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Emma Rivers @EmmaGFS

Strategy and Policy Officer for the Global Food Security Programme @FoodSecurityUK. Views are my own

Joined November 2014
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Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
21 Aug 2015
#Insect oil: Bugs aren’t just about protein foodnavigator.com/Market-Tre… via @FoodNavigator #foodsecurity

Insect oil: Bugs aren’t just about protein

Is it time to look beyond insect protein to… insect oil? This is the next opportunity within edible bugs, says researcher.

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Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
21 Aug 2015
Sustainers and curtailers: Which type of #sustainable foodie are you? foodnavigator.com/Science/Wh… via @FoodNavigator

Sustainers and curtailers: Which type of sustainable foodie are you?

Sustainability isn't one size fits all. Some consumers buy sustainable products while others curb consumption of less sustainable foods, say researchers. 

foodnavigator.com
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
21 Aug 2015
The #protein problem: why eating too much chicken might not help your diet gu.com/p/4bc23/stw #foodsecurity
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Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
21 Aug 2015
River Thames 'back from the dead' with seals, whales and dolphins (Wired UK) wired.co.uk/news/archive/201…
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FAO Knowledge
@FAOKnowledge
21 Aug 2015
Soil erosion is a global threat. Each yr 75bln tons of fertile soil is lost! bit.ly/1LkqmUr #IYS2015 @iaeaorg
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Climate Reality
@ClimateReality
21 Aug 2015
Retweet if you know it’s time to stop subsidizing the companies and fuels polluting our planet. #ActOnClimate
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Horizon Europe 🇪🇺
@HorizonEU
21 Aug 2015
How is EU #research making our food healthier, safer? Interactive clip here: europa.eu/!mN34Md #EUExpo2015
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Global Food Security@FoodSecurityUK
21 Aug 2015
Details of Zoonoses & Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) Associated Studentship Programme gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes… @DFIDAgResearch @GlasgowUni
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FAO Statistics
@FAOstatistics
21 Aug 2015
Recipes for change: Chefs feature ingredients from small farmers adapting to climate change bit.ly/1J9vLuH
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Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
New #study @OSUresearch : Most complete human brain model to date is a ‘brain changer’ news.osu.edu/news/2015/08/18… WOW!!!
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
New #study @OISTedu shows #Honeybee rapidly evolve to overcome new disease oist.jp/news-center/news/201…

Honey Bees Rapidly Evolve to Overcome New Disease

Scientists find bees can recover from destructive mites within a few years.

oist.jp
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
'New hope for a cure to #obesity' - a metabolic master switch underlying human obesity | MIT News newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/path…

A metabolic master switch underlying human obesity

In a promising new approach to preventing or even curing obesity, researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have unveiled a new pathway that controls human metabolism by prompting adipocytes, or...

news.mit.edu
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
New #study @CUFood_BrandLab shows moving food seems fresher foodpsychology.cornell.edu/O… Intresting read, but #insects not ALWAYS unappealing!!
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
Seaweed: the answer to our sustainable #food prayers? IFT.org ift.org/food-technology/past… #foodsecurity
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Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
The future of #food looks bad for East Africa—but These #farmers aren't giving up tak.pt/i/ZBa0mCAo via @TakePart
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
new #study @Leuphana_Uni -New veterinary antibiotics risk assessment has applications in #Livestock #farming leuphana.de/en/current-affai…
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Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
BBC News - England to test charge-as-you-drive 'electric motorways' bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33…

England to test charge-as-you-drive 'electric motorways'

Highways England plans to test under-road wireless charging equipment that could be buried beneath motorways to top-up cars as they drive.

bbc.co.uk
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
20 Aug 2015
new #study @FoodSecurityUK ; more secure #food chains needed to cope with drought and floods foodmanufacture.co.uk/Supply… via @FoodManufacture
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
19 Aug 2015
Feeling broody: new #study asks are marine organisms protecting their young in the face of ocean acidification? plymouth.ac.uk/news/to-brood…

To brood or not to brood: Are marine organisms evolving to protect their offspring in response to...

Plymouth University news: Are marine organisms evolving to protect their offspring in response to ocean acidification?

plymouth.ac.uk
Emma Rivers@EmmaGFS
18 Aug 2015
#Protein: Maybe it’s not just about what’s trendy, but what’s needed nutraingredients.com/Manufac…
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