SLU leads the way in developing future fish feed
Farmed rainbow trout of the future is now available on the market. The fish has been fed a new feed where traditional ingredients like soy and fishmeal have been replaced by mussels, insects and fungal protein. The initiative is led by SLU, Axfoundation and 25 other partners.
Food & Cities
Food & Cities is a collaboration between SLU Future Food and SLU Urban Futures. The project seeks to identify knowledge gaps and cross-disciplinary research questions and investigates how a long-term thematic focus on food and cities could be established at SLU.
Meat: the Four Futures
Are our choices in the grocery store based on facts, values, habits, or simply a gut feeling of what feels right? Listen to a podcast that takes a holistic view of the future of meat, exploring four very different future scenarios.
Interdiscplinarity at SLU
One of the most important goals for the Future Platforms is to develop interdisciplinary working methods at SLU by initiating and enabling collaboration across scientific disciplinary boundaries.
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"Stop talking about waste – point to the value instead"
The quote is from Jón Jónasson, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland, during a side event on innovative solutions for a sustainable future, addressing food insecurity, climate change, and waste management. The event took place during the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security. -
Turning waste into value: Circular bioeconomy in focus at international food security meeting
As the world faces growing challenges in food security, climate change, and waste management, an inspiring and solution-focused side event aims to energise the audience. The event takes place at the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). -
Prime Minister visits SLU in Alnarp – focus on research for future food security
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson visited SLU Alnarp on October 8 to learn more about research that strengthens Sweden’s preparedness and contributes to a sustainable food system. During the visit, he saw how SLU is developing robust and resilient crops for future food production. -
Exploring seascapes through taste, memory, and stories
Professor Maggie Roe from Newcastle University recently visited SLU in Alnarp to share insights from the UK-based research initiative Seascapes: Tyne to Tees, Shores to Seas, a multi-year project focused on reconnecting local communities with the coastal and marine landscapes of northeast England. -
Harvesting Swedish sweet potatoes in search of the varieties of the future
In long rows lie root vegetables in a remarkably wide range of colours and shapes: purple, red, orange, yellow, and white. Plump, thin, long, smooth, and crooked. The trial cultivation of new sweet potato varieties adapted to the Swedish climate is now being harvested.