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Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust awards approximately 20 individuals each year with the opportunity to research topics of interest in either farming, food, horticulture or rural industries or are in a position to influence these industries.
A bursary is awarded to facilitate the study and I was fortunate to be sponsored by The Food Chain in 2017.

My study entitled ‘Vegetable production for specific nutritional need’ examines the causes of sub-optimal nutrition in the UK and how vegetable consumption can provide solutions to this and also how we can use a multi-disciplinary approach to find solutions for people with restricted diets to access a range of vegetable products.

Find out more at Nuffield Scholars UK

My 2020 TEDX talk – Diet, diversity and the future of foods, draws on aspects of my Nuffield Farming Study

Nuffield Farming Report ‘Vegetable Production for Specific Nutritional Need’

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by B.A.A Bray, posted in Food

The news that my Nuffield Farming report has been published is the highlight of my week. Given that it landed on the 29th March 2019, it could have been easily lost in other news but people have spotted it on the Nuffield International website and picked out information to comment on and share. Vegetable consumption … Continue reading Nuffield Farming Report ‘Vegetable Production for Specific Nutritional Need’

Nuffield Farming Conference 2018

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 by B.A.A Bray, posted in Food

I’m delighted to share the presentation I gave at the 2018 Nuffield Farming Conference in Glasgow last month. The talk is about our diet and how vegetables can help improve our nutritional status. I introduce the concept of nutrition smart agriculture and look at how multi-disciplinary working can be used to solve nutritional problems. I … Continue reading Nuffield Farming Conference 2018

Vegetable production for specific nutritional need

December 5, 2018 by B.A.A Bray, posted in Food

Last month, after 18 months of research including 16 weeks of international travel, I presented my findings at the Nuffield Farming Conference in Glasgow. Here is a transcript of my talk The Issue Imagine, you are at the Dr’s waiting for your blood test results and she starts the consultation with the words “I don’t … Continue reading Vegetable production for specific nutritional need

CFS45 THE U.N. CONFERENCE FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY OCTOBER 2018

November 12, 2018 by B.A.A Bray, posted in Food, nutrition

I attended CFS45 Global Food Security conference at the FAO headquarters in Rome this October as part of the Private Sector Mechanism (PSM) delegation. It was an opportunity organised by Nuffield Farming International who arranged for Nuffield Farming Scholars from different disciplines across the world to attend this event. It was 5 days out of … Continue reading CFS45 THE U.N. CONFERENCE FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY OCTOBER 2018

Nuffield Farming 2017 blog