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#1291252021-06-07
Half of Your Grocery List Contains Byproducts of an Environmental Scourge
A few weeks ago, the Sri Lankan president announced that his government would ban all imports of palm oil, with immediate effect, and ordered the country’s plantation companies to begin uprooting their oil-palm monocultures and replacing them with more environmentally friendly crops.
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#1292012021-06-10
Pollinators Are the Buzz for This B-Corp’s Focus on Regenerative Agriculture
Danone North America recently announced an expansion of its regenerative agriculture program on participating dairy farms and almond producers. That commitment is certainly important for its portfolio of brands, which includes numerous dairy products and popular non-dairy alternatives such as Da ...
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#1292022021-06-10
Helping farmers in Kenya keep produce cool to cut food waste
Small-volume farmers of avocado, mango and french beans in Kenya are helping to test the model from SokoFresh, which manages mobile cold storage units that run on 100% solar energy.
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#1292032021-06-10
Rethinking Food Systems
Over decades, as populations have grown, more people are consuming – and wasting more food – than ever before. Unsustainable food production and consumption patterns are a common thread, running through many of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.
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#1292452021-06-11
Regenerative agriculture a game-changer for farmers
Practices wider and more advanced than organic farming, says grower On Canadian farms, something important is growing – farmers are turning to regenerative agriculture.
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#1292462021-06-11
Deforestation is driven by global markets
The world is at a crossroads, as humanity tries to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity loss, while still securing a supply of food for everyone. A recent study in Nature Communications shows that global demands for commodities, especially in connection with agricultural development, ar ...
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#1293062021-06-14
Give farmers, citizens key role in Kenya food system
Achieving food and nutrition security is an international and national goal. Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) seeks to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.
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#1293202021-06-15
Farmers urgently need to diversify, but they cannot do it alone
Boosting biodiversity on farms is crucial to make them more resilient to climate change and protect future food security, but it will not happen without change across the food supply chain from seed producer to consumer, agronomists say.
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#1293612021-06-16
India’s dietary guidelines have a relatively lower carbon footprint: study
Growing conversations on climate change in the context of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have sparked more meaningful conversations on dietary diversity, ethical consumption and planetary health in recent years with many celebrities also embracing the ‘green living’ chatter.
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#1295342021-07-12
Are we hungry for change for genuinely transforming food systems?
While the governments chant the mantra of "leaving no one behind", it is ironic that they are abetting corporate grabbing of land and resources, which is pushing farmers out of agriculture. Corporations are exercising more and more control over food and agriculture and influencing public policies.
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#1295592021-07-13
In the world capital of vanilla production, nearly three out of four farmers say they don't have enough to eat
Madagascar, famous for its lemurs, is home to almost 26 million people. Despite the cultural and natural riches, Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. Over 70% of Malagasy people are farmers, and food security is a constant challenge.
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#1295942021-07-21
What is the National Food Strategy and how could it change the way England eats?
Reforming England’s food system could save the country £126 billion, according to a recent government-commissioned report. The National Food Strategy, led by British businessman Henry Dimbleby, proposes a raft of measures to shake up how food is produced and the kinds of diets most people eat.
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#1296172021-07-22
New ‘Reawakened Foods’ Campaign To Promote Global Biodiversity Through Storytelling
According to North America-based NGO, The Lexicon, 30,000+ edible plants are available to include in our diets, however, more than 50% of the world’s plant-based nutrition is based on only three crops. This threat to our global biodiversity in the fields impacts our food systems and causes infer ...
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#1296452021-07-23
Preservation and enhancement of the agricultural and food heritage in North Africa
North Africa abounds in traditional agricultural systems that are remarkable both for the high levels of cultivated biodiversity they represent and for the reservoir of traditional agricultural and culinary knowledge that they have been transmitting for centuries.
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#1296562021-07-23
IFAD: Food systems that ignore needs of poor are doomed to fail
Attempts to create more equitable and sustainable food systems are doomed to fail if they ignore the challenges and needs of rural people in the world’s poorest countries, says the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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#1296982021-07-27
Africa: Small Farms Are the Future of Food Systems
Small-scale farmers can play a crucial role in creating sustainable food systems. But more investment is needed, writes Sabrina Elba, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
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#1297012021-07-27
Plant Man Miguel Braganza on how Konkan Fruit Fest preserves food biodiversity
The Konkan Fruit Fest (KFF) is an initiative of Miguel Braganza and his team from Botanical Society of Goa, to preserve endangered food biodiversity by providing fruit growers a forum to market lesser-known fruits.
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#1297852021-07-29
Bees As Seeds
For centuries human beings have found in bees the representation of positive values. Symbol of industriousness, ingenuity and generosity, in recent years, bees have become increasingly alarming sentinels of a balance that human beings themselves are threatening.
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#1297862021-07-29
OPINION: Why our broken food system is overshooting the Earth's planetary boundaries
The global food system is the main driver of the ecological and climate crises pushing natural systems beyond the boundaries of a safe operating space for humanity
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#1297892021-07-29
Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief
More than 500 delegates from 108 countries attended in-person, while thousands more joined virtually. Participants included government officials, smallholder farmers, producers, indigenous people, women and youth.
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#1297902021-07-29
Pre-summit on Food Systems finish in Rome
The preparatory meeting for the summit on Food Systems ended in Rome with a call to transform these systems and strengthen their role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. On its third and final day, the meeting promoted by Italy and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization ...
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#1298602021-08-10
A global database of diversified farming effects on biodiversity and yield
With the Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15), United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), and United Nations Food Systems Summit, 2021 is a pivotal year for transitioning towards sustainable food systems. Diversified farming systems are key to more sustainable food produc ...
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#1299282021-08-13
Aquaponics: The future of agriculture?
Like a shimmering purple spaceship, the glowing greenhouse stands in the middle of an old dairy factory in an Eindhoven industrial park in the Netherlands. It can't fly — but if the founders of the startup Phood Farm have their way, their business will soon take off. They hope the future of agri ...
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#1299622021-08-16
Feeding the future: facts and figures
Even before COVID-19 unleashed itself on the globe, the world had swerved off course to meet its target of zero hunger by 2030. Hunger is increasing, while nutritious food remains out of reach for many of the world’s poorest.
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#1299922021-08-16
Africa Has Highest Fertile Land for Agriculture - Dantata
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dantata Foods and Allied Product Company, Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, said Africa has the most under-exploited potential for agricultural production globally. He also said smallholder farmers play a key role in the global agricultural value chain, espe ...
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#1300012021-08-18
Sustainable agriculture is the future of farming – here’s why
It’s time to burst the bubble of the rural-urban divide: When it comes to competing against forces of gentrification and big agribusiness in the name of food equity, small farmers and urban farms have a lot in common. Here’s how two agricultural entrepreneurs are working toward common ground in ...
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#1300192021-08-18
Pineapple agroforestry can be alternative to jhum cultivation for North East
Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practised by the ethnic "Hmar" tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for North East India. This traditional practice can provide twin solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss, according to a new study.
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#1300202021-08-18
Food systems on the edge
The COVID-19 pandemic has ruthlessly exposed the global food system's deficiencies, and a massive escalating hunger crisis now looms. A quarter of humanity lacks secure access to food, with one in 10 people affected by severe food insecurity, and up to 811 million people hungry. Another quarter ...
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#1301162021-08-24
What is agroecology – and how can it help us fight climate change?
Conflict, the climate crisis and now COVID-19 are forcing people to go hungry. One in three people (nearly 2.37 billion) didn’t have enough food in 2020 – 320 million more than in 2019, according to the World Bank’s analysis of World Food Programme data.
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#1301532021-08-31
Food systems: seven priorities to end hunger and protect the planet
The world’s food system is in disarray. One in ten people is undernourished. One in four is overweight. More than one-third of the world’s population cannot afford a healthy diet. Food supplies are disrupted by heatwaves, floods, droughts and wars. The number of people going hungry in 2020 was 1 ...
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#1301782021-09-01
Somali Government, with the support of FAO, Launches Regional and National Food Systems Summit Dialogues
FAO Somalia and The Federal Government of Somalia have launched the first of a series of virtual regional and national Food System Summit dialogues in preparation for the United Nations Food Systems Summit, to be convened by the Secretary-General in September 2021.
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#1301852021-09-01
Tunisia plants seeds of hope against climate change
Tunisian farmers are turning to the past to ensure a future by planting indigenous seeds as the North African country suffers at a time of drought, disease and climate change.
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#1302912021-09-03
Agrobiodiversity Index scores show agrobiodiversity is underutilized in national food systems
The diversity of plants, animals and microorganisms that directly or indirectly support food and agriculture is critical to achieving healthy diets and agroecosystems. Here we present the Agrobiodiversity Index (based on 22 indicators), which provides a monitoring framework and informs food syst ...
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#1303992021-09-14
90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN
Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, ac ...
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#1304052021-09-14
The “Bees and Farmers” Tour Meets Pope Francis
On September 8, representatives of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save Bees and Farmers” met with Pope Francis in Rome, thus concluding their week-long “Bees and Farmers” tour in 8 different Italian cities, to promote the initiative to save pollinators, biodiversity and those who culti ...
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#1304162021-09-14
FAO ready to follow up on UN Food Systems Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically.
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#1304412021-09-15
FAO ready to follow up on UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have to change our agri-food systems urgently and holistically.
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#1304732021-09-20
Food Experts’ Expectations for Global Food Systems Transformation
Dubbed ‘the People’s Summit, the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) hopes to put the world back on a path to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, through food systems overhauling. From the tempered to the extremely optimistic, experts in various food system sectors share th ...
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#1305172021-09-22
How green is your food? Eco-labels can change the way we eat, study shows
It’s lunchtime at a workplace cafeteria in Birmingham, and employees returning to work after months away during the coronavirus pandemic are noticing something has changed. Next to the sandwiches and hot and cold dishes is a small globe symbol, coloured green, orange or red with a letter in the ...
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#1305682021-09-23
On course for healthier, more sustainable soil
If we want to transition to a greener, healthier and more climate resilient Europe, it is important to ensure our soils are in good condition. However, the quality of soils is worsening because of unsustainable management practices, depletion of resources, climate change and pollution
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#1305782021-09-30
Africa: Transform Food Systems to Avert $400 Billion Annually in Loss and Waste
That half-eaten apple tossed in the trash bin after lunch is contributing to the staggering mountain of food wasted globally, at a time when more than 800 million people still go to bed hungry, UN agencies said on Wednesday, marking the International Day to increase awareness of this issue.
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#1305792021-09-30
Biodiversity for Food Security: A BOLD Approach
“Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development,” or BOLD, a project funded by the Norwegian Government and managed by the Crop Trust, will launch this month to support the development of climate resilient crop varieties and ensure they reach farmers’ fields.
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#1305912021-09-30
American Bumblebee Could Be Added to the Endangered Species List
The American bumblebee is quickly moving towards the endangered species list as their population has declined by 89% in the last 20 years. The vital pollinators have also already vanished from eight states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will continue analyzing populations and create their “ ...
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#1307052021-10-12
Threatened by climate change, a California winemaker switches to carbon farming
The history of Napa Valley wine courses through Robin Lail's veins. Her great-granduncle, Gustave Niebaum, founded Inglenook Vineyards in 1879 and helped establish Napa Valley's reputation for quality wine. Her father, John Daniel Jr., expanded that reputation during Napa's second heyday, after ...
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#1309692021-10-19
Intense farming better than eco-friendly agriculture to leave more space for wildlife
A new study looking at more than 2500 animal and plant species suggests that farming should be as high-yielding and as concentrated in small areas as possible, leaving more space for natural habitats but still covering our food needs.
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#1309712021-10-19
To Save the Corn Belt, Plant Trees
America’s corn belt—a broad swath of land stretching from Nebraska to Ohio—ranks as the globe’s most agriculturally productive region during the summer months. Its farms churn out the bulk of domestically grown corn and soybeans, most of which goes to feed the livestock that satisfies our meat h ...
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#1309782021-10-20
How to build sustainable, healthier, more equitable food systems
World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman Klaus Schwab made the following speech at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on World Food Day on 16 October. He outlined four ways to transform food systems in a way that is healthier, more sustainable, more equitable and fairer for all.
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#1310982021-10-22
Scientists Call for Policies to Buffer Agricultural Runoff
Agricultural land uses, including both crop and livestock production, are known to have myriad detrimental effects on streams and rivers. According to the EPA, agricultural runoff is a major source of surface water pollution—the excess nutrient runoff from fertilizer and livestock manure causes ...
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#1310992021-10-22
Saline soil: a matter of agricultural and environmental concern
On his tour to Yellow River estuary starting from Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping checked on the local government's efforts in managing the saline-alkali soil caused by sea water erosion along the coast.
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#1311002021-10-22
Middle East’s growing role in global food security
The global food system is facing a number of stresses and shocks due to the complex interplay of social, economic, political and environmental factors.