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In rural parts of Africa, chillies are being used to keep elephants off cultivated land while also providing an income for the subsistence farmers. >

“Food must not be a weapon”, Amy Franceschini calls on Via Campesina’s seven principles of food sovereignty. >

Entomologist Marcel Dicke promotes the idea that instead of mammals, we should be eating insects. >

Shin-ichi Takemura says we should rather be talking about being “creative” than “sustainable" in terms of the environment. >

Laetitia Wolff believes that technology, synthetic food and GM should not be written off. >

Anna Maria Orru imagines a resilient food culture inspired by nature’s way of organising itself. >

Product designer Frank Tjepkema believes that as a consumer, you are responsible for the way the food you eat is produced. >

Author of The Meat Lover’s Meatless Cookbook, Kim O’Donnel thinks we should all be making more time to cook. >

Fashion designer Han Feng would like to design a food culture that blends all cultures in one. >

John Thackara argues that the biggest problem with the current food system is too much innovation. >

Chef Dan Barber emphasises that we need a whole new design for the way we grow our food. >