The UK’s new Right to Food Commission aims to support community kitchens. But do they need some re-design? The DISHED research project, led by IDS is inquiring into the concept of ‘public restaurants’ as an alternative to the community kitchen model:https://ids.pulse.ly/xolqovtyeo #RightToFood

"Eradication of hunger and poverty requires not only political will, but also governance" - Elisabetta Recine, National Council for Food and Nutrition Security, Brazil and Food Equity Centre Watch the recording of our recent #WSSD2025 event to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb-n...

Happening today as part of the Second World Summit for Social Development! Join us to learn more about the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty ⏰13.30 UK time ids-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #WSSD2025

Launched in 2024, the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty is playing a crucial role in the fight against hunger and poverty. How is it using evidence to inform policy? Join the Food Equity Centre and the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada to find out: ids-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Resilience in food systems should not just be about bouncing back - we need to find ways to bounce forward. On #WorldFoodDay, read about Equitably Transformative Resilience, a new concept proposed by the latest @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social report. www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/equ...

Hunger is a crime in South Africa. Who are the criminals? Stephen Devereux of the Food Equity Centre and Mark Heywood identify the accused as the state, supermarkets and privately owned corporate food producers ⬇️ #WorldFoodDay

Did last month's #UNFSS conference focus too much on investment for food, and not enough on rights and accountability? Read our co-Director Jody Harris's take on the discussions @justjody23.bsky.social www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/acc...

We need to move away from food systems which encourage overconsumption and overproduction, says IDS researcher Lidia Cabral from @foodequitycentre.bsky.social As citizens, how can we reassess our relationship with food to help achieve this change?

Food systems are unfair, often built on legacies of colonialism. We need improved policies to support people marginalised in food systems, especially those working in fields, factories & hospitality. @deewoods.bsky.social explains how food systems can be changed. @foodequitycentre.bsky.social

What would it take to transform the global food system? Coinciding with #UNFSS2025 we’re sharing a series of videos from @foodequitycentre.bsky.social hosted by IDS. For @philbakernz.bsky.social redistribution of resources to enable more households to access healthy food is the key.

Food systems work perfectly... ...for the handful of multinational corporations who control them, that is 😱 We need to focus less on profit, and more on people and planet. To achieve this we need government action and strong social movements, says @stuartgillespie.bsky.social

New video 🎬 Modern food systems encourage overconsumption and overproduction. As citizens, we need to reassess our relationship with food. Lidia Cabral offers her take on transforming food systems #sustainablefarming @chalkstonefilms.bsky.social

Event! 📢 How can relationships between the government and farmers affect people's livelihoods and economic vulnerability? Join us next Tuesday, 15 July, to learn about research from northern Vietnam on aquaculture #livelihoods www.ids.ac.uk/events/power... @ids.ac.uk #foodsecurity

New issue of our newsletter just out! Top story: the relaunch of Consea, the national food and nutrition security council in Brazil Read it here ➡️ mailchi.mp/ids.ac.uk/fo... Newsletter sign-up 👉 ids.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

People working in food systems - those in fields, in factories and in hospitality need to have their labour fairly compensated. That's the key to transforming food systems for the better says @deewoods.bsky.social ‪from @landworkersuk.bsky.social ‪ and @grancomkitchen.bsky.social

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It was a pleasure to speak with the team from @foodequitycentre.bsky.social at @ids.ac.uk about transforming the global food system. I was visiting to speak about the global health challenge of ultra-processed foods, and we made this short video 👇 please check out the wonderful work they are doing

What would it take to transform the global food system? For @philbakernz.bsky.social, redistribution of resources to enable more households to access healthy food is the key. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ4q... What actions do you think are needed? #foodjustice #foodsystems

New from the Food Equity Centre: Grassroots projects provide more dignified alternative to food banks Read more here: www.ids.ac.uk/news/grassro... @ids.ac.uk

Folk seed banks to build resistance to seed #capitalism Join us tomorrow for a talk by Dr Debal Deb, Indian seed sovereignty expert and activist, and founder of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Register now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/folk-... #foodjustice

📣IDS and @foodequitycentre.bsky.social event! Join us for the launch of Food Fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet - a book by food and nutrition expert @stuartgillespie.bsky.social Tuesday 29 April at 16:00 to 17:30. At IDS and online on Zoom. Book: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...

We're delighted to host @stuartgillespie.bsky.social for a discussion on reimagining our global food system - putting people and planet above profits Join us: 29 April 16:00 UK time, online and in person at @ids.ac.uk www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...

Recent outbreaks of avian influenza cast doubt on the mantra that large industrialised farms are always best from a biosecurity perspective. Could the next global pandemic originate from the so-called “developed world”? www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/avi... @ids.ac.uk

Trying to make sense of the current madness, an academic ethics perspective on food systems transformation, just transitions, and USAID cuts in my new blog: www.anh-academy.org/community/bl... Inspired by friends working for justice 💚 @foodequitycentre.bsky.social @anhacademy.bsky.social

South Africa's new Budget provided little comfort for the millions of #food insecure South Africans. The Union Against #Hunger calls for 3 policy changes: Wealth taxes Increase social grants Nutrition in schools unionagainsthunger.org

Why do 15m South Africans suffer from food insecurity? Stephen Devereux of the Food Equity Centre explains: "The problem is not a lack of food. The problem...is inadequate access." "Poor access to food is related to poverty, unemployment, and inequality." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8-...

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We're proud to support the Union Against Hunger, launched today in South Africa. Read more from researchers at @uwconline.bsky.social, University of Cape Town and @ids.ac.uk www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/15-...

How does evidence inform policy to tackle complex challenges in food systems? Read this insightful piece by Food Equity Centre co-lead @justjody23.bsky.social, who has been working closely with the Committee on World Food Security www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...

1. Why do food security and nutrition challenges exist around the world? Often, its nothing actually to do with food, but rather because of the political, economic and social factors that influence how food policies are created and implemented. 🧵

How can livestock alternatives in the Global South be understood through the lens of #equity, #justice and #sustainability? Read our blog written by Food Equity Centre members in collaboration with @ids.ac.uk and @ilri.org to find out more: www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/foo...

We at the Food Equity Centre aim to challenge the power and politics that drive this food systems inequity through working closely with activists, practitioners and policymakers to support regional, national and global decision-making to make food systems equity-driven.

We are the Food Equity Centre, a collaboration of researchers across Brazil, South Africa and the UK. We're challenging the power and politics that drive food injustices, and identifying how food systems can be made more equitable. Follow us to learn more about injustices in food systems.