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14 December 2020
2 minutes to readGender equality and food security
Professor Toby Pennington and Dr Carolyn Petersen are working with field partners at the Instituto Ouro Verde (IOV) to level the playing field in gender roles in agroforestry systems in Brazil.
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20 May 2020
5 minutes to readFamine Tales from India and Britain
Famine Tales from India and Britain is a project that brings together traditional scroll painters and new-wave graphic artists in India to learn about, interpret and narrate past stories of famine.
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13 May 2020
< 1 minute to readDiversifying traditional agriculture with Trelonk Oils
Trelonk’s new Tevi-funded oil seed press represents a move away from traditional agriculture and a drive for diversification and environmental growth.
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1 May 2020
2 minutes to readTree Investment Ltd open educational facility to address climate emergency
With Tevi funding, Tree Investment Ltd aim to create an environmental centre of excellence (the hub project) that serves as an educational training and research facility and a multifaceted commercial enterprise.
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30 April 2020
3 minutes to readSustainability and the migrant experience in the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is producing substantial changes in the practices and experiences of migration and mobility.
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13 December 2018
3 minutes to readProtecting bees and balancing food security
An award-winning modelling tool created by bioscientists from the University of Exeter is creating a buzz through its contribution to understanding bee colony survival. The tool is helping agri-food companies like Syngenta develop new products and services, and reshaping UK and European policy on the use of pesticides. The BEEHAVE models, developed by Professor…
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3 November 2017
2 minutes to readConverting waste into fuel
University of Exeter researcher Kev Hughes has been exploring the true cost-effectiveness of anaerobic digestion (AD) – the process of converting waste material into biogas that can then be burned to generate heat or electricity.
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