Food Tank

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

This is the first part of an articles series based on based on conversations held during COP16 (Cali) and COP29 (Baku) side events by leading food system actors, who explored solutions provided by agroecology. And efforts to make food systems more nature positive, including through agroecology, must be integral to each.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

First, we need to commit to the pledges for finances that are made at COP. At the G20 Summit, which also took place this week in Brazil, global leaders issued the Rio de Janeiro Leaders’ Declaration and reaffirmed their support for inclusive climate action and financing. As a small economy, my nation faces the brunt.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. Switching to agroecology offers a way to produce food within diverse landscapes growing and nurturing different crops, livestock and fisheries suited to the conditions and communities that live in the area.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

But rather than reduce fossil fuel use directly in their supply chains, some choose to offset their pollution by buying “carbon credits” designed to reflect greenhouse gasses taken out of the air elsewhere. Many companies and governments want to claim that their operations are emissions-free. It’s a potentially lucrative opportunity.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

More than just an explicit set of production practices, this way of farming is known as “agroecology”, and refers to working with, rather than against, nature. The conventional meat industry is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. Producer premiums for regenerative products have begun to pop up but, as Bande notes, the financing mechanism must be “way broader” than this.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is a coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food sovereignty and agroecology across the continent. The food system cant change overnight, but the flow of finance can, says Dharshan Wignarajah, CPIs UK Director.

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