Jessica Meeker
@jess-here.bsky.social
All things food and nutrition | Happiest when running
"Prices have to come down or incomes have to go up.
It’s amazing how many words a government paper can put into not saying that."
Great article in the #Guardian on the new Obesity policy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s amazing how many words a government paper can put into not saying that."
Great article in the #Guardian on the new Obesity policy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The way to tackle obesity in the UK is to make healthy food affordable. But the government won’t admit it | Zoe Williams
We can’t fix this crisis with vouchers, loyalty cards or supermarket displays. Either prices have to come down or incomes have to go up, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Prices have to come down or incomes have to go up.
It’s amazing how many words a government paper can put into not saying that."
Great article in the #Guardian on the new Obesity policy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s amazing how many words a government paper can put into not saying that."
Great article in the #Guardian on the new Obesity policy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cap de Formentor!!
Epic day cycling this iconic route.
The killer mountains were worth it for the incredible views.
Epic day cycling this iconic route.
The killer mountains were worth it for the incredible views.
May 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Cap de Formentor!!
Epic day cycling this iconic route.
The killer mountains were worth it for the incredible views.
Epic day cycling this iconic route.
The killer mountains were worth it for the incredible views.
Once again, profit before people 😔
“Promotions on minimally processed and nutritious food would be gamechanging, making it more affordable for families and improving the diets of millions.”
But that won’t happen thanks to big food corporations …
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
But that won’t happen thanks to big food corporations …
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Once again, profit before people 😔
Happy Birthday Stevie!
A veritable smorgasboard of hits.
Superstition is the only song I will consider butchering at Karaoke 🎶
A veritable smorgasboard of hits.
Superstition is the only song I will consider butchering at Karaoke 🎶
Happy 75th Birthday, Stevie Wonder. 🎉
To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs
To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs
The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs
The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs
rollingstone.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Happy Birthday Stevie!
A veritable smorgasboard of hits.
Superstition is the only song I will consider butchering at Karaoke 🎶
A veritable smorgasboard of hits.
Superstition is the only song I will consider butchering at Karaoke 🎶
Reposted by Jessica Meeker
Join us for the launch of ‘Food Fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet’ – a book by food and nutrition expert @stuartgillespie.bsky.social that shines a light on the evolution of our global food systems.
29 April at 16:00 at IDS and online.
Book now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...
29 April at 16:00 at IDS and online.
Book now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...
April 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join us for the launch of ‘Food Fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet’ – a book by food and nutrition expert @stuartgillespie.bsky.social that shines a light on the evolution of our global food systems.
29 April at 16:00 at IDS and online.
Book now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...
29 April at 16:00 at IDS and online.
Book now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...
⚖️ Equity in Research Partnerships ⚖️
This blog builds on the discussions on equitable research partnerships and asks (amongst other things) the question "Equity for what and for whom?"
Particularly pertinent in the current climate.
Have a read... 📖
This blog builds on the discussions on equitable research partnerships and asks (amongst other things) the question "Equity for what and for whom?"
Particularly pertinent in the current climate.
Have a read... 📖
Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 1 - Institute of Development Studies
During a recent meeting in Kenya that celebrated the ESRC FCDO Raising Learning Outcomes Research programme (RLO)
www.ids.ac.uk
April 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
⚖️ Equity in Research Partnerships ⚖️
This blog builds on the discussions on equitable research partnerships and asks (amongst other things) the question "Equity for what and for whom?"
Particularly pertinent in the current climate.
Have a read... 📖
This blog builds on the discussions on equitable research partnerships and asks (amongst other things) the question "Equity for what and for whom?"
Particularly pertinent in the current climate.
Have a read... 📖
Reposted by Jessica Meeker
Healthy diet now unaffordable for billions including 48% of world’s children: Save the Children analysis www.savethechildren.net/news/healthy...
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Healthy diet now unaffordable for billions including 48% of world’s children: Save the Children analysis www.savethechildren.net/news/healthy...
Listening to my 7yo daughter chatting to herself in the bath...
"Welcome to the BBC news. The puffin population has gone up, the war in the Ukraine has stopped and Putin has stopped being a poo!"
Best news broadcast I've heard for ages.
I'm channeling her optimism ❤️
"Welcome to the BBC news. The puffin population has gone up, the war in the Ukraine has stopped and Putin has stopped being a poo!"
Best news broadcast I've heard for ages.
I'm channeling her optimism ❤️
March 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Listening to my 7yo daughter chatting to herself in the bath...
"Welcome to the BBC news. The puffin population has gone up, the war in the Ukraine has stopped and Putin has stopped being a poo!"
Best news broadcast I've heard for ages.
I'm channeling her optimism ❤️
"Welcome to the BBC news. The puffin population has gone up, the war in the Ukraine has stopped and Putin has stopped being a poo!"
Best news broadcast I've heard for ages.
I'm channeling her optimism ❤️
Reposted by Jessica Meeker
Great to see the first phase of restoration work has begun on Madeira Terrace #brighton. It's the longest continuous ironwork structure in the world but it's also a beautiful and much-loved part of the seafront
March 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great to see the first phase of restoration work has begun on Madeira Terrace #brighton. It's the longest continuous ironwork structure in the world but it's also a beautiful and much-loved part of the seafront
Great issue of Food Fight Files this month from @stuartgillespie.bsky.social
Particularly poignant section on the dangers of circularity within the food system / big pharma.
Check it out 👇
Particularly poignant section on the dangers of circularity within the food system / big pharma.
Check it out 👇
March 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Great issue of Food Fight Files this month from @stuartgillespie.bsky.social
Particularly poignant section on the dangers of circularity within the food system / big pharma.
Check it out 👇
Particularly poignant section on the dangers of circularity within the food system / big pharma.
Check it out 👇
In NYC this week for #UNCSW69 with this incredible group of women.
Here to share some emerging findings on how to ensure women and youth are at the heart of the clean energy transition.
More here 👇
www.ce4dev.org
Here to share some emerging findings on how to ensure women and youth are at the heart of the clean energy transition.
More here 👇
www.ce4dev.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In NYC this week for #UNCSW69 with this incredible group of women.
Here to share some emerging findings on how to ensure women and youth are at the heart of the clean energy transition.
More here 👇
www.ce4dev.org
Here to share some emerging findings on how to ensure women and youth are at the heart of the clean energy transition.
More here 👇
www.ce4dev.org
Little blog on the fundraising we've been doing for the #ME Association.
This cause has a very personal link to me as a very dear friend of mine has been severely affected by this disease.
Thanks to @thewestonmale.bsky.social for describing me as an 'athlete' 💪🤣
This cause has a very personal link to me as a very dear friend of mine has been severely affected by this disease.
Thanks to @thewestonmale.bsky.social for describing me as an 'athlete' 💪🤣
March 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Little blog on the fundraising we've been doing for the #ME Association.
This cause has a very personal link to me as a very dear friend of mine has been severely affected by this disease.
Thanks to @thewestonmale.bsky.social for describing me as an 'athlete' 💪🤣
This cause has a very personal link to me as a very dear friend of mine has been severely affected by this disease.
Thanks to @thewestonmale.bsky.social for describing me as an 'athlete' 💪🤣
Not DHS too 😔
Of all the hideous news coming from the Trump administration, this one hits hard.
DHS data is particularly essential in nutrition programming and policy.
The impact of pulling this vital resource is unfathomable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Of all the hideous news coming from the Trump administration, this one hits hard.
DHS data is particularly essential in nutrition programming and policy.
The impact of pulling this vital resource is unfathomable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Not DHS too 😔
Of all the hideous news coming from the Trump administration, this one hits hard.
DHS data is particularly essential in nutrition programming and policy.
The impact of pulling this vital resource is unfathomable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Of all the hideous news coming from the Trump administration, this one hits hard.
DHS data is particularly essential in nutrition programming and policy.
The impact of pulling this vital resource is unfathomable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Going to UN CSW next week??
Come join us for this exciting event to hear from an incredible set of speakers 👇👇👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
Come join us for this exciting event to hear from an incredible set of speakers 👇👇👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
Institute of Development Studies on LinkedIn: #beijing30 #uncsw #csw69 #ce4dev
New event: Where are the women?🚨
As we progress towards a world with clean energy at its heart, women and youth are being left behind and marginalised in the…
www.linkedin.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Going to UN CSW next week??
Come join us for this exciting event to hear from an incredible set of speakers 👇👇👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
Come join us for this exciting event to hear from an incredible set of speakers 👇👇👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
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Focusing on the small nuggets of good news.
Hooray for the Beavers 👏
It would be incredible to see more of these in the wild.
Hooray for the Beavers 👏
It would be incredible to see more of these in the wild.
This is good to see... Beavers are coming home! 🦫🦫🦫
So many win wins incl nature, flood management etc
and there will be detailed licencing regime & application process so that stakeholders are engaged and landowners are supported
👏 @NaturalEngland.com
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/beavers...
So many win wins incl nature, flood management etc
and there will be detailed licencing regime & application process so that stakeholders are engaged and landowners are supported
👏 @NaturalEngland.com
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/beavers...
Beavers are coming home! | The Wildlife Trusts
The Wildlife Trusts congratulate the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in several pa...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
February 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Focusing on the small nuggets of good news.
Hooray for the Beavers 👏
It would be incredible to see more of these in the wild.
Hooray for the Beavers 👏
It would be incredible to see more of these in the wild.
Exactly! Rates of malnutrition are often highest in the areas of high production or 'bread basket' districts.
Stop pushing to grow more food and address the root causes of food inequity.
Stop pushing to grow more food and address the root causes of food inequity.
My 2 cents: Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. If we are serious about ending it, we need bold political action, not just scientific breakthroughs.
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it theconversation.com/only-politic...
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it theconversation.com/only-politic...
Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it
Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is not sufficient.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Exactly! Rates of malnutrition are often highest in the areas of high production or 'bread basket' districts.
Stop pushing to grow more food and address the root causes of food inequity.
Stop pushing to grow more food and address the root causes of food inequity.
LCD Soundsystem are one of my all time faves 🎶
I agree with the top two rankings, but would have had dance yourself clean at third place.
Which is your favourite?
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
I agree with the top two rankings, but would have had dance yourself clean at third place.
Which is your favourite?
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
You wanted a hit? LCD Soundsystem’s 20 best songs – ranked!
With Daft Punk Is Playing at My House turning 20 and a new album being worked on, we select the dance-rock musos’ finest tracks
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
LCD Soundsystem are one of my all time faves 🎶
I agree with the top two rankings, but would have had dance yourself clean at third place.
Which is your favourite?
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
I agree with the top two rankings, but would have had dance yourself clean at third place.
Which is your favourite?
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
"the causes of hunger are fundamentally political and economic"
IPES statement on food and hunger and ways to address the persistent inequality at its root 👇
IPES statement on food and hunger and ways to address the persistent inequality at its root 👇
🚨“Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. Food isn’t scarce but many people can’t access it.”
🥣The answer to world #hunger isn’t factory farming or tech fixes: it’s confronting #power & #inequality.
IPES-Food’s statement on food access👇
ipes-food.org/only-politic...
🥣The answer to world #hunger isn’t factory farming or tech fixes: it’s confronting #power & #inequality.
IPES-Food’s statement on food access👇
ipes-food.org/only-politic...
February 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"the causes of hunger are fundamentally political and economic"
IPES statement on food and hunger and ways to address the persistent inequality at its root 👇
IPES statement on food and hunger and ways to address the persistent inequality at its root 👇
Reposted by Jessica Meeker
Read the blog and full report on why the political economy of food and nutrition systems is so important: www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
Co-authors @philbakernz.bsky.social, @fao.org colleagues @nicknisbett.bsky.social, @jessgordon.bsky.social and others
@ids.ac.uk
Co-authors @philbakernz.bsky.social, @fao.org colleagues @nicknisbett.bsky.social, @jessgordon.bsky.social and others
@ids.ac.uk
The political economy of agri-food systems and nutrition: why it matters - Institute of Development Studies
Despite ambitious policies and well-intended programmes, food security and nutrition challenges persist around the world and are becoming more complex.
www.ids.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Read the blog and full report on why the political economy of food and nutrition systems is so important: www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
Co-authors @philbakernz.bsky.social, @fao.org colleagues @nicknisbett.bsky.social, @jessgordon.bsky.social and others
@ids.ac.uk
Co-authors @philbakernz.bsky.social, @fao.org colleagues @nicknisbett.bsky.social, @jessgordon.bsky.social and others
@ids.ac.uk
Reposted by Jessica Meeker
A new report by IDS researchers and partners with @fao.org urges donors, development agencies and governments to move beyond technocratic solutions & confront social, political and economic barriers to overcome food insecurity & rising obesity rates worldwide.
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
The political economy of agri-food systems and nutrition: why it matters - Institute of Development Studies
Despite ambitious policies and well-intended programmes, food security and nutrition challenges persist around the world and are becoming more complex.
www.ids.ac.uk
February 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A new report by IDS researchers and partners with @fao.org urges donors, development agencies and governments to move beyond technocratic solutions & confront social, political and economic barriers to overcome food insecurity & rising obesity rates worldwide.
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
🫘 BEANS 🫘
Delicious, nutritious, climate resilient and nitrogen fixing.
Don't you love it when something not only tastes great, but is also good for you and the planet? 🌍
What's your favourite bean #recipe??
Delicious, nutritious, climate resilient and nitrogen fixing.
Don't you love it when something not only tastes great, but is also good for you and the planet? 🌍
What's your favourite bean #recipe??
Can the humble bean help save the world?
Happy #WorldPulsesDay! It's a good day to check out our video collaboration with BBC Ideas & @socsci.ox.ac.uk which highlights just how beans might help solve our interconnected climate and food systems challenges.
Watch: tabledebates.org/essay/table-...
Happy #WorldPulsesDay! It's a good day to check out our video collaboration with BBC Ideas & @socsci.ox.ac.uk which highlights just how beans might help solve our interconnected climate and food systems challenges.
Watch: tabledebates.org/essay/table-...
February 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🫘 BEANS 🫘
Delicious, nutritious, climate resilient and nitrogen fixing.
Don't you love it when something not only tastes great, but is also good for you and the planet? 🌍
What's your favourite bean #recipe??
Delicious, nutritious, climate resilient and nitrogen fixing.
Don't you love it when something not only tastes great, but is also good for you and the planet? 🌍
What's your favourite bean #recipe??
🥬 #vegetable growers... Why has no one told me about this before??
I'm no stranger to #growyourown in the garden 🍅 but this beautiful pak choi is growing from the base that I'd usually discard 🌱
What else can I try?
I'm no stranger to #growyourown in the garden 🍅 but this beautiful pak choi is growing from the base that I'd usually discard 🌱
What else can I try?
February 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🥬 #vegetable growers... Why has no one told me about this before??
I'm no stranger to #growyourown in the garden 🍅 but this beautiful pak choi is growing from the base that I'd usually discard 🌱
What else can I try?
I'm no stranger to #growyourown in the garden 🍅 but this beautiful pak choi is growing from the base that I'd usually discard 🌱
What else can I try?
