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Even the “temporary” embrace of biofuels by the shipping industry would lead to higher emissions, greater food insecurity, worse health, and increased poverty in the long term, warn @JennClapp and Olivier De Schutter. bit.ly/4kCyMNC

🥚“We discovered a way to produce the cheapest #eggs in history, through giant industrial farms, but in doing so made our #food supply highly vulnerable to disease. This leads to volatility in supply, and inflated prices when it goes wrong.“ unherd.com/2025/03/why-we…

🌴⛽🚢#Biofuels for shipping? A disaster for #foodsecurity, inequality, & the #climate. 📢The shipping industry’s decarbonization must not come at the cost of people’s right to food — write our Olivier De Schutter & Jennifer Clapp project-syndicate.org/commentary/imo… International Maritime Organization

🚨State-backed meat giants are reshaping global #foodsystems—at huge cost. With massive subsidies, JBS, WH Group & others: 🌍Drive deforestation ⚖️Dodge antitrust rules 💰Exploit tax loopholes 🍽️Worsen food access 📢Time to rein them in! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #MeatMonopolies

"With deep expertise in addressing hunger & supporting family farmers, #Brazil 🇧🇷 is uniquely positioned to seize the opportunity for #COP30 to inspire a #foodsystem revolution – an ecological imperative and economic necessity for us all." So will it? climatechangenews.com/2025/03/20/foo…

#17April #PeasantStruggles International Day of Peasant Struggles | Call to Action "We demand: A comprehensive land reform and ambitious public policies to stop land grabbing and ensure fair land redistribution to peasants." La Via Campesina (Official EN) viacampesina.org/en/2025/03/17-…

Land, water and territories are the foundation of our communities, cultures, and #FoodSovereignty. This April carry out solidarity actions in your locality and globalize the #PeasantStruggles. Download the communications pack here: viacampesina.org/en/2025/03/17-…

As the International Maritime Organization negotiates this week on how to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in international shipping, a reminder: Fuelling ships on #biofuels is a terrible idea that could worsen global #hunger & inequality—say Olivier De Schutter & Jennifer Clapp project-syndicate.org/commentary/imo…

Mexico Bans GM Corn Cultivation. "Mexico needs to find other ways to grow more of its own corn to give the #Mexican people what they overwhelmingly say they want: tortillas made from Mexican corn not tainted with #GMOs.” Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank foodtank.com/news/2025/04/m… via Food Tank

Excellent deep dive into failing ag policies in #Africa, based partly on a long interview with me on my research into AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems., Gates Foundation's faith-based obsession with industrialized agriculture. AFSA GRAIN IPES-Food Marion Nestle CSIPM Dr. Vandana Shiva

The publicly owned wholesale #food #market Ontario Food Terminal "supports a diverse retail foodscape that widens food access in Toronto, ... provides a reliable marketplace for Ontario produce farmers, ... & contributes to territorial food systems" #FoodFromSomewhere

"Drive through the maize belt of [South Africa's] Free State & you’ll see #IndustrialAgriculture working precisely as designed—producing commodities efficiently & feeding #profits reliably—while leaving people #hungry systematically" writes Raj Patel - also rajpatel.bsky.social businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

The US #LandSqueeze in a graph. As farm sizes climb, the number of farms continues to fall. When farmland is concentrated into fewer and fewer hands, #food becomes commoditized and uniform. Rural communities are hollowed out. Diverse foods rely on diverse farms.

Food and farming debates can be filled with jargon… Agroecology. Permaculture. Regenerative. Climate smart. Precision. No till. Vertical. Silvopasture. This helpful glossary of terms from Carbon Brief helps cut through the noise interactive.carbonbrief.org/glossary/agric…

😎Just our animation video, "WHY CHEAP FOOD COMES AT A VERY HIGH PRICE", being shown on the main floor of Food and Agriculture Organization. While cheap, ultra-processed food is the norm, a low price tag comes with very heavy costs — for health, people, & planet. 📺youtube.com/watch?v=jGd6Gg… #scalingtca

🚨How are 🤑billionaires really reshaping Africa’s #foodsystems? 🥣This important The Guardian video investigates how Gates & Rockefeller Foundations – via AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. – have deepened hunger, debt & biodiversity loss across the continent. Watch now 👇 theguardian.com/world/video/20…

🌾👩🏽‍🌾🧑🏽‍🌾On #PeasantStruggles Day, we honour those risking repression to defend land & food rights. 📽️ Watch our Shalmali Guttal on why local food systems sustained by small-scale producers — not corporate chains — are feeding the world #FoodSovereignty

Join our team! 🌍IPES-Food is hiring a Coordinator to help us guide action for sustainable and equitable #foodsystems worldwide. Based in #Brussels, working with global experts. Apply May 23! ➡️ ipes-food.org/job/ipes-food-… #Hiring #Jobs #Brusselsjobs #Sustainability #JoinOurTeam

🌎“🇧🇷Brazil has an opportunity to demonstrate moral leadership by confronting the shared drivers of these crises.” At #COP30, President Lula must lead on #foodsystems, #climate & #hunger — read our Elisabetta Recine & Anna Lappé's op-ed 👉 context.news/nature/opinion…

“Ending #hunger is a political problem. So is the #ClimateCrisis.” At #COP30 in 🇧🇷, Lula can lead the world in transforming #foodsystems. Agroecology, just transition, & representation must be front & center. Op-ed by our Elisabetta Recine & Anna Lappé 👇 context.news/nature/opinion…