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Welsh and English WAEC delegates see the vast potato harvest on Buttington and Llwydiarth hills

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Professor Frank Uekötter discusses monoculture in the Guardian

Cotton harvesting
Description:
Professor Uekötter talked to the Guardian about sustainable food production.
Date:
21 November 2022

Professor Frank Uekötter featured on the UCF Knights HistoryCast

A cotton harvester
Description:
Frank Uekötter is Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Birmingham and he discussed his work on monocultures with Sebastian Garcia.
Date:
16 November 2022

"Making Food History": A new weekly video series from the Making of Monoculture: A Global History.

A dramatically lit lettuce on a black background
Description:
Dr. Uekotter explains why food history is such a dynamic area of study and how the MaMoGH project approaches the history of food from a new angle
Date:
20 October 2022

Professor Uekotter discusses calls for Germany to return to nuclear power with Der Spiegel

Aerial view of a cotton harvester in Texas
Description:
In a recent interview with Der Spiegel, Professor Uekotter discusses calls for Germany to return to nuclear power.
Date:
21 June 2022

The planet bears the scars: How war destroys the environment

Tractor ploughing the fields
Description:
On Monday 14 June, Professor Uekotter discussed the environmental impact of war in an impromptu radio interview on SRF, the Swiss national radio company.
Date:
17 June 2022

Frank Uekötter: Forget Malthus. A Death-Defying Attempt to Rewrite Global Food History

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Description:
Frank Uekötter delivered a lecture entitled “Forget Malthus. A Death-Defying Attempt to Rewrite Global Food History”
Date:
08 June 2022

Professor Uekotter featured on BBC World Service’s The Food Chain podcast

Old Joe on the University of Birmingham campus.
Description:
On 12 May 2022, Professor Frank Uekotter appeared on BBC World Service’s The Food Chain podcast in an episode entitled ‘The Problem with Wheat.’
Date:
18 May 2022

In December, Frank Uekotter gave four presentations on a tour through Germany.

Description:
Hear more about Frank Uekotter's recent tour through Germany.
Date:
10 February 2022

Can Monoculture Farming Keep Feeding Us?

Dr Frank Uekotter
Description:
Frank Uekötter was a guest on Late Night Live with Phillip Adams, Australian public intellectual and radio host.
Date:
10 February 2022
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