Top news of the week: 23.09.2021.
Food
Brief: Eat Just nets $97m funding for cultivated meat unit, adds agrifood veterans to leadership
GOOD Meat has also appointed former US agriculture secretary Dan Glickman and ex-DuPont exec Jim Borel in leadership roles.
‘Crowdfarming’ platform Steward raises $8.8m in Series A round
Steward saw an explosion of activity after the onset of Covid-19 as farmers sought ways to meet consumers' rising demand for locally-produced food.
Foodscapes for People and Nature
Mapping the diversity of food production around the world to inform food systems transformation
‘Ecofeminism is about respect’: the activist working to revolutionise west African farming
Mariama Sonko is an unstoppable force who continued her work even when she was ostracised by her community in Senegal
Miyoko’s Creamery CEO on $52m funding, federal court victory & vegan cheese fails
After winning a First Amendment labeling lawsuit and raising mega-money from VCs, what next for Miyoko's Creamery? Vegan cottage cheese, that's what.
Social Movements And Scientists Are Challenging the UN Food Systems Summit’s Agenda
Civil society organizations and scientists are challenging the leadership of the UN Food Systems Summit and forming counter-mobilizations.
The UN is holding a summit on building a sustainable future for food and ag. Why are so many people upset about it?
Farmers, ecologists, academics—and even the UN’s own food policy experts—say the organization favors corporate interests over human welfare.
Diet for a Threatened Planet
Diet for a Small Planet is celebrating 50 years this fall.