving nutritional outcomes.
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