Research news | 2022-10-05

Centre strengthens its food system research with five new postdocs

Amid ongoing global food crises, the Stockholm Resilience Centre adds to its portfolio of food system research by hiring five new postdoctoral fellows

Research news | 2022-09-19

Turning food by-products into fodder could feed a billion people

Using waste from food production to feed livestock and aquaculture could help feed more people with less

Research news | 2022-08-22

Current food production is missing a crucial ingredient

Sustainable food production techniques ignore crucial interactions in the Earth’s natural system. Incorporating them can be a game-changer

Research news | 2022-06-02

Amid new crises, a sustainable diet is still possible

Despite the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic, feeding humankind a healthy diet is still possible, argues Line Gordon during Stockholm University’s Stockholm+50 conference

Research news | 2022-05-16

The effects of less, but better meat production

Study captures the real-world experiences and effects of a farm’s journey towards sustainability

Research news | 2022-03-22

How to secure global access to crucial omega-3 oils

Current supply of omega-3 cannot meet global demand but there are ways to deal with this, new study shows

Research news | 2022-03-09

Why crop-residue burning is part of a bigger problem

Burning in northern India affects millions of people across South Asia. But the farmers doing it are stuck in a vicious cycle

Research news | 2021-11-25

Nine ways to produce more sustainable and affordable blue food

Greater attention should be paid to improving the productivity and environmental performance of affordable and accessible aquatic species

Research news | 2021-11-11

Better labelling can help consumers buy more sustainable food

Amid a flurry of labels, researchers call for a single comprehensive, international system to help consumers make sustainable choices

Research news | 2021-09-23

Water resilient food systems for future climates

In a statement published by the Global Resilience Partnership, a group of 31 globally diverse practitioners and researchers, sound a clarion call for water resilience to be brought to the forefront of building resilient and sustainable food systems

Research news | 2021-09-15

Global demand for aquatic foods set to nearly double by 2050

Improvements to aquaculture production, lower prices, and changing cultural preferences expected to drive up demand for fish, seafood and seaweed

Research news | 2021-09-15

Aquatic foods offer great untapped potential for providing more sustainable diets

First assessment of its kind produces environmental profiles for the full range of aquatic, or blue foods, to help guide more sustainable food production and diets

Research news | 2021-09-15

More affordable aquatic foods could prevent 166 million micronutrient deficiencies worldwide

For the first time, the nutritional benefits of thousands of marine and freshwater species have been profiled in a new study

Research news | 2021-09-15

Food security for millions undermined by lack of policy support for small-scale fisheries and aquacu...

Paper highlights the important role of small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in supporting livelihoods worldwide and tackling some of the world’s most pressing challenges

Research news | 2021-09-15

For healthier and more sustainable diets, look to fisheries and aquaculture

Blue Food Assesssment finds fish, shellfish and algae offer untapped potential for global development if the right policies and investments are put in place

Research news | 2021-08-18

Want peace and security? Start by fixing the global food system

Ahead of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit researchers push for solutions that contribute to sustainable and just food system transformations

Research news | 2021-06-18

How much is the right amount of meat?

Celebrating World Sustainable Gastronomy Day, centre doctoral student Kajsa Resare Sahlin on why we need to better understand how much ‘less’ meat actually is and what ‘better’ means

Research news | 2021-06-18

The accidental chef

How a former PhD student’s book on food and life in the Pamir Mountains won the world’s most prestigious culinary book award

Research news | 2021-06-10

What to do with all the food from our oceans?

“Blue foods” have so much to offer. With life and livelihoods being the theme of World Ocean Day 2021, centre researcher Malin Jonell reflects on the role of seafood in food systems

Research news | 2021-04-23

Getting it right on farmed fish and shellfish

Swedish project Seawin provides clear guidance on how to increase sustainable and healthy seafood consumption