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* James Walton's great sandwich experiment
James Walton's great sandwich experiment 13 October 2011
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In 2012, the sandwich will be 250 years old. So if we compare the makings of an original sandwich with a modern day one, what can we learn about advances in food production and the challenges we face today? James Walton performs an experiment...
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* Preventing fruit and vegetable waste in the supply chain
Preventing fruit and vegetable waste in the supply chain 12 July 2011
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New research undertaken by IGD and Cranfield University on behalf of WRAP has for the first time quantified the amount of fruit and vegetable waste arising at different stages of the supply chain.
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* How our diets shape the countryside
How our diets shape the countryside 10 March 2011
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Whether farmers specialise in livestock, arable or horticulture, and how they manage the land, helps determine the landscape character and its bio-diversity. Peter Whitehead looks deeper into how our diets shape the land around us.
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* The growing business case for sustainability
The growing business case for sustainability 10 February 2011
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Each year more and more food and grocery companies are responding to the challenge of becoming more environmentally friendly. Toby Pickard examines the business case for sustainability and what leading companies in the industry are doing.
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* Helping small businesses to sell more and waste less
Helping small businesses to sell more and waste less 14 October 2010
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IGD's 'Sell More, Waste Less' workshops have helped numerous small food businesses do just that. Peter Whitehead explains exactly how they worked, and provides details of a free online guide to implementing the strategy.
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* Agriculture at the frontier
Agriculture at the frontier 10 June 2010
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Agriculture is not often thought of as an industry at the forefront of scientific advancement, however this view downplays the role of research and its contribution to improving agricultural productivity. Peter Whitehead highlights some key areas of potential for future development.
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* Agriculture in transition
Agriculture in transition 16 April 2010
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Farmers all over the world are having to face up to climate change and its implication on their businesses. Here, Peter Whitehead examines some of the initiatives to help agriculture become greener.
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* Through the wormhole: a look at food commodities
Through the wormhole: a look at food commodities 11 March 2010
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It’s time for a thought experiment. IGD’s Chief Economist James Walton takes the controls of the Large Hadron Collider and sets out on a journey to the past, asking whether food commodities might have been the ideal place to ride out the economic storm.
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* Local branding goes global
Local branding goes global 11 March 2010
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Businesses across the world are looking to how European producers of local and regional foods are branding their products, and how consumers are reacting. Peter Whitehead takes a look at the issue and some of the help available for producers undertaking research. 
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* Food 2030 - The key points
Food 2030 - The key points 12 January 2010
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IGD's James Walton looks at the Government's new Food 2030 document, which outlines the key food challenges facing the UK and other nations over years to come and provides a practical “roadmap” for how these are to be tackled.
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