{"id":406,"date":"2021-10-13T12:47:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T11:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:47:25","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Long Lunch Seminar &#8211; Mothering and <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>food insecurity in contrasting contexts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-4547 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/bioimage-CV-290x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"161\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/bioimage-CV-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/bioimage-CV-768x794.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/bioimage-CV-676x699.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/bioimage-CV.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We are very excited for Dr <span class=\"_00f465ef\">Charumita Vasudev<\/span>&#8216;s talk on &#8220;What a \u2018Good Mother\u2019 Eats: food choices, sacrifices, and the politics of provisioning in India&#8221; at The Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care (CRIPACC), University of Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\ud83d\udcc514 May 26\u00a0 \u231b12.30\u20132.00pm\u00a0 \ud83d\udcccOnline<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>You can sign up <span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=ur7mk6rEMUevXdc1sJfq278gZdJyEzpLrvIhyQ1rEixUM1VCTUlTMVg3WDU4RFVFNE9XMlhYTTlZNi4u&amp;route=shorturl\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>ReproNorth: \u201cWe\u2019re telling our own story\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MP Cat Smith (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a class=\"fRXpiyVduckbqRQDxUmswDaycZYbaqEXjoE \" style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/e3H27nZU\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/e3H27nZU<\/a><\/span>) attended the participatory photography exhibition on reproductive justice curated by our very own Prof <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a id=\"ember1758\" class=\"ember-view\" style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jasmine-fledderjohann-69477b46\/\">Jasmine Fledderjohann<\/a><\/span> and Dr <a id=\"ember1759\" class=\"ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sophie-patterson-9bb71286\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\">Sophie Patterson<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\">https:\/\/www.catsmith.co.uk\/latest\/2026\/05\/01\/reproductive-justice\/<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can attend the exhibition at Gregson Community Centre, Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc522 May 2026 \u23f2\ufe0f7:30 pm &#8211; 11:00 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-4539\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1-676x380.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-exhibition-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">________________________________________________<\/span>______________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Citation!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We are thrilled to be cited in the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/fr\/publications\/resultats-du-pisa-2022-volume-i_165f1d07-fr.html\">PISA Results: The State of Learning and Equity in Education<\/a><\/span> report<span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">The paper referenced above &#8211; <em>Children\u2019s Educational Outcomes and Persistence and Severity of Household Food Insecurity in India: Longitudinal Evidence from Young Lives &#8211; <\/em>highlights the association between children\u2019s educational outcomes and household food insecurity in the Global South. It discusses that children\u2019s development and academic performance could improve if household food insecurity during childhood and adolescence is effectively addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">________________________________________________<\/span>______________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 2 Session 3 &#8211; Dr Sutapa Agrawal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Dr Sutapa Agrawal in her session discussed nutrition paradox in India, based on the evidence collected from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) and National Family Health Survey (NFHS) datasets.<\/p>\n<p>Head to our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Food_Equity\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for all videos in Short Courses Series!!<\/p>\n<p>You can view Dr Agrawal&#8217;s full session here \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Short Courses Series - Day 2 Session 3 - Dr Sutapa Agrawal\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmKUvKAV22o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Our Newest Newsletter Is Here &#8211; Take a Look!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can find the full version of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/12\/Newsletter9-Dec-2025.pdf\">newsletter#9<\/a><\/span> here, which includes the recap of what\u2019s been happening over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this edition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team submission published by the UK Parliament<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s new on our socials!!<\/li>\n<li>Walking through the field: Everyday joys and pain by Dr Swayamshree Mishra<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Plastic\u2019 rice for good health? by Dr Charumita Vasudev<\/li>\n<li>Managing care responsibilities amidst economic precarity by Dr Ankita Rathi<\/li>\n<li>Prof Fledderjohann presents findings at two conferences<\/li>\n<li>Talk by Dr Vasudev at Agriculture Nutrition and Health (ANH) conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 2 Session 2 &#8211; Prof Dipa Sinha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f\u00a0Prof Sinha discussed that India\u2019s food security and nutritional outcomes could not be understood without addressing country\u2019s deep-rooted social, economic, and geographic inequalities. Hunger and malnutrition are not only problems about food availability, but the result of structural inequities that cut across caste, class, gender, and region.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the full version of the talk here\ud83d\udc47 Head to our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Food_Equity\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for all other videos in Short Courses Series!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Short Courses Series - Day 2 Session 2 - Prof Dipa Sinha\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X4JUx20he0Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\ud83d\udce2 <a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/work\/9293\/innovation-and-global-food-security\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>UK Parliament Call for Evidence &#8211; PUBLISHED!!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/work\/9293\/innovation-and-global-food-security\/\"><strong>Innovation and Global Food Security<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Food Security for Equitable Futures team&#8217;s evidence to the UK Parliament has been published!<\/p>\n<p>This evidence makes us question whether the use of technology is the solution to everything?? It emphasises that the policies have to be context-specific to increase the likelihood of adopting innovative and technology-oriented measures among marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/writtenevidence\/148365\/pdf\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">You can read full article here<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-4519\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2-676x380.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/11\/@reallygreatsite-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\ud83d\udce2 Dr Charumita Vasudev presented at the ANH conference<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promoting Just Transitions through Equity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 10<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Conference of Agriculture Nutrition and Health (ANH) was held in Hybrid mode from 24-26 June 2025. Dr Charumita Vasudev presented the team\u2019s joint paper titled &#8220;<em>Food management in households and disruptive events: Lessons from Covid-19<\/em>\u201d in the oral session on \u2018Diets and nutrition in conflict, protracted and\/or humanitarian contexts\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0fHow households managed food insecurity during Covid-19<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fFactors that shaped resilience at the household level<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fCoping strategies<br \/>\n\u2714\ufe0fUndesirable Covid-era decisions impairing long-term future earning potential<br \/>\n_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 2 Session 1 &#8211; Mr Biraj Patnaik<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Mr Biraj Patnaik opened his session by discussing the urgent issue of food and nutrition security in India. He drew from his extensive experience in policy building, activism, and social reform. He highlighted the evolution of food rights in India, the current challenges, and the vital role of civil society in safeguarding democratic processes and ensuring food justice.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Patnaik emphasized on the message of careful optimism and a call for renewed commitment to food and nutrition rights. He encouraged the younger generation and civil society actors to persist in advocacy, legal action, and grassroots organizing to realize equitable access to nutritious food and to strengthen democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Short Courses Series - Day 2 Session 1 - Mr Biraj Patnaik\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PfcyrnyRGX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Prof Fledderjohann presents online at Fed Up, the 15th Annual Food Studies Conference<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f In this video, Prof Fledderjohann shares findings from the interview data collected in India. Using her previous work articulating pathways between food insecurity and reproductive justice (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/19317611.2023.2201841)\">paper available open access here<\/a><\/span>), Prof Fledderjohann describes how food insecurity is restricting reproductive justice for women in India.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Prof Fledderjohann presents online at Fed Up, the 15th Annual Food Studies Conference\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6q5m0IbsHAA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\ud83d\udce2 <a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/work\/9293\/innovation-and-global-food-security\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>UK Parliament Call for Evidence Submission<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on the in-depth fieldwork and insights from evidence-rich data, Food Security for Equitable Futures team has submitted their take on the latest <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/work\/9293\/innovation-and-global-food-security\/\">call for evidence on Innovation and Global Food Security<\/a><\/span><\/span> to the UK Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence highlights the importance of carefully considering socio-cultural contexts when thinking about innovation and its implementation. The marginalized communities are at the risk of being trapped in a recurring debt cycle which exacerbates economic vulnerability for low-income households, compounding food insecurity. It also talks about adverse effects on farm ecology hampering future yields, potentially threatening long-term food security.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/09\/Innovation_GlobalFI_final.pdf\">You can read full article here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>\ud83d\udccdFood Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 1 Session 5 &#8211; Mr V R Raman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0fMr Raman resumed the fifth session by reinforcing the importance of inclusivity in addressing food insecurity. He expanded on the need for participatory approaches and community engagement, emphasizing that solutions must be context-specific and locally driven. The discussion focused on the concept of \u201ccommunity\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For more details and the full version of the talk, head to our YouTube channel\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Short Courses Series - Day 1 Session 5 - Mr V R Raman\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NGkWDEkGN40?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 1 Session 4 &#8211; Mr V R Raman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mr Raman highlighted in his session that food insecurity needed to be recognized not just as hunger, but as a complex issue tied to health, gender, governance, and human rights. Addressing it required stronger data systems, empathetic and inclusive governance, participatory approaches, and policies centred on equity. Whether as students or professionals, everyone has a role to play in bringing about a meaningful change through their communities, institutions, or careers.<\/p>\n<p>His session is available to watch on our<span style=\"color: #008000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GMg30V3Iu7s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> YouTube channel<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-4405\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/07\/vr-raman-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/07\/vr-raman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/07\/vr-raman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/07\/vr-raman-676x676.jpg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/07\/vr-raman.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Mr V R Raman<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 1 Session 3 &#8211; Prof Carlo Cafiero<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The presentation by Prof Carlo Cafiero focused on what the term \u2018food insecurity\u2019 implies and explored the historical, methodological, and practical aspects of measuring food insecurity. Prof Cafiero also talked about the gradual advancement of experience-based food insecurity scales, their current applications, and future directions.<\/p>\n<p>His session is available to watch on our<span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oBBZUXmJeyk\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> YouTube channel<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4348\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Carlo presenting\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC-676x354.jpg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/06\/CC.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Project Newsletter Issue #8 Has Landed!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This newsletter is packed with exciting news, fresh insights, big wins and team highlights you\u2019ll love!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4291\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/Capture2-300x216.png\" alt=\"newsletter front cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/Capture2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/Capture2-676x486.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/Capture2.png 757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can read the full version here: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/Project-Newsletter-8-May-2025.pdf\">Project Newsletter 8 &#8211; May 2025<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 1 Session 2 &#8211; Prof Sukumar Vellakkal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Continuing with the discussion on food insecurity on the first day of the short courses programme, Prof Vellakkal&#8217;s session focused mainly on food inflation, and measures of food consumption and malnutrition. He also highlighted that rising food prices lead households to adopt consumption smoothing strategies like cutting consumption or switching to cheaper alternatives, which can further affect overall food security. Prof Vellakkal advocated for promotion of affordable, nutritious food by the state and increasing agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n<p>For details, please head to our<span style=\"color: #008000\"> <a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5k9o39Yzvao\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">YouTube channel<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone wp-image-4284 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/SV-300x146.png\" alt=\"Prof Vellakkal presenting at Short courses\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/SV-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/SV-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/SV-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/SV-676x329.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/SV.png 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures &#8211; Short Courses Series &#8211; Day 1 Session 1 &#8211; Prof Jasmine Fledderjohann<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The short courses series kicked off with a welcome note from Prof Jasmine Fledderjohann. Her session gave a brief overview of food insecurity as a social problem and how it challenges the right to food. The details of her talk are summarized in the description section of the YouTube video and you can view the entire session on our YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lPjq7JGGN5o\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4274\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/JF-session-300x146.png\" alt=\"Prof Fledderjohann presenting at short courses session\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/JF-session-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/JF-session-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/JF-session-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/JF-session-676x329.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/JF-session.png 1137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Event Highlights of Food Security for Equitable Futures Short Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This video gives some highlights from sessions with each of our speakers in the Food Security for Equitable Futures Short Course series held in Delhi, India in October 2024. It also includes reflections from the organisers and some participants. Full videos of the sessions will be uploaded to our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Food_Equity\">YouTube<\/a> <\/span>channel in the coming weeks\/months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Stay tuned for more!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Highlights of Food Security for Equitable Futures Short Courses\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuCw7Yrlsgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Short Course Participant Experiences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In October 2024, our project team and key stakeholders co-designed and delivered a series of short courses focusing on food insecurity and nutrition challenges and prospects in India. This video provides a few highlights of participants&#8217; experiences of the courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Short Course Participant Experiences\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q5bPhBzoWkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><strong style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\">Our Project Introduction in Hindi Language<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We have created a project introduction video in Hindi to enhance the reach of the project work and its findings. This video will also be shared with the interviewees to brief them about our research, how they can keep in touch with us and learn what&#8217;s come from the time and insights they shared.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Project Introduction \u092a\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091c\u0947\u0915\u094d\u091f \u092a\u0930\u093f\u091a\u092f Project Parichay\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ky2XQl-thmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\"><strong style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\">National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) Training Course<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p>Date: 16\/07\/2025 &#8211; 17\/07\/2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our project team &#8211; Dr Swayamshree Mishra, Dr Ankita Rathi, Dr Charumita Vasudev and Prof Jasmine Fledderjohann &#8211; are conducting an online training session on <strong><em>\u2018Navigating Complexity: Qualitative Research in Challenging Field Settings\u2019. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyone is welcome to take the course \u2013 please register here: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrm.ac.uk\/training\/show.php?article=13917\">https:\/\/www.ncrm.ac.uk\/training\/show.php?article=13917<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-suspicious-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-4233\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/logox2-300x28.jpg\" alt=\"NCRM logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"28\" data-warning=\"Suspicious alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/logox2-300x28.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/logox2-676x64.jpg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/logox2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Podcast &#8211; Learning to Sleep Hungry!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our very own project stakeholder and expert advisor, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/nfi.org.in\/biraj-patnaik\">Mr Biraj Patnaik<\/a><\/span><\/span>, talked about food equity with respect to climate change in a podcast organized by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/pentland\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business<\/span><\/a><\/span>in their\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/pod.co\/transforming-tomorrow\">Transforming Tomorrow <\/a><\/span><\/span>series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To listen to the podcast, Leaning to Sleep Hungry by Biraj, click <\/strong><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/transforming-tomorrow\/episode\/9725a2918db347b1e7ea966f182e2893fa3ce9d6\/view\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\"><strong>Invited Talk at Indian Sociological Society (ISS) by Prof Fledderjohann <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On 31<sup>st<\/sup> March, 2025, our own Prof Jasmine Fledderjohann delivered an invited lecture to the Ad Hoc Group 3: Food, Culture, &amp; Society of the Indian Sociological Society, chaired by Dr Rituparna Patgiri. Prof Fledderjohann critiqued arguments that food insecurity is a problem of overpopulation and introduced a framework for viewing food insecurity as a matter of reproductive justice.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full talk here: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jl3VUPpw52c\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jl3VUPpw52c<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Citation in the UK House of Commons Report!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are thrilled!! Yet another incredible citation!<\/p>\n<p>The evidence our team provided to the UK Government \u2018call for evidence\u2019 has been cited in a recent House of Commons <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm5901\/cmselect\/cmintdev\/515\/report.html\">report<\/a><\/span><\/span> on <em>The UK Government\u2019s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger. <\/em>We are enormously grateful to our stakeholders and participants for sharing their time and experiences, and always for the opportunities to facilitate meaningful impact. You can read our submitted evidence <a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/writtenevidence\/126863\/html\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a>, and the full report <span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/publications\/47092\/documents\/243805\/default\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4235\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/house-of-commons-report-front-page-300x211.png\" alt=\"Government report cover page\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/house-of-commons-report-front-page-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/house-of-commons-report-front-page-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/house-of-commons-report-front-page-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/house-of-commons-report-front-page-676x476.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/house-of-commons-report-front-page.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Public Lecture at Lancaster University b<\/strong><strong>y Biraj Patnaik<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Security for Equitable Futures<\/strong> along with the <strong>Lancaster University Engagement Team<\/strong> invited Mr Biraj Patnaik, one of our key project stakeholders based in India, to give a talk entitled \u2019<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/news\/food-for-thought-public-lecture\">Our Food Futures: Rising Inequality and Climate Change<\/a><\/span>\u2018 in a Public Lecture Series at Lancaster University.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-4234\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1-300x226.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1-1024x771.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1-1536x1157.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1-676x509.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-25-at-12.08.48-1.jpeg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Short Courses \u2013 Food Security for Equitable Futures<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Lancaster University in collaboration with IIT Kanpur\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">has organized short courses for early career researchers and postgraduate students. It will include multidisciplinary insights and perspective from renowned experts on food security and nutrition in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Date: 5th October \u2013 6th October<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Time: 9.30am \u2013 5.30pm<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong style=\"color: #008000;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Fully funded registration for all. <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Travel stipends available on need basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/events\/short-courses-food-security-for-equitable-futures\/\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">here<\/span><\/a> for further details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\">UK Parliamentary Networking Event<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saadia Shah, Project Impact &amp; Engagement Lead, represented our Food Security for Equitable Futures project in a Parliamentary Networking Event on 22nd May 2024, which took place in the UK Parliament building (Portcullis House), London. It was a well-attended event joined by different units of the UK Parliament including MPs, UK Parliament&#8217;s Knowledge Exchange Unit, Parliament&#8217;s Senior Partnerships Officer, and academics, researchers, knowledge mobiliser and other experts in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Saadia presented project work to key individuals to seek feedback on the policy engagement the project has been part of. She discussed future plans for policy engagement and explored different avenues to work with Parliament.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-3370\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-676x901.jpg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/06\/20240522_114300-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\">Latest episode of our Expert Interview Series with Prof Dipa Sinha is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">OUT<\/span>!!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r1HPzTAq-ac\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #008000\"><strong>video<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Dr Charumita Vasudev, qualitative postdoc on the project, interviews Prof Dipa Sinha on her work on food security and child malnutrition in India. Prof Dipa Sinha is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Ambedkar University, New Delhi. She has worked alongside the Office of Commissioners to the Indian Supreme Court, specifically focusing on the Right to Food, and remains actively engaged with the Right to Food Campaign in India. Her research focuses on public policy, gender, health, and nutrition.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Written Evidence on the UK Government\u2019s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In October 2023, the UK Parliament\u2019s International Development Committee called for written evidence on foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and wider UK Government\u2019s work on hunger and nutrition around the world and work towards achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in line with SDG2. The evidence examined the impact on this work of significant ongoing cuts to the UK aid budget. Our project team responded, making recommendations to the committee, which was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/writtenevidence\/126863\/html\/\">published<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> on 23rd January 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/UK-Gov-Zero-Hunger-Call-for-Evidence_final.pdf\">UK Gov Zero Hunger Call for Evidence_final<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1112\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1-676x380.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/TOACHI1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Symposium &#8211; The Politics and Practices of Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Roundtable with senior academics including our very own Dr. Jasmine Fledderjohann <\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">at the Politics and Practices of Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice at School Of The Arts Library &#8211; University of Liverpool, Liverpool.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1105\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/93338-17066309224034-m-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/93338-17066309224034-m-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/93338-17066309224034-m.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Written Evidence on the FCDO\u2019s approach to sexual and reproductive health, UK Parliament.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>In spring 2023, the UK Parliament\u2019s International Development Committee called for written evidence on whether aid money spent by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on sexual and reproductive health programmes in Global Majority countries could be targeted more effectively. The team responded making recommendations to the committee, which was <span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/writtenevidence\/120283\/html\/\">published<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on 2nd May 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-medium wp-image-1114\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO-676x380.jpg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2024\/02\/FCDO.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #008000\">Project team presenting at British Sociological Association<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\"><b>Virtual Annual Conference 2024: Crisis, Continuity and Change<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\">Dr. Charumita Vasudev will be presenting a paper entitled \u2013\u00a0<b>What a \u2018Good Mother\u2019 Eats : Food Choices, Sacrifices and the Politics of Provisioning.\u00a0<\/b>This paper discusses how socially constructed ideals of a \u2018good mother\u2019 affect women\u2019s daily choices, preferences, planning for and allocation of food within the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\">_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Latest blog post in The Conversation<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr. Jasmine Fledderjohann and Dr. Laura Sochas have published an article in The Conversation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/climate-crisis-what-to-consider-if-youre-questioning-whether-to-have-children-218281\">\u201cClimate crisis: what to consider if you\u2019re questioning whether to have children\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Expert Interview Series: Professor R. Ramakumar on food insecurity in India<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hja2zJFC2wI\">7th episode of the Expert Interview Series <\/a><\/span><\/strong>is OUT on our <span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjG5jahIepbJI4C_RuDsqOQ\"><strong>YouTube Channe<\/strong>l<\/a>.<\/span> Dr. Swayamshree Mishra is in conversation with Professor R. Ramakumar, a Professor in the School of Development Studies at Tata Institute of Social Sciences and non-ministerial member of State Planning Board, Government of Kerala.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">You can find more details <strong><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/research\/findings-impact\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000\" href=\"https:\/\/bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com\/\">BMC Medicine<\/a> is calling for submissions!!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Call for papers on Food environments and health is LIVE NOW. You can find more details on the link <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/collections\/feh\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our very own Dr. Jasmine Fledderjohann is part of the guest editorial team, and will be editing this Special Collection from BMC Medicine on food environments and their impact on public health.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/Project-Newsletter-6-October-2023.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Newsletter Issue 6 &#8211; October 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">6th issue of our Newsletter is out NOW!!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Check out some thought-provoking stories from the field work in India <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">around Food Insecurity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Evidence submitted to the UK Parliament <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">for sexual &amp; reproductive health programmes <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Latest on Expert Interviews &amp; many more..<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-789\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/image-for-social-media-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/image-for-social-media-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/image-for-social-media-676x470.png 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/image-for-social-media.png 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Dr. Swayamshree Mishra\u2019s talk at the University of Oxford<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our very own Dr. Swayamshree Mishra will be presenting a talk on <em><strong>&#8216;Food, education, and aspirations: An intra-household narrative analysis of the mid-day meal scheme in India&#8217;<\/strong><\/em> on 26th October at the University of Oxford.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">To join this free hybrid event, follow the link<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\"> <a style=\"color: #008000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/talks.ox.ac.uk\/...\/aa40d3f0-e262-4a55-bb20...\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-779\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf-676x380.jpg 676w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2023\/10\/F83-uzCWAAAbEnf.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Dr. Charumita Vasudev&#8217;s contribution to the news article in The Hindu<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The research by Food Security for Equitable Futures <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">project is making its mark globally. Well done Dr. Charumita Vasudev <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">for your valuable input to The Hindu <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">newspaper for the article &#8216;A \u2018silent\u2019 burden | Who cares for women living with diabetes?&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/F5afscQXEAAASlm?format=jpg&amp;name=large\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"373\" height=\"166\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Your can read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/a-silent-burden-who-cares-for-women-living-with-diabetes\/article67086825.ece\u2026\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartlink.ausha.co\/le-journal-de-l-economie\/le-journal-de-l-economie-du-04-05-2023\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Dr. Jasmine Fledderjohann&#8217;s interview w<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>ith<span class=\"r-18u37iz\"> Victoire Faure at Radio Classique<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Dr. Fledderjohann talks about the consequences of food insecurity in the UK, how it is affecting mental &amp; physical health, and children&#8217;s cognitive development &amp; educational outcomes. She argues why the government should stop relying on food banks to make up for insufficient social protection. The government can and should be doing more.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Press release!! <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Hot out of press is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/news\/tackling-food-insecurity-could-improve-childrens-learning\">news item<\/a> discussing the paper &#8216;<span class=\"title-text\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022316623095974?via%3Dihub\">Children\u2019s Educational Outcomes and Persistence and Severity of Household Food Insecurity in India: Longitudinal Evidence from Young Lives<\/a>&#8216;, <\/span>led by Dr. Thomas Argaw, and co-authored by Dr. Jasmine Fledderjohann, Dr. Elisabetta Aurino and Dr. Sukumar Vellakkal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This paper adds to a small but growing literature exploring how household food insecurity is associated with children\u2019s educational outcomes in the Global South. The team found that food insecurity is associated with fewer years of completed education and lower maths and vocabulary scores. More persistent and more severe food insecurity compounded the negative effects of household food insecurity on children&#8217;s learning outcomes. Addressing household food insecurity in childhood and adolescence may be a key factor to improve children\u2019s educational outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The paper has generated interest among journalists and the general public. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutritioninsight.com\/news\/policymakers-need-to-tackle-food-insecurity-so-children-can-focus-on-their-education-says-study.html\">NutritionInsight<\/a> also wrote a feature piece about the article, which included in-depth comments from Dr. Argaw. There are around 20 news and blog sites circulating this paper authored by our team.<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>The latest issue of our Newsletter is out! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The fourth issue of our Newsletter provides updates on the research and engagement activities that our team has undertaken since March 2022, such as the team\u2019s participation in the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. The Newsletter introduces our new team members, Drs Ankita Rathi, Charumita Vasudev, and Swayamshree Mishra, and also includes a list of recent publications that have come out of the project so far. The Newsletter can be downloaded <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/files\/2022\/12\/Project-Newsletter-Issue-4-December-2022.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>New article in The Conversation: 8 billion people: why trying to control the population is often futile \u2013 and harmful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alarmism about population growth has a long and chequered history. On one side are concerns that there are too many people, and that sheer numbers are causing our current environmental crisis. On the other side are arguments that we have too few people.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/30\/health\/elon-musk-population-collapse-wellness\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u00a0has said that \u201cpopulation collapse due to low fertility rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming\u201d. And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/should-we-tax-the-childless-j7h9c297r\">a recent column in the Sunday Times<\/a> naively argued that the UK should \u201ctax the childless\u201d in order to address declining fertility rates. Our own Dr. Jasmine Fledderjohann in collaboration with Dr. Melanie Channon highlight the dangers population alarmism in their latest article for <em>The Conversation. <\/em>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/8-billion-people-why-trying-to-control-the-population-is-often-futile-and-harmful-194369\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Job Opportunity: Qualitative Post-Doctoral Researcher (x1)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post-doctoral fellow will report to the project&#8217;s India PI- <em>Dr Sukumar Vellakkal, Department of Economic sciences, IIT Kanpur<\/em>. The post-doctoral fellow will also collaborate with <em>Dr Jasmine Fledderjohann (the lead PI at Lancaster University, UK)<\/em> as well as with 2 qualitative post-doctoral fellows and 1 quantitative post-doctoral fellow from Lancaster University, UK. The candidate will join a team of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods researchers to contribute to data collection in India and data analysis. For more see <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/foodequity\/2022\/08\/17\/job-opportunity-qualitative-post-doc-researcher-x1\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Application Deadline: 25th August 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">_______________________________________________________________<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\">Feeding the Future? Evidence on Food Insecurity in the UK<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cfj-lancaster.org.uk\/app\/nuffield\/files-module\/local\/thumbnails\/foodinsecurities.jpg\" alt=\"Feeding the Future? Evidence on Food Insecurity in the UK\" width=\"534\" height=\"270\" \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Although there is ample evidence that food insecurity is a long-term and pressing social problem in the UK, policy responses have been inadequate to ensure the right to food is being met for all. UK Government data show ~1-in-7 households faced food insecurity in 2019-2020, and in February 2022 around 1 million adults in the UK reported that, during the past month, someone in their household had to go a whole day without eating due to difficulties affording or accessing food. Marginalised groups, including households in receipt of Universal Credit, face disproportionately high risks of food insecurity. Austerity, Covid, poverty, and the climate crisis are all drivers of this pressing social problem. Food charities have sought to help food insecure households as best they can but, as this policy brief explains, charities are ultimately unable to fix the large-scale structural drivers of food insecurity. In order to address food insecurity in both the short-term and the long-term, urgent Government action is needed to scale up social protection and reduce carbon emissions. This includes, but is not limited to, removal of conditionalities and scaling up of Universal Credit and other income support programs.<\/p>\n<p>A new policy brief, summarising the issues, can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfj-lancaster.org.uk\/files\/pdfs\/Food_Insecurities_Policy_Brief_June22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Insecurities Policy Brief<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further details, contact Dr Jasmine Fledderjohann (j.fledderjohann@lancaster.ac.uk).<\/p>\n<p>_______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Job Opportunity: Qualitative Post-Doctoral Researcher (x2)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You will join a mixed-methods team to work on primary data collection in India and data analysis on Dr. Fledderjohann\u2019s project, which focuses on food insecurity in India, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Peru. In your first months on the project, you will work with Dr. Fledderjohann, project co-investigator Dr. Sukumar Vellakkal (IIT Kanpur), and two other qualitative postdocs to collect data on food insecurity and family life in Uttar Pradesh and Goa. 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