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Books
How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy
Julian Baggini delves into the best and worst food practices in an array of different societies, past and present from hunter-gatherers in Tanzania to astronaut food. Extracting essential principles to guide how we eat in the future, it calls for a for a pluralistic, humane, resourceful and equitable global food philosophy. 
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From horses to AI: Jennifer Clapp on how fossil fuels shaped agriculture
Podcast episode
F2F. From horses to AI: Jennifer Clapp on how fossil fuels shaped agriculture
Who will own agricultural data in the future?
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Think piece
Counter vs Corporate: A tale of two farming conferences
In early January, the TABLE team were out in force for two of the biggest farming events in the UK: the Oxford Farming Conference and the Oxford Real Farming Conference. Taking place at the same time, these two events represent very different perspectives, reflecting not only the divergence in food and farming debates, but the consensus, too. In this edition of FODDER, I talk to TABLE researchers, Ruth Mattock and Richard Kipling who attended the two conferences. 
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An aerial image of a farm in Baja California, Mexico. Photo by David Kovalenko via Unsplash.
Publication
¿Qué nos preocupa más en México sobre los sistemas agroalimentarios? (Reporte)
En el marco del lanzamiento de la plataforma de diálogos MESA México, un proyecto de colaboración internacional que busca explorar y comprender las diferentes perspectivas sobre el presente y futuro de los sistemas agroalimentarios, se realizó un taller presencial y virtual que tuvo como objetivo identificar las principales problemáticas de la alimentación y la agricultura mexicana. Es en este contexto, que se presentan los resultados del taller, con la intención de reflexionar y profundizar en la discusión sobre las tres primeras problemáticas seleccionadas como las más importantes por parte de las/os participantes, a partir de las cuales se pretende abrir el diálogo y el debate sobre lo más relevante de los sistemas agroalimentarios en México. 
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An aerial image of a farm in Baja California, Mexico. Photo by David Kovalenko via Unsplash.
Publication
What concerns us most in Mexico about agrifood systems?
As part of the launch of the dialogue platform MESA Mexico, an international collaboration project that seeks to explore and understand the different perspectives on the present and future of agrifood systems, an on-site and virtual workshop was held to identify the main problems of Mexican food and agriculture. It is in this context that the results of the workshop are presented, with the intention of reflecting and deepening the discussion on the top three issues selected as the most important by the participants, in order to open the dialogue and debate on the most relevant issues of agrifood systems in Mexico.
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Raj Patel on Fossil Fuels, Food, and Columbus's wicked legacy
Podcast episode
F2F. Raj Patel on fossil Fuels, food, and Columbus’s wicked legacy
What are the hidden costs of a fossil fueled food system?
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Books
A feast of folklore: The bizarre stories behind British food
Folklorist Ben Gazur guides you through the dark alleys of British history to uncover how our food habits have been passed down through generations of folklore. Gazur investigates the origins of famous food superstitions as well as much more bizarre and lesser-known tales. 
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Reports
Culture Clash? What cultured meat could mean for UK farming
Can farmers and the cultured meat industry find common cause? This report explores what UK farmers think about cultured meat and how the technology could affect them. Although cultured meat and animal agriculture industries are cast as opponents, interviews with farmers found potential synergies that could underpin a new and more productive debate. 
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Podcast episode
Does CRISPR make our food unnatural?
If gene-edited foods became common on your plate, that would be a sign of... progress, concern, something else?
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