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Food insecurity in our time: Bill Davies at TEDxLancasterU

600 views · Published 11 June 2014 · 17:38 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Bill Davies is a Distinguished Professor at Lancaster University whose research provides a unique view of ways in which environmental stresses impact plant growth. His discoveries have led to radical changes in irrigation practice which contribute to sustainable increase of agriculture. In June 2011, Bill Davies was awarded a CBE for services to Science in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Bill Davies has a general interest in interventions that might enhance global food security, while his research group focuses on understanding how crop plants cope with adverse environmental conditions. 

"Food Insecurity: we're all part of the problem but we can all work towards a solution"

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