Great Britain launches six projects against food inequality: Innovative approaches for healthy nutrition
London, July 8, 2025 – Six new projects to tackle food inequality in the UK were unveiled today by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The initiatives aim to improve the availability and affordability of nutritious food and reduce food insecurity in communities most affected. The projects, funded under UKRI’s ‘Create, Grow, Innovate’ theme, are implementing innovative approaches including: The projects respond to alarming figures: Between 2023 and 2024, 7.5 million people lived in food insecure households per month – an increase of 300,000 from 2022 and 2.5 million since 2019. Low-income households and people with disabilities are disproportionately affected. “These innovative projects from Wales to Dundee and Nottingham to the Isle of Wight will be crucial in tackling food inequalities,” said Professor Alison Park, UKRI’s Create, Grow, Innovate theme lead. Science and Technology Minister Peter Kyle added, “No one should be without access…
