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Category: food security

Countries Must Offset the Soaring Costs of Healthy Foods

Countries Must Offset the Soaring Costs of Healthy Foods


There is ample food for everyone — it is just that not everyone can afford it. To stave off lasting damage to health, governments can align incentives to subsidize more nutritious foods.

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020Categories food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags climate change, COVID-19, global health, global hunger, healthy diets, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World
Lockdown on the High Seas

Lockdown on the High Seas


Like grocery baggers and delivery men, seafarers are undervalued by society and governments. Their rights are negligible, even though they make it possible for the rest of society to function.

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020Categories food security, global pandemic, supply chains, TradeTags coronavirus, coronavirus testing, COVID-19, fisherman, food supply chains, frontlines, shipping, trading, visa
Boost Resilience Against the Coronavirus Recession. Here’s How.

Boost Resilience Against the Coronavirus Recession. Here’s How.


The coronavirus pandemic has delivered a dual shock to supply and demand in quick succession. It’s a serious threat to food security because even though there is enough food for everyone in the world, it’s not a given that people have access to it.

Posted on June 4, 2020October 16, 2020Categories food security, global pandemic, resilienceTags coronavirus recession, COVID-19
Without Food, There Can Be No Exit From the Pandemic

Without Food, There Can Be No Exit From the Pandemic


It is precisely because the coronavirus doesn’t respect borders that global cooperation is the only shot at defeating it.

Posted on April 24, 2020May 4, 2020Categories food security, global health, global pandemic, value chainsTags Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
How to Stop a Looming Food Crisis

How to Stop a Looming Food Crisis


Trade restrictions are breaking supply chains, and coronavirus lockdowns are preventing laborers from working on farms. Countries need to step back and stop panicking.

Posted on April 15, 2020April 24, 2020Categories food security, food systems, global pandemic, TradeTags COVID-19, food crisis, global food supply chains
We Need Robots on Farms to Feed 10 Billion People

We Need Robots on Farms to Feed 10 Billion People


The defining challenge of our time is meeting the food demands of nearly 10 billion people by 2050, while maintaining economic growth and protecting the environment. It’s an extraordinary act of balancing priorities. AI and robotic farming will play a crucial role in this act.

Posted on March 7, 2020March 8, 2020Categories Digital agriculture, food securityTags IBM Watson, robotic farming, robotic harvester, Uber-for-tractor
Podcast: Ending Hunger Is a Great Balancing Act

Podcast: Ending Hunger Is a Great Balancing Act


Hunger is a complex problem. This podcast interview explains what the UN Food and Agriculture Organization is doing to tackle this complex challenge, while protecting the environment and empowering vulnerable people.

Posted on December 22, 2019December 22, 2019Categories food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags FAO, Sustainable Development Goals, Zero Hunger
Video: Centroamérica sin Hambre — ¿Cuál debe ser el enfoque para hacerlo realidad?

Video: Centroamérica sin Hambre — ¿Cuál debe ser el enfoque para hacerlo realidad?


This 10-minute video — “Central America without Hunger: What is the Best Approach to Make It Happen?” — highlights the food and nutrition challenges facing the region and how they can be addressed.

Posted on December 9, 2019December 22, 2019Categories food security, food systems, Latin America and the Caribbean, malnutrition
Food Waste: A Moral and Technical Failure

Food Waste: A Moral and Technical Failure


FAO’s close review of what we know about food loss offers a reminder that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. For example, cassava, a staple in much of the tropics, perishes much more quickly than potatoes in temperate regions do.

Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019Categories food loss and waste, food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags FAO, food loss, Food Loss Index, food waste, SDG12.3, SOFA 2019
Data Is Everything When It Comes to Food Loss and Waste

Data Is Everything When It Comes to Food Loss and Waste


The lack of data has been a major cause for inaction. Without knowing how much food is lost where, we can’t know which interventions would be effective.

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019Categories food loss and waste, food security, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Tags food loss, food waste, SDG123, SOFA2019, Zero Hunger
First End Hunger to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

First End Hunger to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals


If we want to envision a world free of hunger and malnutrition, we need sustainable trade with clear rules. Incentives for agricultural producers must change, too.

Posted on October 9, 2019November 6, 2019Categories food security, nutrition, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), TradeTags double burden of malnutrition, open global trade, sustainable food systems, Zero Hunger
Linking the Dots: A “Food System” Approach to End Hunger and All Forms of Malnutrition

Linking the Dots: A “Food System” Approach to End Hunger and All Forms of Malnutrition


Unfortunately, countries keep subsidizing products of low nutritious content, favoring staple foods over fresh produce. This has a negative effect on nutrition and dietary diversity, often where they are most needed.

Posted on August 5, 2019October 9, 2019Categories food security, food systems, malnutritionTags FAO, José Graziano da Silva, SDG2, SOFI 2019, Zero Hunger

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