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In the run-up to the UN Food Systems Summit in September, Germany's agriculture ministry launched its preparatory process at a conference this week where politicians, agriculture and health experts exchanged their views on future food production. However, the dialogue was criticised for missing the voices of marginalised people. EURACTIV Germany reports.

An Independent Dialogue exploring the actions needed to drive aquatic food solutions as part of the UN Food Systems Summit. Date: Friday, 25 June 2021 Time: 19:00-20:30 (UTC+8)

Professor Sheryl L Hendriks is an Editorial Board Member of BMC Public Health, Guest Editor of the journal’s Food Security and Food Systems Collection and Professor and Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

The food on our plates is an important contributor to climate change.

English News and Press Release on World about Food and Nutrition; published on 10 Jun 2021 by FAO

Friday, 11 June 2021, 6:28 am Bold new thinking and decisive action will be needed to reshape and re-engineer food systems in Asia and the Pacific to make them more responsive, more dynamic and more equitable to meet the nutritional and other needs of the most populous -- yet most undernourished -- region of the world, a specially convened high-level meeting heard today. The Asia-Pacific Regional Food Systems Dialogue was organized by six United Nations agencies in response to strong interest ...

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of todays noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. **Noon Briefing Guests...

A virtual discussion exploring innovative solutions to accelerate food systems transformation for healthy and sustainable diets in low- and middle-income countries. Date: Monday-Wednesday, 19-21 July 2021 Stay tuned for the registration link

Greenhouse Gases from Food Production are Systematically Underestimated Written by AZoCleantechJun 9 2021 According to a new global study, greenhouse-gas emissions from food systems have been systematically underestimated for a long time — but there are significant opportunities to reduce them. Greenhouse-gas contributions from various parts of the global food system. Image Credit: Tubiello et al., Environmental Research Letters 2021. The researchers estimate that activities associated with t...

Food fortification – the devil in the detail Share on Why focus on food fortification?  Well, we know it’s one of the best tools we have to cost-effectively improve and protect people’s micronutrient status. The theory sounds simple. Add nutrients at the point of processing to staple foods and condiments that people already eat a lot – no big food supply chain shifts, and no major consumer behaviour change required. But the devil is in the detail.  We know in practice, impacts are mix...