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Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. \ Clive Wasson Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is now almost a year in the role. So far, he has proved himself to be a safe pair of hands and has shown a strong level of empathy and connection with the sector. He is also talking the talk, both in his ongoing engagement with farmers and on the international stage. Speaking at the Pre-Summit to the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome this week, the minister told delegates that Ireland’s Foo...

"We produce enough food for all people, but many go without their daily bread. This constitutes a real scandal, a crime that violates basic human rights," he said, quoting from his 2020 encyclical Fratelli tutti. "Therefore, it is everyones duty to eradicate this injustice through concrete actions and good practices, and through bold local and international policies." The pope sent the message to the U.N. chief at the start of the Pre-Summit of the U.N. Food Systems Summit in Rome. The event, h...

Amina Mohammed was speaking during her closing press conference at the Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome, Italy. ‘A silver lining’ More than 500 delegates from 108 countries attended in-person, while thousands more joined virtually. Participants included government officials, smallholder farmers, producers, indigenous people, women and youth. “This meeting has shown us that there’s a silver lining to this COVID crisis: Food systems are a priority area for transformative investments, that ...

Three India-Based Enterprises Win UNs Best Small Businesses Award In Global Competition Small businesses are the hidden heroes of our food systems, managing at least half of our food economies and keeping food on our plates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Agnes Kalibata Outlook Web Desk 28 July 2021, Last Updated at 10:02 am PTI Outlook Web Desk 2021-07-28T09:30:40+05:30 Three India-Based Enterprises Win UNs Best Small Businesses Award In Global Com...

Virtual A UN Food System Pre-Summit Affiliated Session exploring solutions for amplifying the role and contributions of small-scale aquatic food producers for better livelihood outcomes in line with the Summits Action Track 4. Date: Tuesday, 27 July 2021 Time: 19:30-20:20 (CEST) Aquatic food related livelihoods underpin the foundation of sustainable development and achievement of the goals set out in the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 in leaving no one behind. However, aquatic foods a...

Lulu Hypermarket, OBG explore Qatar’s food security  25 Jul 2021 - 9:17 The Peninsula Doha: A new COVID-19 Response Report produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with the retail chain Lulu Hypermarket, maps out Qatar’s successful efforts to strengthen food security and enhance self-sufficiency by stepping up domestic production capacity and easing reliance on imports. Titled “Food Security in Qatar”, the report provides in-depth analysis of the topic, ranging from foo...

As concerns over the UN Food Systems Summit mount, civil society’s hunger for change deepens It is widely agreed our food systems are failing many and that radical change is needed. There is less agreement on what should be done, and who should be leading that change. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto via AFP) Share this page It is widely agreed our food systems are failing many and that radical change is needed. There is less agreement on what should be done, and who should be leading tha...

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 18 Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công  18/07/2021    11:09 GMT+7 Over 425 million tonnes of cargo handled at seaports in seven months The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaports is estimated to reach more than 425 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2021. (Photo: VNA) The total volume of cargo hand...

Sunday, July 18, 2021, 11:35 GMT+7 This supplied photo shows the ‘Vietnam Food Systems: Transparency - Responsibility - Sustainability’ dialogue in Hanoi on July 16, 2021. The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank, organized the second national food summit dialogue in Hanoi on Friday to discuss opportunities, challenges, vulnerabilities, and gaps affecting Vietnam’s national food systems. The aim was also to prioritize action areas f...

UN report highlights dramatic worsening of world hunger in the pandemic year There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemics impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the global population – up to 811 million people – were undernourished last year. The number suggests it will take a tremendous effort for the world to honour its p...