UK supermarket shelves have been left bare of fresh produce in recent weeks – growing more fruit and veg in cities could reduce the severity of future shortages.
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Helping more city-dwellers to grow their own fruit and veg could improve health, wellbeing and food security for growing populations.
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Research Fellow in Environmental Change, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor Urban Horticulture, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Horticultural Scientist (RHS)/RHS Fellow, University of Reading
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Principal Horticultural Advisor, Royal Horticultural Society
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Co-lead for "Food consumption, health and sustainability" research pillar at the Institute for Sustainable Food (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-food), University of Sheffield
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Professor of Plant-Soil Interactions, University of Sheffield
