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Category: Trade

The Food Trade Can’t Stop (Español)

The Food Trade Can’t Stop (Español)


In this difficult time, we should tighten health protocols in agro-industrial value chains but without curbing the mobility of food or key inputs. Otherwise, the consequences could be extremely serious.

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022Categories food security, global pandemic, TradeTags COVID-19, food supply chain, open global trade
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
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
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

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The Ukraine War and Global Food Security Risks

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