I'm pleased to let you know about a number of publications and press features relating to the Sustainable Futures in Africa (SFA) network, an interdisciplinary collective that brings together researchers, educators, and communities of practice that acknowledge the situated and complex nature of practices and conceptions of sustainability. The Network aims to build understanding, research, and practice in socio-ecological sustainability in Africa.

In an article published on Thursday April 5, 2018 in The Scotsman newspaper, CR&DALL core member, Dr Mia Perry, calls for "decisive changes to the way we collaborate...substantial resources will continue to be spent at a rapid rate; but the trajectory of change and development in the world will remain consistent with that of the past 50 years".

A Horizon 2020 project has been launched with the aim of helping to cut food waste across Europe by 30% by 2025.  The venture is co-ordinated by Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek in the Netherlands and has 26 partners from 12 European countries, including the UK, France, Germany and Italy, as well as non-EU consortium members from China and Kenya. You can read more about it here.  

This seminar will be a timely opportunity to discuss priorities for food security in the UK - and Britain’s role in helping meet global challenges.