Table Talk

How do you go about making a sustainable food system that is net positive when it comes to carbon emissions? How much comes down to changing consumer behaviour versus manufacturing practices? And if you are to change the entire food system, how do you go about getting all stakeholders onboard? None of these are easy questions to answer, but that's where a project in the Netherlands comes in. The Dutch Research Agenda is looking at these issues and trying to come up with solutions to some of the biggest environmental problems the food system faces. Their work in the Netherlands is important, as the country has a long history of trying to tackle sustainability issues, whilst also being known as "the tiny country that feeds the world." It has the highest density of livestock in Europe - more than four times that of the UK or France - with more than 100 million cattle, chickens and pigs. Having a wildly successful agricultural sector comes with it’s own unique set of problems. In this epis