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Sustainable Agriculture
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November 10, 2021
We are eating our planet: Why COP26 pledge on farming and food falls short
topic:
Climate action
by:
Steve Trent
org:
Environmental Justice Foundation
The UK-led COP-26 pledge on food and farming may have planted the seeds toward recognising the need to alter our food systems, but greater action is needed.
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October 25, 2021
From Canada to China: NGOs strive to reduce food waste
topic:
Food Security
by:
Isaja Karadakovska
As global hunger rates rise, a staggering amount of food continues to be wasted. NGOs are fighting to change that, but they cannot act alone.
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October 19, 2021
Latin America faces food insecurity amid rising inflation and unemployment
topic:
Food Security
by:
Ellen Nemitz
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic crises and political turmoil, many Latin American countries are facing food insecurity and mass poverty.
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October 18, 2021
Expediting the restoration of Africa’s degraded ecosystem
topic:
Climate action
by:
Bob Koigi
With millions of people depending on Africa's natural resources, restoring the continent's biodiversity is a key step in the fight against climate change.
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September 26, 2021
Carbon labelling in Germany: greenwashing in the food industry
topic:
Sustainable Consumption
by:
Abby Klinkenberg
Despite their ostensible mission of increasing climate-conscious shopping habits, large corporations' use of carbon labelling reeks of greenwashing.
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September 16, 2021
A missed opportunity to preserve oasis agriculture in Gabès, Tunisia?
topic:
Sustainable Agriculture
by:
Hanne Knaepen
org:
ECDPM
Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit, ECDPM goes to Gabès in Tunisia to explore the challenges to the sustainability of the local agri-food system.
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September 15, 2021
Africa warms up to Marijuana farming for research and export
topic:
Economic Opportunity
by:
Bob Koigi
African governments are increasingly legalising the cultivation and usage of cannabis as economic opportunities loom.
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September 10, 2021
Cellular coverage gaps hobble the climate resilience of African farmers
topic:
Sustainable Agriculture
by:
Tawanda Karombo
Sparse cellular coverage prevents farmers across Africa from predicting and preparing for the challenges brought on by the climate crisis.
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August 30, 2021
The worrying nexus between water and global migration
topic:
Food Security
by:
Bob Koigi
Water scarcity has displaced populations, further burdening other water-scarce regions.
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July 05, 2021
Putting African governments to task on Maputo Declaration
topic:
Food Security
by:
Bob Koigi
African leaders must uphold their pledge to boost investment in the agricultural sector as the risk of rising poverty and hunger rates looms.
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June 07, 2021
Enhancing food safety from farm to folk
topic:
Food Security
by:
Bob Koigi
This World Food Safety Day, the clarion call is for governments and private sector actors to draft and implement the highest global food standards.
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June 03, 2021
Transforming a war-torn village in Uganda into a sustainable city
topic:
Sustainable Development
by:
Bob Koigi
A war-torn village in northern Uganda is morphing into a members-owned and built sustainable city. FairPlanet spoke to the project's initiator.
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May 14, 2021
The Spanish say ‘no’ to macro cattle farms
topic:
Sustainable Agriculture
by:
Magdalena Rojo
Greenpeace Spain and Association Hacendera launched a campaign to stop the construction of what would be Europe's largest industrial cow farm.
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May 12, 2021
Tech to the rescue of cassava in Sub Saharan Africa
topic:
Food Security
by:
Bob Koigi
The Africa-based Cassava Virus Action Project embraces tech to aid smallholder farmers in Sub Saharan Africa and eradicate diseases that harm crops.
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April 28, 2021
Securing land rights of indigenous communities in Tanzania
topic:
Sustainable Agriculture
by:
Bob Koigi
FairPlanet spoke to the Ujamaa Community Resource Team - an NGO fighting to secure the land rights of indigenous communities in northern Tanzania.
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April 05, 2021
Valuing food can help fix climate change
topic:
Food Security
by:
Emma Chow
org:
Ellen McArthur Foundation
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation envisions a circular food economy - one that eliminates hunger, abolishes waste and protects our atmosphere and environment.
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