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3 May 2021

Sheffield scientists develop climate-resilient beans that reduce water usage

Scientists from the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food have engineered beans that could use up to 40 per cent less water, taking a huge step forward in finding ways to help agriculture to thrive in a rapidly changing climate.
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20 April 2021

Food is our common language - watch again

Catch up on fantastic talks from the Institute for Sustainable Food conference, including Henry Dimbleby on systemic thinking, Sue Pritchard on inspirational food scenarios and many more.
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22 March 2021

Sheffield develops a new crop protection strategy to boost immune system of plants

The University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food has identified a way to commercialise ‘priming chemicals’ that can be used as a crop protection technology to boost the immune system of plants.
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5 January 2021

University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food leads £6m research project to transform the UK food system

Research will focus on improvements to sustainability and resilience within horticulture, hydroponics and hybrid farms.
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Naturally GM: Crops steal genes from other species to accelerate evolution

Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbours, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has revealed.

23 April 2021 | Published by the University of Sheffield
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The Institute for Sustainable Food Conference - Food is our common language

Join us for interdisciplinary conversations on the most urgent issues associated with food systems today under the umbrella of the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.

31 March 2021
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Voicing our support for low carbon food infrastructure in Sheffield

Why we're supporting an ambitious roadmap to expand and broaden low carbon food production in Sheffield.

19 March 2021
Spraying the plants.

Innovative agricultural technologies could help meet food security and climate change emergencies

Scientists have proposed a range of technological options for sustainable, productive and resilient agriculture, which provide multiple routes for removing CO2 from the atmosphere to directly mitigate climate change.

16 March 2021
A woman is stood in an allotment next to a raised bed. There is a greenhouse in the background and several tubs of plants growing

Diary project reveals the true cost of growing food in an allotment

Experts from the Institute for Sustainable Food have created a first of its kind estimate of the resources needed to grow food in allotments using data from a citizen science project.

12 March 2021