ShrinktheSupplyChainWorld Water Day: Looking into the FutureA 2012 report by USAID is a stark reminder in World Water Day, that water scarcity is not a problem we will face in the future but one…Mar 22, 2015Mar 22, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainRisking crop diversity is bananas!When it comes to growing a new crop, one thing which is really important is to choose the right variety. We have bred crops with two things…Jan 26, 2015Jan 26, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainBig Grain Gains: Reducing Post-Harvest LossesWith our large, new agricultural machines, big scale commercial farming does get a few points over small scale agriculture. We have argued…Jan 20, 2015Jan 20, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainWorking for the supermarketsTonight, at 9 o’clock on Channel 4, a programme called Dispatches is looking at ‘Low Pay Britain’. In this programme, they will look at…Jan 19, 2015Jan 19, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainGM on the MarchMaybe it was only a matter of time before GM found its way into the European food network. There is a lot of money and power backing it up…Jan 15, 2015Jan 15, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainIncreasing the food supply: think small, not bigBig is better. Big is more efficient. Big is progress. It is almost ingrained into our psyche that if we are not aiming for ‘big’ things…Jan 12, 2015Jan 12, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainIt’s 2015, time to change the world!It’s a New Year! The festive gluttony is over and we are now returning to reality with renewed vigour or trepidation. Some of us will be…Jan 5, 2015Jan 5, 2015
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainPay less for your Christmas dinnerIts Christmas week. It may appear that we have been in the Christmas period for about four months already, but now we can truly start to…Dec 22, 2014Dec 22, 2014
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainOil price fall: its not as great as it soundsA low oil price sounds like a great thing. It means that our fuel bills will fall as will the cost of running our cars. Our world is so…Dec 19, 2014Dec 19, 2014
ShrinktheSupplyChaininShrink the Supply ChainGrowing the local food movementWhen people mention words to us, our minds conjure up pictures based on our expectations. We can’t help this, its just what happens…Dec 18, 2014Dec 18, 2014