Advances in Food Security and Sustainability

Dr Barling is head of the Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management at the University of Hertfordshire. His research focuses on food policy, food security and sustainability, and the governance of the agri-food sector. He is co-author of Food Policy: integrating, health, environment and society (Oxford University Press, 2009) and co-editor of Ethical Traceability and Communicating Food (Springer, 2008). He has acted as an advisor and consultant to: UNEP, European Commission DG SANCO, European Parliament, UK Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, the Scottish Government, and a number of other Governmental and non-governmental bodies. He is a trustee of Sustain the UK NGO alliance for better food and farming. Jessica Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Global Food and Agriculture Policy and Ethics; Director of the Global Food Ethics and Policy Program; Co-Chair of the Global Nutrition Report @GNReport; Berman Institute of Bioethics, School of Advanced International Studies and Bloomberg School of Public Health; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

• 1. A Food Systems perspective on food and nutrition security in AustraliaBill Bellotti2. The potential, and limits, of agricultural intensification to improve the welfare of rural households in semi-arid areasDave Harris3. Food supply chain fraud: the economic, environmental and social consequencesLouise Manning4. UK policymaking institutions and their implications for integrated food policyKelly Parsons5. The role and engagement of City Mayors in local food policy groups in England: comparing the cases of London and BristolJessica Halliday6. The Role of Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Obesity in KenyaSimon Kimenju7. Agriculture and Pollution: Sharing the Crowded Two-Way StreetDave Gustafson8. Food System Resilience Following Baltimore’s RiotsHaley Swartz9. Agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition in sub-Saharan AfricaHettie Schonfeldt10. Ethical Considerations of Biofortified Crops: Ensuring Value and Sustainability for Public HealthJessica Fanzo