Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Lots of people fly there in carbon-emitting private jets But food—the effects of agriculture on climate change (and vice versa) is on its agenda this year—a major big deal. That’s why a coalition of farmers, communities, business, and philanthropy has issued a call to transform food systems. Here’s my collection of food-related items.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

Comment Re: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Biofuel Feedstocks (Docket No. USDA-2024-0003) Dear Director Hohenstein, NASDA appreciates the opportunity to respond to the U.S. territories.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

During The Players Tailgate at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, NV, Food Recovery Network (FRN) and local college students will recover surplus food to prevent it from going to waste. This marks the fourth year that FRN will recover uneaten food from the Players Tailgate. and move from food waste to food recovery.”

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Food Greenhouse Marketing 119

Food Tank

AUGUST 2, 2024

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. Tragically, working in the food system amplifies the risk of heat-related illness and death. It’s shameful that many food system workers across the globe are not shown even basic levels of care when it comes to heat. In the U.S.

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Food Tank

JUNE 19, 2024

Food Tank is rounding up 20 podcasts that take listeners on a journey of food and agriculture systems around the world. These shows highlight the efforts of food producers, reflect on how eaters’ earliest memories in the kitchen shaped who they became today, and offer solutions for sustainable ocean management.

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Food Farming Farming Ruralism 132

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Philanthropic organizations are increasingly investing in systemic food and agriculture solutions, says Anna Lappé, Executive Director for the Global Alliance for the Future of Food. She believes that a lack of understanding of the “systemic nature of food and hunger issues” is partly to blame. Climate Change Conference. “We

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Food Finance Greenhouse Agriculture 126

Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2024

This is the second 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. Called Resilient food futures: agroecology and climate finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0, Africa sets the example.

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Agroecology Finance Food Rural Development 124

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. The country has pioneered a move towards agroecology for two decades and has already seen a 4 percent improvement in rural food security.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Especially when it comes to food systems. Governments are still failing to recognize food systems as a critical lever for change—despite food systems pumping out one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, and climate chaos decimating harvests and slowing productivity. But among the doom and gloom shine beacons of hope.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Last week, COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, signaled its intent to bring food systems into future COP negotiations. Until now, fixing food systems had hardly been on the environmental agenda, with most attention going to the energy sector. They produce around 30 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly England’s lowland peat soils are some of the most valuable when it comes to food production, but they also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Draining peatland soils has allowed them to be used to grow a wide array of fresh vegetables, salads, grains, meat and dairy products over many centuries.

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Crop Greenhouse Grain Production 191

NASDA

JUNE 12, 2023

News Article This article was originally published by Food Safety Magazine. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement produce safety. “State and local health and agriculture departments have been ensuring the quality and safety of food for a long time, by conducting millions of inspections annually. .

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Most people don’t set out to waste food. It happens everywhere in our food system. Byproducts of processed foods get tossed out on the manufacturing line. All of these things add up; food waste cost the US $428 billion in 2022. In addition to the monetary costs, wasted food could be going to those who need it— 12.8

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This fall, Food Tank serves up a list of 23 new titles that explore the complex world that food eaters face today. Awaiting Their Feast, and Life and Death of the American Worker dive into some of the realities that workers face within the food system. Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health by William A.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain 133

Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

What is ‘local’ food? Does local food really deliver more benefits than the globalised food supply system most of us buy the majority of our food from? There is, of course, more to environmental impacts than the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Climate Change Conference, food systems experts discussed opportunities for food policy and the private sector to address food loss and waste. The conversation was hosted by Food Tank and the Nordic Council of Ministers. Food loss in the Global South and the Global North are very very different.”

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 1, 2024

On September 25, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and I introduced the Voluntary Food Climate Labeling Act, legislation that will revolutionize the way consumers learn about the climate impact of the food they eat. Under the legislation, the U.S.

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Food Politics

OCTOBER 17, 2024

t foods are typically made from the by-products of human food production. Pet foods therefore, reduces food waste. What percentage of greenhouse gases are attributable to pet food? link] The chief findings of this analysis of Brazilian pet foodss: Pet food has a high environmental impact.

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Food Production Greenhouse Farming 100

Modern Farmer

APRIL 22, 2024

Up to 40 percent of all food produced around the world never makes it to anyone’s plate—a staggering fact. As Congress works to finalize the most important piece of food legislation—the coming 2024 Farm Bill—our elected leaders have an opportunity to make real progress on food waste.

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Farming First

MAY 9, 2024

A new report from the World Bank finds that affordable, readily available actions can drive progress towards net zero food systems. The post Changes in Farm and Food Production Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by a Third appeared first on Farming First.

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Food Tank

JULY 7, 2023

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. Some of the most transformative food policy is coming from cities and municipalities across the world. City-focused food policy is more urgent now than ever. And we don’t need to wait decades or even years to see results.

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Food Greenhouse Supply Chain Compost 98

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“Upcycled” is the food trend of the year—and, hopefully, it’s one of the rare ones that is here to stay. When announcing their forecasts for food trends in 2024, organizations ranging from Whole Foods to Mintel to the Specialty Food Association predicted a growing consumer interest in foods made with upcycled ingredients.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Climate Change Conference, food waste experts discussed the policies and programs that can help to reduce food loss and waste globally. The session, organized by the Global FoodBanking Network and Danone, was held at the Food Systems Pavilion. During a recent session at the U.N. But progress is still needed.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Climate Change Conference, food systems stakeholders discussed the importance of leveraging strategic relationships to help farmers around the world transition to more regenerative practices. Agriculture is responsible for roughly one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to research from the United Nations.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse 110

Modern Farmer

MARCH 5, 2024

Certainly, the change in availability is in part due to ease of imports and prevalence of greenhouses today. When it comes to how climate change is impacting our food, there are the short-, medium- and long-term impacts. When it comes to how climate change is impacting our food, there are the short-, medium- and long-term impacts.

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Food Greenhouse Science Yield 115

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

COPs are historically where key climate decisions are made, such as the Kyoto Protocol, in which signing parties agreed to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, and the Paris Agreement, which committed parties to the goal of keeping warming to 1.5 Also in attendance are policymakers, NGOs, lobbyists, scientists and more. degrees Celsius.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse 111

Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

But the study delves into a more comprehensive analysis, considering factors beyond direct greenhouse gas emissions. Agricltural Systems: Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems. appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. It sure could be.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When she moved to Oregon in 2006, she noticed a contrasting lack in access to culturally relevant foods, which has been a driving force behind her decades-long work championing Indigenous food sovereignty through agriculture, advocacy, and activism. Many tribes in Alaska are very intertribal, sharing similar foods and waterways.

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Food Politics

JULY 23, 2024

appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. Reversal of progress: obesity rate (under SDG 2), press freedom (under SDG 16), the red list index (under SDG 15), sustainable nitrogen management (under SDG 2), life expectancy at birth (under SDG 3). This, the report does not, and cannot, specify.

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Forestry Greenhouse Food Production 173

Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

With a population of 5.454 million as of 2021, this thriving metropolis faces a unique challenge when it comes to sustaining its food supply. ComCrop , Singapore's pioneering rooftop greenhouse farm, is making significant strides in the local agricultural landscape. ComCrop ComCrop team members. courtesy of ComCrop.

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Food Tank

APRIL 18, 2024

In honor of Earth Day, Food Systems for the Future, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Food Tank are hosting a webinar on April 22 to shed light on methane mitigation efforts in the food systems. Pickus, Vice President of Sustainability and Global Impact at Tyson Foods. Register now by clicking HERE.

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Food Tank

JULY 8, 2023

These 20 summer reads are guaranteed to broaden readers’ perspectives on food, agriculture, and society. Whether you’re a food enthusiast, an avid home cook, or are simply passionate about the relationship between food, identity, and society, this list has a book to satisfy any palate.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 5, 2024

Although the food system generates one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions , it has largely been excluded from the climate agendas of most governments. Only last year did the food system become a major topic of international debate , during the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference. And lawmakers and the U.S.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 7, 2024

And as such, the way we sell, eat, and, yes, waste it is typical of all of our food. There’s over 100 billion pounds of produce waste in this country every year; we only need 7 billion to drive food insecurity to zero,” Mike Meyer, head of advocacy at The Farmlink Project, told NPR last year , at the time of the apple crisis.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

That fridge is one among many “community fridges” across the country that volunteers stock with free food — prepared meals, leftovers, and you name it. The idea came about when he was a middle school teacher looking to provide short-term help to students whose families couldn’t afford food. And more food is being thrown out than ever.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

On Agritecture Designer , you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market. Agritecture’s consulting team is a big fan of greenhouses, which have a long history of commercial and private success.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Can this strategy also work at grocery stores, where an estimated 119 billion pounds of food gets wasted each year? The study zeros in on the question: What does more to stop food from being wasted from grocery stores—food waste diversion systems or smart pricing strategies? All of this food waste—35 percent of the U.S.

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