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Luigi Guarino and Charlotte Lusty All too often, we place the beginning of the food chain at the farm, when in fact it extends back further – all the way back to seed banks, also called genebanks. These treasure troves of seeds safeguard the diversity of our crops and make it available to resear

Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/01/2020

The surprising link between our consumer habits and deadly diseases ranging from malaria to the novel coronavirus

Anita Makri From age-old malaria to COVID-19, markets influence systems that drive pandemic risk. Here’s what we can do about it. Rebecca Wong knows a thing or two about scouting exotic animals. She’ll root around in online forums, take tips from friends of friends, hang out at hotels and restau

Aid , Disasters , Environment , Food , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2020

Mastercard Foundation joins FAO to fight Desert Locusts in East Africa

A $10 million donation from Mastercard Foundation has been made to FAO for fighting the Desert Locust menace in East Africa that can destroy livelihoods and threaten food security FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has welcomed a $10 million donation from Mastercard Foundation to step up the fight aga

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Food / 04/15/2020

As coronavirus outbreak exposes faultlines in long supply chains, are locally self-sufficient economies the way forward?

I donned my mask, and bravely set forth to the local grocery shop and vegetable and fish market. The formerly boring chore was now charged with adventure and risk. Would the police whack me for being out on my errands? Would the shops be open? Would they be stocked? Most importantly, would the dratt

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Disasters , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Sustainable Development / 04/07/2020

Public Calls for Governments to Close Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Markets

A WWF public survey in South East Asian countries show that an overwhelming majority support closure of wildlife markets which are mostly illegal This World Health Day, as the world grapples with the worst public health emergency in recent memory, over 90 percent of respondents surveyed in Southeast

Business , COVID-19 , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 04/01/2020

COVID-19 can disrupt world food supply

A joint statement by QU Dongyu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Roberto Azevedo, Directors-General of FAO, WHO and WTO warn of an impending food crisis and urges measures to mitigate impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for th

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Disasters , Environment , Food , Governance , Health , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 03/20/2020

Social distancing: If corona-virus pandemic persists, our contemporary ideas of liberty and equality may come under threat

Despite the revolutionary changes of the past century and half, inequalities of race, caste and gender are still very much around, to say nothing of inequalities of wealth. The phrase of the moment is brief, only two words long — “social distancing”. It is the buzz around the planet thanks to

Aid , Data & Reports , Food , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 03/11/2020

43 million people face acute hunger: FAO

Acute food insecurity hotspots need urgent attention, with FAO estimating 900 million dollars are required urgently for supporting livelihoods While global attention has focused on the swarms of Desert Locusts attacking crops in East Africa, a number of other countries and regions are also confronti

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/21/2020

Half of World’s GDP or $44 trillion Dependent on Nature

This World Economic Forum report, produced in collaboration with PwC UK, found that many industries have significant “hidden dependencies” on nature in their supply chain and may be more at risk of disruption than expected. The latest science tells us that about 25% of our assessed plant and

Biodiversity , Climate , Food , Science & Technology , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 12/29/2019

As the planet warms, unusual crops could become climate saviors — but only if we’re willing to eat them

Jenny Morber What role can lesser-known crops that thrive under adversity play in efforts to make our global food supply more resilient to climate change? In southern Israel’s stifling heat, rows of salicornia, commonly known as sea asparagus or sea beans, grow under translucent tarps, planted int

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