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Food debate of the week: Eat snakes?

Food Politics

Read more However, a new study co-authored by Dr Daniel Natusch and Dr Patrick Aust, among others, has suggested that the commercial farming of snakes could help improve agricultural food security and offer a more sustainable alternative to meats such as beef and pork. appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle.

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Insects as food: a roundup

Food Politics

I like following what’s happening with insect foods, and much is. Food Business News. Insect protein: From ridicule to laboratory-validated reality : In this month’s Food Forensics column, Alison Johnson discusses the food safety issues you will need to consider when dealing with insect protein. See stories in Bloomberg.

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Brainfood: Food systems, Micronutrients, Animal-source foods, Dietary diversity, Opportunity crops, Traditional landscapes, Gastronomic landscapes, Opportunity crops, Biofortification, Fermentation

Agricultural Biodiversity

Global and local perspectives on food security and food systems. Six experts have their say on how to transform food systems, and dietary diversity seems to be a common (though not a universal) theme. Plant-based diets–impacts of consumption of little or no animal-source foods on human health. Damn you, nuance!

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Brainfood: Private finance, Public finance, Land sparing, Land sharing, Trade-offs, Ecological intensification, Metaverse, Crop failure

Agricultural Biodiversity

Finance for food systems transformation. Scientific evidence showing the impacts of nature restoration actions on food productivity. Ecological intensification of agriculture through biodiversity management: introduction. Heavy reliance on private finance alone will not deliver conservation goals. Here we go again.

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How the food Industry exerts influence IV: Science teachers and public health professionals (beef industry)

Food Politics

In another lesson plan students are directed to create a presentation for a conservation agency regarding the introduction of cattle into their ecological preserve. The post How the food Industry exerts influence IV: Science teachers and public health professionals (beef industry) appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle.

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Harvesting Solutions: How Food Systems Can Unlock Progress on Climate and Biodiversity

Food Tank

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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Watershed Project Bolsters Food Security in the Philippines

Food Tank

The project helps to demonstrate the importance of environmental restoration to livelihoods and food security. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), focuses on restoring degraded forests, preserving water reservoirs, and promoting sustainable land management practices. One third of food production is reliant on rivers.

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