The University of Leeds Food Theme addresses the urgency to create solutions to the linked global challenges of food security, environmental sustainability, economic development and the effect of diet on health.
Urgent solutions are required on the time scale of 5-15 years. Earth’s population is projected to approach 10 billion by 2050 with a quadrupling in the global economy. Resource requirements by 2050 are projected to:
- Double the demand for food and fuel
- Increase clean water demand by more than 50%
- Require a transformation in climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Require a halt in biodiversity and habitat decline
- Outstrip Earth’s environmental capacity for productive land
These pressing resource challenges exist at a time when 1 in 3 people are undernourished and 1 in 3 people are overweight with dietary excess of salt, sugar and fat, leading to significant health and psychosocial burdens.
The Food Theme focuses on 4 strengths: Food & Environment, Livestock Science, Food Innovation & Technology and Diet & Health.
The third and final local pump priming round has now closed.
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Food & Environment more 
Global Food and Environment Institute
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Livestock Science more 
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Livestock
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Innovation & Technology more 
Efficient Food Production (Post-harvest)
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Diet & Health more 
Obesity, Diet and Health
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You can contact us at foodhub@leeds.ac.uk