Veronica Faith Guwela PhD experience
May 18, 2023
I’d like to share a story of how my love for Agricultural Sciences developed. I was about 12 years old when I accompanied my parents to our family farm to harvest maize. As we were harvesting, I noticed a number of cobs that were affected by maize Smuts. I did not know the name maize …
Is the UK losing its way in transitioning towards a more healthy and sustainable food system?
April 4, 2023
This post is written by Andrew Salter. The Future Food Beacon was launched in 2017 with the aim of ‘working across the food system to explore ways to future proof food security’, with an ambitious strap line of ‘ A world with nutritious food for all’. This was at a time of increasing recognition that at …
Imagining the sustainable supply chains of the future: an interview with Dr Christine Roussat
March 2, 2023
Can we imagine future sustainable supply chains and food systems? Today we talk with Dr Christine Roussat, a visiting researcher with the University of Nottingham Business School. Christine is an Associate Professor in the IUT at the Université Clermont-Auvergne in France. They are interested in the use of fictions in shaping the world of tomorrow, …
Disease susceptibility and genes in wheat
January 24, 2023
Last week we explored the ways scientists are working to diversify wheat genes to combat vulnerabilities to disease. This week, PhD candidate Nicola Walter takes us on a deep dive into gametocidal genes – selfish elements that preferentially transmit themselves to new plants by destroying those chromosomes that don’t have the gene. Gametocidal genes Genetic …
Diversity in wheat and the potential solutions
January 16, 2023
Wheat is one of the most essential crops in modern day diets. Alongside rice and soy, wheat is a staple food for many and a fundamental ingredient in many food stuffs. In this blog post, PhD candidate Nicola Walter outlines how diversity in wheat has been affected by generations of breeding, and the different ways …
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