"He started using the fertilizers to boost his yield and it worked — until it didn't." 🌱 Large incentives for chemical #fertilizers are resulting in acid #soils and reduced harvests in #Africa. voanews.com/a/nigeria-hopi…

Warm welcome Martin Selmayr, looking forward to working together for a more efficient Food and Agriculture Organization. Joint efforts are needed to transform our #foodsystems & make them #sustainable to combat #poverty and to achieve Food Security for all.

Thanks to investigative journalism and Lighthouse Reports to expose war against scientists and dedicated activists by the #pesticides lobby and its partner governments.

The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. #EU has lost 5.3 million farms & 3.8 million jobs lost in 15 years, Greenpeace EU report shows. Farmers are under pressure to go bigger no matter the cost to soil, water, animals & health. greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues…

After intense negotiations successfully concluded the 29th session of Food and Agriculture Organization Committee on Agriculture #TeamEurope SwedenUN Rome France ONU Rome 🇨🇵🇺🇳 Martin Selmayr

"This latest initiative on #corporate #accountability is a bureaucratic smokescreen which distracts attention from the lack of any serious effort from the Food and Agriculture Organization and other United Nations bodies to address corporate accountability in #Foodsystems # transformation."

📢🎙️OUT NOW! 🍎Fuel to Fork, the new podcast from IPES-Food TABLE & Global Alliance for the Future of Food uncovers the hidden ingredient in our food… #FossilFuels🛢️ Dig in with new episodes every Thursday. Starting with a double-helping : Ep 1 & 2 🎧 ipes-food.org/fuel-to-fork/ #Fueltofork

Must read this. "The fact that Gates and Musk have been taxed less, does not make them any wiser, but it certainly has made them wealthier and thus more influential under the prevailing 'wealth-is-status' equilibrium." project-syndicate.org/onpoint/wealth…

Environmental, social & health hidden costs of agrifood systems vary #SOFA2024 reveals hidden costs through #TrueCostAccounting, with those in protracted crises bearing highest burden relative to their GDP Targeted, context-specific strategies are 🗝️ 📕doi.org/10.4060/cd2616…

#FAO176 Cross-regional statement delivered by 🇳🇴 on behalf of 34 Council Members & 34 Observers from all regions, on the institutional reform proposal submitted by the Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization at the 176th session of the FAO Council. 👉 onu-rome.delegfrance.org/Cross-regional…

$13 trillion in annual economic value depends on nature - NEW ipbes #TransformativeChange Assessment Report The message is clear: Transformative change is urgent & necessary 🏭🔄🌱 Explore how we can halt biodiversity loss & secure a sustainable future: ipbes.net/transformative…

There is a strange idea in some environmentalist circles that human population is the main cause of ecological breakdown, and that humans have an *intrinsically* negative impact on ecosystems. Both claims are incorrect. First, human ecological impact is entirely a function of

This is significant. There is more than enough #food in the world for everyone. But not the right diverse, nutritious foods for everyone to be #healthy. There's too many starchy staples. But not enough fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, & seeds. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.🇺🇸🇺🇦 “Russia Invades Ukraine in Largest European Attack Since WWII” Fox News (February 24,

Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. If we are serious about ending it, we need bold political action, not just scientific breakthroughs, ✍️ Jennifer Clapp, IPES-Food ipsnews.net/2025/02/politi…

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Make kids hungry again Make farmers poor again Make BigFood rich again politico.com/news/2025/03/1…

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Elon Musk is about to become the first trillionaire. The reason poverty exists in the wealthiest country on earth isn't because we can't feed the poor — it's because we can't satisfy the rich. We should tax trillionaires out of existence.

Europe is not perfect. We know it. We say it first. We want a Europe that is more efficient, more sovereign, more autonomous. Faster in taking decisions, closer to citizens, with a stronger Parliament and real democratic power. We criticise Europe because we want it to work