Agrifood systems take center stage at SDG Summit and 78th UN General Assembly
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Viewpoint: Land sharing vs land sparing — The UK needs to reevaluate farmland use in order to reach climate and biodiversity goals
It is 12 months since I highlighted the scientific evidence pointing to the urgent need to take forward a land sparing approach as the basis of a future UK land use strategy. Favoured by leading UK environmental scientists Andrew Balmford and Ian Bateman, and included in the 2021 National Food Strategy document The Plan, this approach advocates a three-compartment model for land use in Britain which if properly implemented could deliver a more sustainable balance in terms of food production...
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Russia upends global grain trade
Russia has cemented its position as the world's top grain exporter with the help of a bumper harvest and cut-rate prices while its war in Ukraine has upended the market.He has also kept grain prices low to gain a competitive edge over other exporting nations and offered special prices to Egypt, which has also been a buyer of Ukrainian wheat.
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Russia Upends Global Grain Trade
Russia has cemented its position as the worlds top grain exporter with the help of a bumper harvest and cut-rate prices while its war in Ukraine has upended the market.
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Grain Prices Rise After Russia Terminates Ukraine Export Deal
Moscow terminated a deal this week that allowing Ukraine to export its food crops, an agreement that had helped to stabilize grain prices and to ease a global food shortage.
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UN goal of ending hunger by 2030 risks failure as global food crisis worsens
Pandemic and war in Ukraine have pushed 122 million more people into hunger since 2019, according to new report.
Icaro Cooke Vieira David Laborde Fergus Sinclair Un Sustainable Development Goal World Food Programme Agrifood Economics Division
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War, Covid and climate change push 122 million more people into hunger, says major new report
Over 122 million more people are now facing hunger than in 2019, according to a United Nations report, which says the war in Ukraine and Covid-19 pandemic have had a devastating effect on food supplies.
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UN report: Over 700 million people face hunger
BRUSSELS, July 12: Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published Wednesday jointly by five United Nations specialized agencies.
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Applications now open for backpack and school supply drive
Applications are now open for the 2nd Annual Project Backpack event, hosted by Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers, available to Avoyelles, Rapides, and Iberia residents.
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Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers to Host 2nd Annual Backpack Giveaway Event
Project Backpack Applications Now Open for Backpack and School Supply Drive in Avoyelles, Rapides, and Iberia Parishes
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