Jack Thompson
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Freelance food & farming journalist covering W Africa, based in Dakar. Words @FT @AP @bbcworldservice @AJEnglish @restofworld @hakaimagazine @vittlesmagazine
Dakar
Joined June 2009
My story for @AP about incredible resilience - amputees from the civil war in Sierra turning to farming to overcome discrimination and poverty. Thanks to John Meadly from @PastureForLife & Mambud Samai who introduced me to this story at @Groundswellaguk last year!
'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
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RT @TableDebates: 🎙️ TABLE's @m_kessler_ & @annalappe (@futureoffoodorg) were interviewed for the latest episode of @WeAreDrilled about the…
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RT @agcconnect: Do we need fossil fuel-based agrochemicals in farming?🧪🚜 That’s a complicated question. Dive into ep 3 of #FueltoFork, fro…
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Love this from @_RajPatel with @FordAlessandro @politico: “I’ve yet to meet a farmer who’s a genuine bastard. When the EU represents farmers as environmental bomb throwers, it's reasonable to say, ‘the reason we’re producing in this fashion is because you set up the incentives."
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RT @IPESfood: 🦇💩From bat dung to Haber-Bosch. #Fertilizers changed our relationship with food & with the planet. Uncover the truth about t…
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RT @nina_pullman: After a wonderful year at @bbcfoodprog, I'm now officially a food journalist and audio producer for hire 🙏🏼 It's been a t…
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RT @feedbackorg: 🍽️ Our food has a hidden ingredient...#FossilFuels. And it’s having serious climate consequences🛢️ 🎧 Check out #FuelToFo…
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Looking forward to moderating this scintillating panel of experts about the fossil fuels in our food. Much-needed with #COP29 around the corner & the release of the new Fuel to Fork podcast. Join us on the 5th November with the sign up link:
On the heels of our new podcast #FueltoFork, we're co-hosting with @IPESfood & @futureoffoodorg an online event focused on fossil fuels, policy & #COP29. 🗓️ 4 Nov at 2pm GMT Panelists: @lilifuhr, @grocery_nerd, Ruchi Tripathi, & @NnimmoB Register:
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RT @chrisgeeuk: A new podcast series not to be missed. Fuel to Fork, an investigation into the fossil fuels in our food. Kudos to @TableDeb…
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RT @annalappe: Food systems contribute 15% of global fossil fuel use annually. But there’s hope— worldwide people are tapping into Indigeno…
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RT @IPESfood: “I consider fossil fuels to be, & this isn’t a compliment, the lifeblood of the food industry” — our @grocery_nerd
#Foodsys…
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RT @alexandraheal: Very excited to have received an honourable mention in the large investigations category for “The hidden cost of your su…
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RT @IPESfood: 📢🎙️OUT NOW! 🍎Fuel to Fork, the new podcast from IPES-Food @TableDebates & @futureoffoodorg uncovers the hidden ingredient in…
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I'm still working as a freelance food & climate journalist in West Africa for @AP & others, so please let me know if you have any tips & story ideas in the region.
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