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Global platform for inclusive dialogue on the future of food. Collaboration between five universities. Get our newsletter: tabledebates.org/fodder 📧 Our podcast: www.tabledebates.org/podcasts

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 11h
Recently posted to our events board: ♟️ Games for impact: research, learning and engagement 📔 Hosted by the Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation (PE&RC), @w-u-r.bsky.social 🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 from 12:00 - 16:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/vtLXEuo
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Games for impact: research, learning and engagement | TableDebates
The symposium "Games for impact: research, learning and engagement" shows the potential and impact of designing and playing games as tools for system transformation. We will explore how games can be…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Protein is having another moment in the sun. In this new piece, Tara Garnett & Tamsin Blaxter unpack the current narratives around protein: that we need more protein, that we need different protein, or that we need to stop talking about protein altogether. Read here: buff.ly/VT4FEjo
A flyer for the report "More, different, stop: The stories we tell about protein" by Tara Garnett and Tamsin Blaxter.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How do we get more people connected with nature? 🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 6, Richard Kipling of TABLE & @susfoodtrust.bsky.social has an unusual proposal: build more towerblocks 🏙 🎥 Filmed at ORFC, Food Takes is produced by TABLE's @rebelwrit.bsky.social Full video: buff.ly/0U2YJgf
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why a simple bag of potato chips isn’t so simple 🥔 Our #FueltoFork 🎙️ series uncovers the hidden ingredient in our food: fossil fuels. All episodes now streaming 🎧 buff.ly/bmSy3jY Produced with @ipes-food.org & @futureoffood.bsky.social
A flyer for the Fuel to Fork podcast that says "our food has a hidden ingredient"
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Looking for something to listen to this weekend? Check out TABLE's latest podcast #Feeding1in6. All four core episodes are available to stream now, plus 3 bonus episodes:
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Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food | TableDebates
In sixty years, China has moved from catastrophic famine to now feeding one in six people on the planet. Following three foods - pork, rice, and fish - this series traces a transformation that has…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How do we move from evidence to action? Join TABLE & partners to discuss research conducted for @wellcometrust.bsky.social to identify how to make research funding more useful and effective in supporting a food system that is better for the climate, fairer and healthier. Register: buff.ly/LDR9A1L
A flyer for an online webinar hosted by TABLE and partners "From evidence to action: rethinking research for food system transformation".
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9
A flyer for the TABLE essay "What does it take to feed a city well? A Researcher's Question" by Nandini Agrawal. The image is a montage of photos of different aspects of food policy councils in Germany taken by the essay author and, in the corner, the TABLE logo.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Recently posted to our events board & happening TOMORROW: 🥘 Regenerative agriculture and the farming policy landscape: Reflections on a decade of Groundswell with John Cherry 📔 Hosted by @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social 🗓️ 22 Sept 2026 from 16:00-17:15 BST 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/EoN6x9W
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Regenerative agriculture and the farming policy landscape: Reflections on a decade of Groundswell with John Cherry | TableDebates
In this Food Thinkers webinar, we’ll hear from John Cherry, farmer over the past four decades and founding father of Groundswell, the Regenerative Agriculture Festival. This webinar will take an…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Recently posted to our events board: 🌽 Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation 📔 Hosted by @rootandreason.bsky.social 🗓️ 29 Sept 2026 from 14:00 - 15:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/08tFloR
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Food Justice and Rights at the Centre of Food System Transformation | TableDebates
A lively discussion and your Q&A with Professor Molly Anderson - a leading voice on the right to food in wealthy nations.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Protein is having another moment in the sun. In this new piece, Tara Garnett & Tamsin Blaxter unpack the current narratives around protein: that we need more protein, that we need different protein, or that we need to stop talking about protein altogether. Read here: buff.ly/VT4FEjo
A flyer for the report "More, different, stop: The stories we tell about protein" by Tara Garnett and Tamsin Blaxter.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Recently posted to our events board: ♟️ Games for impact: research, learning and engagement 📔 Hosted by the Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation (PE&RC), @w-u-r.bsky.social 🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 from 12:00 - 16:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/vtLXEuo
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Games for impact: research, learning and engagement | TableDebates
The symposium "Games for impact: research, learning and engagement" shows the potential and impact of designing and playing games as tools for system transformation. We will explore how games can be…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9
A flyer for the TABLE essay "What does it take to feed a city well? A Researcher's Question" by Nandini Agrawal. The image is a montage of photos of different aspects of food policy councils in Germany taken by the essay author and, in the corner, the TABLE logo.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Recently posted to our opportunities board: 💼 Job: Operations Assistant (Part-Time) 📔 Based at the Real Farming Trust 🗓️ Apply by 15 October 2026 🌍 Remote, UK ➡️ buff.ly/hInf5yH
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How do we get at honest & nature-inclusive policy measure for livestock farming in the Netherlands? Nitrogen has been at the centre of ongoing tensions in Dutch agricultural policy. Mirjam Schoonhoven-Speijer explores the history of the tensions & some proposed solutions. ➡️ buff.ly/xXHCrQI
A flyer for the TABLE Essay "How to get out of deep sh*t: the need for honest and nature-inclusive policy measures for livestock farming in the Netherlands" by Mirjam Schoonhoven-Speijer. The background image is piles of manure on a field, photo by Lorna Pauli via Pexels.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What does it take to feed a city well? It is a question that sits at the intersection of public health, environmental sustainability, & social justice, & one that urban food governance has only recently begun to take seriously. The latest TABLE essay explores Food Policy Councils: buff.ly/Um6O8q9
A flyer for the TABLE essay "What does it take to feed a city well? A Researcher's Question" by Nandini Agrawal. The image is a montage of photos of different aspects of food policy councils in Germany taken by the essay author and, in the corner, the TABLE logo.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Recently posted to our events board: ♟️ Games for impact: research, learning and engagement 📔 Hosted by the Graduate School for Production Ecology & Resource Conservation (PE&RC), @w-u-r.bsky.social 🗓️ 30 Oct 2026 from 12:00 - 16:00 GMT 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/vtLXEuo
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Games for impact: research, learning and engagement | TableDebates
The symposium "Games for impact: research, learning and engagement" shows the potential and impact of designing and playing games as tools for system transformation. We will explore how games can be…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Soy looks different depending on where you sit. For Ryan Britt, who's farming 2,000 hectares in Missouri, it's the crop that reliably pays the bills. In 2025, the news cycle suddenly cared very much about a crop & a region it typically ignores. Check out this Feed Podcast episode: buff.ly/VKCiSxy
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Do we need smaller solutions? 🫘 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 19, Jing Zhang of @ecioxford.bsky.social explains how beans might be the hero we all need. Produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social Check out more resources on beans here: buff.ly/4tsZaP7
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Recently posted to our events board: 🥘 Regenerative agriculture and the farming policy landscape: Reflections on a decade of Groundswell with John Cherry 📔 Hosted by @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social 🗓️ 22 Sept 2026 from 16:00-17:15 BST 🌍 Online ➡️ buff.ly/EoN6x9W
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Regenerative agriculture and the farming policy landscape: Reflections on a decade of Groundswell with John Cherry | TableDebates
In this Food Thinkers webinar, we’ll hear from John Cherry, farmer over the past four decades and founding father of Groundswell, the Regenerative Agriculture Festival. This webinar will take an…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you eat meat, are you willing to eat the whole animal? 🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 2, @rob-percival.bsky.social of @thesoilassociation.bsky.social makes a case for all-or-nothing meat eating--or just eat plant-based! 🌱 🎥 Filmed at ORFC, produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social Watch: buff.ly/4hNrDIg
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Can 💩Feed the World? 🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 1, Katie Allen @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social makes the case for using 💩 as nutrients in food systems. Convinced? Unconvinced? Share in the comments ⬇️ 🎥 Filmed at ORFC, produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social Watch the full video: buff.ly/4k0eFZc
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦 @paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Where is the best agroecology research happening? 🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 3, @izzytalks.bsky.social of @landworkersuk.bsky.social argues it's happening on farms, led by farmers & landworkers. 🎥 Filmed at ORFC, Food Takes is produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social Full video here: buff.ly/3Xfg5pa
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
👄 Our food is eating us 👄 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 18, Mei Casal / @wwf.org.uk lays out the "Triple Challenge"--the interconnection between nature, climate and people. Watch the full video here: buff.ly/wdGizAt Created & produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social #foodtakes #futureoffarming
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why a simple bag of potato chips isn’t so simple 🥔 Our #FueltoFork 🎙️ series uncovers the hidden ingredient in our food: fossil fuels. All episodes now streaming 🎧 fueltofork.com Produced with @ipes-food.org & @futureoffood.bsky.social
A flyer for the Fuel to Fork podcast that says "our food has a hidden ingredient"
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
How do we un-break the food system? Liberal Democrat MP for South Cotswolds @rozsavage.bsky.social weighs in on how we can turn environmental destruction and harm around and build a better food system. 🎥 Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org by @rebelwrit.bsky.social in June 2025
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🤖 Is the future of farming automated? 🤖 🥦 In this episode of #FoodTakes, Tom McVeigh (Kenton Hall Estate & 2025 Nuffield Farming Scholar) makes the case for automating farming. 🎥 Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org 2025 Symposium by @rebelwrit.bsky.social ➡️ Full video: buff.ly/KJZPe68
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Looking for something to listen to this weekend? Check out TABLE's latest podcast #Feeding1in6. All four core episodes are available to stream now, plus 3 bonus episodes:
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Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food | TableDebates
In sixty years, China has moved from catastrophic famine to now feeding one in six people on the planet. Following three foods - pork, rice, and fish - this series traces a transformation that has…
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In our recent newsletters, we've introduced our 'Contested Terms' series. The first term we're exploring is "efficiency". How is efficiency adopted and applied to food systems? How does the concept of efficiency help us to meet food system goals? Read more in our newsletter: buff.ly/OUIozXn
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Can crises bring about change in our food systems? Recently TABLE's Richard Kipling wrote about how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the UK food system's reliance on imported fertiliser for the @ox.ac.uk's expert comment news section. buff.ly/SI8OI7a
A quote card from a recent essay written by TABLE’s Richard Kipling for the University of Oxford and reposted to TABLE’s website: “The lesson of the recent crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, of the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war, is that these external shocks are not sufficient to transform food systems towards more resilient states. This may be a relief to those who support a doubling down on the industrialisation of agriculture or who profit from it, but it should be a concern for those advocating transformation.”
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Have you listened to TABLE's latest podcast series #Feeding1in6 yet? The series has 4 core episodes, 3 bonus episodes, and is perfect for summer listening! Interested in food systems? Geopolitics? China? This series takes a long hard look at these facets of China's food future: buff.ly/o3Q5kQr
An infographic detailing facts associated with food production in China, presented in the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food".
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Protein. Is it a problem, an aspiration, a solution, or ... an obsession? We explored the fetishisation of protein in our LCAW 2026 event earlier this summer hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. You can watch the recording of the event here: youtu.be/Wu9vFBqnrmc
A flyer for the recording of the TABLE event "The protein fetish: meat, money and micronutrients" which occurred on 22 June 2026 as part of Food Day at the Science Museum at London Climate Action Week, hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Have you listened to TABLE's latest podcast series #Feeding1in6 yet? The series has 4 core episodes, 3 bonus episodes, and is perfect for summer listening! Interested in food systems? Geopolitics? China? This series takes a long hard look at these facets of China's food future: buff.ly/o3Q5kQr
An infographic detailing facts associated with food production in China, presented in the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food".
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Pay farmers a basic income! 💰 🥦 In #FoodTakes Ep 24, Jo Poulton of Basic Income for Farmers explains why we should provide farmers with regular payment, no strings attached 💵 More about BI4F: buff.ly/0UWVrKB 🎥 Produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social #orfc2026
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Don't just serve me dal 🥣 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 26, Sumayyah Zannath of Land in Our Names calls in the ubiquitous use of dal at community food events, erasing the origins of the dish and avoiding the effort of identifying alternatives. 🎥 Filmed at ORFC 2026 by @rebelwrit.bsky.social
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Stop gentrifying our food! 🛑 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 22, Jaden Woods (Black Rootz) explains how low-cost foods that were adapted by minoritised groups into rich food cultures are now becoming expensive fads that are no longer accessible. 🎥 Produced by @rebelwrit.bsky.social #orfc2026
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What is it about food that can mobilise our disgust? And what does that feeling really mean? Researcher Laura Gagliardi explores how the feeling can be weaponised for good or ill, and where lines between taste and moral disgust begin to blur. Read TABLE's latest essay here: buff.ly/o3I1lsh
A flyer for the TABLE essay "Weaponising taste: disgust and diets in food decision-making" by Laura Gagliardi. The image has a newsprint collage in the background and an image of a pink halftone mouth graphic in hot pink with an exclamation point on the tongue.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How do we break up with plastic?🥤 🥦 In #FoodTakes 🥦 Episode 27, Jo Banner of The Descendants Project says we should start with the plastic used in food packaging, the production of which has had detrimental effects on her community. 🎥 Filmed at ORFC 2026 by @rebelwrit.bsky.social
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Can crises bring about change in our food systems? Recently TABLE's Richard Kipling wrote about how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the UK food system's reliance on imported fertiliser & why a price shock alone is unlikely to transform it for @ox.ac.uk. Read here: buff.ly/5suTmr6
A flyer for the essay "We can't rely on crises to bring change: Hormuz exposes fragility but won't motivate transformation alone" by Richard Kipling, originally published by the University of Oxford. The background is a photo of a lone cargo ship in the distance with water in the foreground and misty mountainous landscape behind it. Photo by rbardy24 via Pixabay.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
China is currently the world's largest importer of agricultural products, buying 60% of globally traded soy. But a 2026 consultation paper by @systemiq.bsky.social argues China may be approaching a turning point. We dive into the analysis with the paper's authors in #Feeding1in6: buff.ly/3rfG9UQ
A flyer for the bonus episode of the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food"
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What can we learn from China on food security? TABLE's Matthew Kessler wrote a piece for @devex.com, reflecting on our latest podcast #Feeding1in6 He talks political will, tradeoffs & the sheer speed at which the nation has been able to shift from famine to feeding so many people.
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What can we learn from China’s approach to food security?
Opinion: From famine to feast — what can the development sector take away and replicate or reject from China’s food systems transformation?
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦 @paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social 🎥 Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Protein. Is it a problem, an aspiration, a solution, or ... an obsession? We explored the fetishisation of protein in our LCAW 2026 event hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. You can watch the recording of the event here: youtu.be/Wu9vFBqnrmc
A flyer for the recording of the TABLE event "The protein fetish: meat, money and micronutrients" which occurred on 22 June 2026 as part of Food Day at the Science Museum at London Climate Action Week, hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Have you listened to TABLE's latest podcast series #Feeding1in6 yet? The series has 4 core episodes, 3 bonus episodes, and is perfect for summer listening! Interested in food systems? Geopolitics? China? This series takes a long hard look at these facets of China's food future: buff.ly/o3Q5kQr
An infographic detailing facts associated with food production in China, presented in the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food".
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Protein. Is it a problem, an aspiration, a solution, or ... an obsession? We explored the fetishisation of protein in our LCAW 2026 event hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation. You can watch the recording of the event here: youtu.be/Wu9vFBqnrmc
A flyer for the recording of the TABLE event "The protein fetish: meat, money and micronutrients" which occurred on 22 June 2026 as part of Food Day at the Science Museum at London Climate Action Week, hosted by the Jeremy Coller Foundation.
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Have you listened to TABLE's latest podcast series #Feeding1in6 yet? The series has 4 main episodes, 2 bonus episodes, and is perfect for summer listening! Interested in food systems? Geopolitics? China? This series takes a long hard look at these facets of China's food future: buff.ly/o3Q5kQr
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What can we learn from China on food security? TABLE's Matthew Kessler wrote a piece for @devex.com, reflecting on our latest podcast #Feeding1in6 He talks political will, tradeoffs & the sheer speed at which the nation has been able to shift from famine to feeding so many people. buff.ly/uuxSa1g
devex.com
What can we learn from China’s approach to food security?
Opinion: From famine to feast — what can the development sector take away and replicate or reject from China’s food systems transformation?
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
China is currently the world's largest importer of agricultural products, buying 60% of globally traded soy. But a 2026 consultation paper by @systemiq.bsky.social argues China may be approaching a turning point. We dive into the analysis with the paper's authors in #Feeding1in6: buff.ly/3rfG9UQ
A flyer for the bonus episode of the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food"
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
China is currently the world's largest importer of agricultural products, buying 60% of globally traded soy. But a 2026 consultation paper by @systemiq.bsky.social argues China may be approaching a turning point. We dive into the analysis with the paper's authors in #Feeding1in6: buff.ly/3rfG9UQ
A flyer for the bonus episode of the TABLE podcast series "Feeding 1 in 6: China and the Future of Food"
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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Li Zhang, an anthropologist at @umassamherst.bsky.social, explains the "generational sacrifice" in China: how the countryside is slowly emptying & farmers that remain are, on average, over 55. The 3rd episode of #Feeding1in6 asks how much longer this trend can continue: buff.ly/8hcecWL
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