Co-Centre for SUstainable and REsilient FOOD systems (SUREFOOD-I)

我们目前的粮食体系无法满足为所有人提供粮食安全和营养所需的经济、社会和环境要求。粮食系统面临着紧迫而复杂的挑战。这影响到我们在英国、爱尔兰和爱尔兰的本地业务，也受到全球事件的影响。十分之一的人营养不良，四分之一的人超重，超过三分之一的世界人口负担不起健康的饮食。粮食供应因热浪、洪水、干旱和冲突而中断。2019冠状病毒病大流行导致饥饿人数增加了15%。全球粮食部门排放的温室气体约占世界温室气体总量的30%，严重影响着地球健康。不良的耕作方式使土壤退化，污染和耗尽供水，并降低了当地和全球的生物多样性。为了在不继续破坏环境的情况下养活世界，我们生产和消费食物的方式必须彻底改变。为了确保英国、爱尔兰和爱尔兰的每个人都能获得可持续、公平和健康的食品，我们需要跨学科和跨司法管辖区的创新和联合方法。作为全球领先的食品和配料供应商，爱尔兰和英国处于独特的地位，我们面临着不断变化的地缘政治挑战和关系。这些挑战凸显了在这个动荡的世界中集中关注粮食安全的重要性。这种不确定性和波动性需要一个有凝聚力的战略来推动英国、爱尔兰和爱尔兰的粮食系统转型。利用从土壤到社会的完整粮食系统方法，SUREFOOD-I将开展从粮食生产到公共卫生的转化研究。我将开发创新和变革性的解决方案，使我们的粮食系统转型，确保所有人都能获得安全的营养食品。在此过程中，SUREFOOD-I将提供解决方案，支持我们的粮食系统到2050年向气候中和过渡。

Our current food system does not meet the economic, social and environmental requirements needed to generate food security and nutrition for all. The food system faces urgent and complex challenges. This affects us locally in GB, NI and Ireland and it is also affected by global events. One in ten people are undernourished, one in four are overweight and more than one third of the world's population cannot afford a healthy diet. Food supplies are disrupted by heatwaves, floods, droughts and conflict. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a 15% increase in the number of people going hungry. The global food sector emits about 30% of the world's greenhouse gases (GHG), significantly impacting planetary health. Poor farming practices degrade soils, pollute and deplete water supplies and lower biodiversity locally and globally. In order to feed the world without continuing to damage the environment, the way we produce and consume food must radically change. To ensure everyone in GB, NI and Ireland has access to sustainable, fair and healthy foods we require innovative and joined up approaches across disciplines and across jurisdictions. Ireland and the UK are in a unique position being leading global providers of food and ingredients and we face evolving geopolitical challenges and relationships. These challenges heighten the importance of focusing attention on food security in this volatile world. This uncertainty and volatility requires a cohesive strategy to drive food system transformation in GB, NI and Ireland. Using a complete food systems approach, from soil to society, SUREFOOD-I will conduct translational research spanning food production to public health. SUREFOOD-I will develop innovative and transformative solutions to transition our food system to ensure safe nutritious food for all. In doing so, SUREFOOD-I will deliver solutions to support our food system to transition to climate-neutrality by 2050.