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@AgFunder shared
On Apr 22, 2021
Complexity, AI & the future of food: AI’s food security impact https://t.co/z2nFYgETna
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Complexity, AI & the future of food: AI’s food security impact

Complexity, AI & the future of food: AI’s food security impact

AI must be applied not just to growing more of this crop or that crop, but to optimizing agriculture’s entire value chain, writes Joseph Byrum.

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Apr 27, 2021
This Thursday, join HRH Prince Charles, Minette Batters, Henry Dimbleby, David Potts and Patrick Holden for our TEDx: Farming, Climate Change and Measuring Success. https://t.co/760vH9s4ts #food #farming #ClimateChange @Morrisons @Minette_Batters @HenryDimbleby @TEDCountdown
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Organiser Sustainable Food Trust

Organiser Sustainable Food Trust

Farming and Climate Change: Measuring Success

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Apr 27, 2021
In his latest piece, our CEO Patrick Holden shares some background to the Global Farm Metric and why it is paving the way for a radical change in food and farming #MeasuringSustainability https://t.co/aW5dXmbrfd
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@DaniNierenberg shared
On Apr 27, 2021
Mushita says that it is important to ensure developments are “demand-driven” and “serve the interests of small-holder farmers.” By co-designing solutions with farmers, he argues, it is possible to ensure that they truly work for a community. https://t.co/Cd9HTZY36y
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Redirecting Private Sector Finance for a Sustainable Food System

Redirecting Private Sector Finance for a Sustainable Food System

Members of the U.N. Food Systems Champions Network talk about how we can leverage private finance to support food systems transformation.

@mwbloem shared
On Apr 22, 2021
RT @FAO: Food for Earth Global Marathon has now started! Join @FAO and the @Ffoodinstitute's for this 24-hour Digital Marathon! 🔴Tune in to the live stream 👉https://t.co/yOKa0MSRQ8 #EarthDay #ForNature https://t.co/JLtnJag2op
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Paul Newnham, director of SDG2 Advocacy Hub Dr. Sandro Demaio, CEO of VicHealth Julia Dalmadi, Director of Community Programs, FFI Caterina Selva, Researcher, School of …

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Apr 26, 2021
'We should be thinking about the kinds of meat we eat as opposed to whether we eat it at all. In other words, it’s not the cow (or the carrot or the lettuce, for that matter) that’s the problem, it’s how they are produced' - Patrick Holden https://t.co/johFNcScqC @Independent
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‘Going vegan’ should not be the go-to answer for sustainable eating – consider this

‘Going vegan’ should not be the go-to answer for sustainable eating – consider this

The key is to differentiate between the plant- and animal-based foods that are part of the problem and those which are part of the solution

@mwbloem shared
On Apr 22, 2021
How young farmers are navigating #climatechange on their farms https://t.co/12o6R8JKgO
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How young farmers are navigating climate change on their farms

How young farmers are navigating climate change on their farms

"It's a daily thing that is affecting us, because obviously, we're working with the weather on a daily basis," one farmer said.

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Apr 28, 2021
RT @001harpinder: The 'true cost' of food isn't reflected in its price, My recent interview in NZ media @NZStuff @BonnieFlaws @futureoffoodorg @laurenObaker @alexander_tmg @TEEBAgriFood @SusFoodTrust @AdeleSFT @vijaythallam @satyatripathi @PavanSukhdev @RuthOpenBlue https://t.co/8lAbfEBlxA
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The 'true cost' of food isn't reflected in its price, expert says

The 'true cost' of food isn't reflected in its price, expert says

The hidden cost of industrial food production is environmental pollution, health problems and reduced biodiversity. Experts have developed a way to account for them.