anisa akhtarDec 7, 20192 min readHave yourself a sustainable little Christmas Managed to dodge the chaos of Black Friday and bypassed Cyber Monday, just in time for the onslaught of the Christmas countdown? Over the...
anisa akhtarDec 5, 20191 min readCOP25 video exploring a different side to the argument...This covers some of the concepts in Michelle Cain's work on how cows can be part of the solution... ... Is this a fair argument for...
anisa akhtarNov 30, 20192 min readMeat: A threat to our planet?Liz Bonnin's documentary aired this week and has caused quite a stir amongst British farmers. The programme focused on the environmental...
anisa akhtarNov 29, 20191 min readTree's success storyThought provoking ideas on BBC Radio 4 this morning in how listening to the soil could help farmers and biodiversity....
anisa akhtarNov 24, 20193 min readA year of shortfalls in the beef industryThe NFU has reported that farmers have lost £170 million over the last 12 months as beef prices continue to drop, but supermarket prices...
anisa akhtarNov 14, 20193 min readA Green New Deal It's pretty difficult to dodge the Brexit and election hotcakes at the moment, and you'll have probably heard the Green New Deal being...
anisa akhtarNov 6, 20193 min readFarming our landscape- is it integral to our landscape?Does the British landscape need farming? What would happen if we all became vegans? Farming is synonymous with our landscape; a pastoral...
anisa akhtarOct 30, 20191 min readOops, sorry, there aren't actually plenty more fish in the seaArtifishal is emblematic of the huge issues we face in how we consume nature and how our current approach just isn't working...
anisa akhtarOct 24, 20191 min readEating our way to a healthier planet? Here's a video on a Lancet report connecting health and food with the planet's health- further discussion in a coming post!
anisa akhtarOct 18, 20193 min readAn evening with the experts...Yesterday I attended the launch of the fifth year of IFSTAL, at the Royal Veterinary College, London. This collaborative network between...
anisa akhtarOct 11, 20192 min readPesticides, pigs and antibiotic overloads...There's been a growing trend for traceability in the meat industry, in part, due to the fact that the factory aspect of large-scale...
anisa akhtarOct 7, 20193 min readUK meat production? Here's the facts and figuresHow are consumer choices affecting the meat market in the UK today? Figure 1 shows how beef production has seen a significant increase in...
anisa akhtarOct 1, 20192 min readA discussion worth having... Hi there, I'm Anisa. Final year BSc Geography student at UCL. I’ve always had a huge interest in the food we eat and where it comes from...