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A civil society* call to reclaim food systems from corporate control: On World Environment Day, farmers, consumers, environmentalists, sectoral groups held a press launch of the Global People's Summit on Food Systems today, June 5, 2021. The Global People's Summit is a people-led campaign for the radical transformation of food systems, to counter the upcoming United…

'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like

June 5, 2021 On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, people’s movements and civil society organizations around the globe today launched the Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems, a counter-summit to the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) ...

English News and Press Release on World about Agriculture and Food and Nutrition; published on 04 Jun 2021 by FAO

Date Time Director-General opens special session of Committee on World Food Security 04 June 2021, Rome – Agroecology, digital technologies and innovation all form part of the holistic redesign of the world’s agri-food systems to make them “more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable,” QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today. The Director-General spoke at the opening of the 48 th Special Session ...

This week*, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is expected to endorse recommendations on agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable food systems, after an intense period of

Date Time Conference to guide African seed sector transformation for food system outcomes Wageningen University & Research works with international partners to guide seed sector transformation in Africa. With the UN Food Systems Summit and other important global gatherings upcoming, 2021 is an opportune moment for collaborative sharing and learning. The online conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, companies and policy-makers to discuss, test, debate and challenge the latest...

An Independent Dialogue as a contribution to the UN Food Systems Summit On Friday, 4 June, the World Health Organization, EAT, and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food will host Healthy Food Systems: For people, planet, and prosperity, an Independent Food Systems Summit Dialogue.

A virtual presentation on innovative research solutions for boosting the environmental sustainability of food systems with aquatic foods in poor and developing countries.

Central Asia and Asia-Pacific region Institutions call for urgent change in prevailing Yield-for Immediate-profit structure of Agriculture Hyderabad, Jun 2 (UNI) Farmer collectives, research, policy and advocacy institutions in Central Asia and Asia-Pacific region at the regional consultation organized by Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) in Bangkok, called for an urgent change to the prevailing yield-for-immediate-profit structure of agriculture. Aiming to...