From 15 to 18th May 2018, the SHEFS Research Group held their annual project meeting in Kloof, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The meeting was organised by the SHEFS South Africa team, led by Professor Rob Slotow of UKZN. The SHEFS project started in May 2017 and the collaborative research-groups – in South Africa, India, and the UK –...
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a study led by Dr Pauline Scheelbeek (LSHTM) gathered all existing evidence linking environmental changes to the production of vegetables and legumes. This systematic review has highlighted that, if we continue on current trajectories, the yields of vegetables could decline by up to 35% in some...
Creative ideas from students at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India (written by Dr Kerry Ann Brown) When you walk into your local food shop to pick up your groceries, you are faced with countless options. How do you decide which oil to cook with, which brand of juice is your favourite, or what biscuits to buy? Food labels can provide...
Why do we eat what we eat? Because it tastes good? Because it’s important for our health? Because our diets represent our culture and traditions? Because we care about the future of our planet? These are the questions academics from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of Aberdeen and KIIT University...
