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IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series | IFPRI Policy Seminar Biofuels and the Global Vegetable Oil Market Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) March 4, 2025 Production of biodiesel fuel in Brazil, the European Union, Indonesia, and the United States has grown by nearly 40 percent over the past five years, driven largely by subsidies and government mandates. Government regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions have also boosted demand for vegetable oils and created new markets for used cooking oils (UCO), altering commodity trading patterns and price dynamics. The seminar will present overviews of the global vegetable oil market and the market for used cooking oil for fuel, followed by a moderated expert panel discussion representing views from across the globe. A question and answer session will follow. Overview of the Global Vegetable Oil Market Di Yang, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Overview of the Global Market of Used Cooking Oil Pierre Charlebois, Private Consultant, former Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Discussion Moderated by Monika Tothova, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Secretary and Joseph Glauber, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI -Brazil Soybean Market: Eduardo Vanin, Proprietário, Agrinvest Commodities -Indonesia Biodiesel Mandates: Jasmine Osinski, Agricultural Attaché, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)—Jakarta -US Biodiesel Market: Scott Gerlt, Chief Economist, American Soybean Association (ASA) -EU Biodiesel Market: Mohamed El-Fatih Abu-Samra, Market Officer, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission (EU) Moderator -Donald Boucher, Director General, Sector Development and Analysis Directorate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC); Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Chair Links: More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/biofuels-and-the-global-vegetable-oil-market/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

In recent years, the issue of food waste has garnered significant attention, with the United Nations identifying it as a global crisis. As our society becomes increasingly aware of the environmental impact of waste, innovative solutions are emerging to address this pressing problem. One such solution is the development of an AI-powered Lila home composting system by VCycene. Their approach not only tackles food waste at its source but also transforms it into high-quality compost, promoting sustainability and eco-friendliness in our daily lives.The Challenge of Food WasteFood waste is a multifaceted issue that contributes to environmental degradation, greenhouse gas emissions, and loss of resources. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately one-third of the food produced globally is wasted, amounting to about 1.3 billion tons each year. This waste not only represents a significant economic loss but also exacerbates climate change as decomposing food in landfills releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas. To combat this issue, effective waste management strategies are essential, and composting presents a viable solution.The Role of AI in CompostingVCycene's innovative home composting device leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the composting process. Traditional composting can be labor-intensive and requires specific knowledge of how to balance green and brown materials, manage moisture levels, and control temperatures. However, the Lila AI-powered system developed by VCycene automates much of this process, making it accessible to the average homeowner.The device features a dual-chamber design, where users can separate soft food waste from harder materials like bones and fibrous vegetables. The system utilizes an AI sensor to monitor and control the aerobic composting process, ensuring optimal conditions for microbial activity. This precise control addresses common composting challenges, such as odor management and the breakdown of tough materials, ultimately resulting in mature compost within just seven days.User-Friendly DesignOne of the standout features of VCycene's composting system is its user-friendly design. Homeowners can easily dispose of their food scraps without extensive preparation. After a meal, users simply place soft waste in one compartment and harder waste in another. The device then automatically processes these materials, reducing them to a size conducive to composting. This passive approach to waste management encourages users to participate in sustainable practices without the burden of complicated procedures.The end product - a high-quality organic fertilizer - can be utilized for gardening, promoting a circular economy where waste is transformed into a resource. This not only benefits individual households but also contributes to a larger movement toward sustainable living.Accessibility and AffordabilityRecognizing that price can be a barrier to adoption, VCycene offers various purchasing options, including leasing and financing support. With a retail price of $999, the device may seem steep at first glance, but the ability to rent or finance the purchase makes it more accessible to a broader audience. By lowering financial barriers, the company aims to encourage more households to adopt composting practices, thereby amplifying the positive environmental impact.Conclusion: A Powerful Way to Repurpose Your Food WasteThe Lila home composting system developed by VCycene represents a significant advancement in sustainable waste management. By automating the composting process and making it user-friendly, these systems not only help reduce food waste but also empower individuals to contribute to a more sustainable future. As we continue to grapple with the challenges of food waste and its environmental implications, embracing such innovative technologies will be crucial in fostering a culture of sustainability and responsibility in our everyday lives. The integration of AI into home composting is not just a technological advancement; it is a step toward a greener, more sustainable planet.Interview by Scott Ertz of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

In recent years, the issue of food waste has garnered significant attention, with the United Nations identifying it as a global crisis. As our society becomes increasingly aware of the environmental impact of waste, innovative solutions are emerging to address this pressing problem. One such solution is the development of an AI-powered Lila home composting system by VCycene. Their approach not only tackles food waste at its source but also transforms it into high-quality compost, promoting sustainability and eco-friendliness in our daily lives.The Challenge of Food WasteFood waste is a multifaceted issue that contributes to environmental degradation, greenhouse gas emissions, and loss of resources. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately one-third of the food produced globally is wasted, amounting to about 1.3 billion tons each year. This waste not only represents a significant economic loss but also exacerbates climate change as decomposing food in landfills releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas. To combat this issue, effective waste management strategies are essential, and composting presents a viable solution.The Role of AI in CompostingVCycene's innovative home composting device leverages artificial intelligence to streamline the composting process. Traditional composting can be labor-intensive and requires specific knowledge of how to balance green and brown materials, manage moisture levels, and control temperatures. However, the Lila AI-powered system developed by VCycene automates much of this process, making it accessible to the average homeowner.The device features a dual-chamber design, where users can separate soft food waste from harder materials like bones and fibrous vegetables. The system utilizes an AI sensor to monitor and control the aerobic composting process, ensuring optimal conditions for microbial activity. This precise control addresses common composting challenges, such as odor management and the breakdown of tough materials, ultimately resulting in mature compost within just seven days.User-Friendly DesignOne of the standout features of VCycene's composting system is its user-friendly design. Homeowners can easily dispose of their food scraps without extensive preparation. After a meal, users simply place soft waste in one compartment and harder waste in another. The device then automatically processes these materials, reducing them to a size conducive to composting. This passive approach to waste management encourages users to participate in sustainable practices without the burden of complicated procedures.The end product - a high-quality organic fertilizer - can be utilized for gardening, promoting a circular economy where waste is transformed into a resource. This not only benefits individual households but also contributes to a larger movement toward sustainable living.Accessibility and AffordabilityRecognizing that price can be a barrier to adoption, VCycene offers various purchasing options, including leasing and financing support. With a retail price of $999, the device may seem steep at first glance, but the ability to rent or finance the purchase makes it more accessible to a broader audience. By lowering financial barriers, the company aims to encourage more households to adopt composting practices, thereby amplifying the positive environmental impact.Conclusion: A Powerful Way to Repurpose Your Food WasteThe Lila home composting system developed by VCycene represents a significant advancement in sustainable waste management. By automating the composting process and making it user-friendly, these systems not only help reduce food waste but also empower individuals to contribute to a more sustainable future. As we continue to grapple with the challenges of food waste and its environmental implications, embracing such innovative technologies will be crucial in fostering a culture of sustainability and responsibility in our everyday lives. The integration of AI into home composting is not just a technological advancement; it is a step toward a greener, more sustainable planet.Interview by Scott Ertz of F5 Live: Refreshing Technology.Sponsored by: Get $5 to protect your credit card information online with Privacy. Amazon Prime gives you more than just free shipping. Get free music, TV shows, movies, videogames and more. The most flexible tools for podcasting. Get a 30 day free trial of storage and statistics.

As deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is highlighting the need for more action on prevention globally.This is particularly critical as the climate crisis and changes in land use increase the intensity, frequency and duration of wildfires, which occur on practically every continent.To find out more, UN News's Dianne Penn has been speaking to Amy Duchelle, FAO Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader on Forests and Climate. 

IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series | IFPRI Policy Seminar Trade disruptions and their impacts on agricultural markets: Looking back and ahead Co-organized by IFPRI and Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) January 13, 2025 Global agricultural markets have been in a constant state of uproar over the past 5 years. Trade wars between major trading nations such as China, US and Australia, supply chain disruptions due to the pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine, crisis in the Middle East and export restrictions have diverted supplies, altered trading patterns, increased price volatility which often makes markets less efficient and more costly. Despite these disruptions, the global grain and oilseed trade showed much resilience–importers found alternative suppliers, buyers adjusted by changing the timing of purchases, and inventory management practices went from “just-in-time” stocks to “just-in-case” levels, even if storage of food commodities can be costly. Perhaps remarkably, prices spikes and periods of high price volatility during the period have been relatively short-lived. But storm clouds are again on the horizon. Amid trade tensions between China and both Canada and the EU over electric vehicle imports, the possibility of new tariffs being imposed by the US president-elect on Canada, Mexico, China and other trading partners there is the possibility of counter measures impacting agrifood trade. The continued war in the Black Sea and conflict and instability in the Middle East mean that the threat of future trade disruptions on agri-food commodities will continue to roil global markets. This seminar examines the impacts of recent trade disruptions in agri-food commodities and explores how markets can build resilience to possible future disruptions. Introduction Monika Tothova, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Secretary Panel Presentations Moderated by Monika Tothova, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Secretary Impact of the US-China trade war on China grain and oilseed purchases: Nancy DeVore, CEO – Managing Director, DHF Team LLC Impacts of the China-Australia trade war on global barley trade: Pat O'Shannassy, CEO, DHF Team LLC (GTA) Impacts of the Russia invasion of Ukraine on Egyptian wheat purchases: Hisham Al Attal, President, Fortuna Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Group Impacts of India export restrictions on Senegalese rice purchases: Abdou Karim Fofana, former Senegalese Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs, and Small and Medium Enterprises Discussion Joseph Glauber, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI Moderators Joseph Glauber, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI Monika Tothova, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) Secretary Links: More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/trade-disruptions-and-their-impacts-on-agricultural-markets-looking-back-and-ahead/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

In the headlines: Saint Lucia and Saudi Arabia sign a joint venture agreement to complete the St. Jude Hospital, and the Ministry of Agriculture partners with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to launch Climate Smart Agriculture. For details on these developments and more, visit: www.govt.lc

A series of crises is making it difficult for Haiti's most vulnerable farming households to work their land, recover from natural weather events and build their livelihoods according to a senior representative of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).Extreme weather, including hurricanes, as well as the effects of climate change and now rampant insecurity have dramatically impacted successive growing seasons leaving around five million Haitians hungry.The Caribbean island nation of 11 million people is largely rural and agriculture employs about half of the workforce.FAO's director of emergencies, Rein Paulsen, has visited Haiti and spoke from the capital Port-au-Prince to UN News' Daniel Dickinson at about a farming community he visited in Grande Anse in the southwest of the country.

Amid the brutal war in Gaza and fears of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is providing Palestinian livestock holders with veterinary kits to keep their animals healthy and disease-free.This is just one example of the UN agency's work to ensure food security and economic stability in conflict zones, including the West Bank, Ukraine and Sudan.To find out more about these efforts, UN News's Nancy Sarkis in Geneva spoke to FAO Deputy Director Beth Bechdol. 

riefing reporters today (5 Sep) UN experts raised alarms over the increasing severity of global food crises, revealing that the number of people facing catastrophic hunger has more than doubled in the past year.In a press briefing on the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises, Máximo Torero, Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said "the number of people facing or projected to face catastrophic phase IPC, Phase 5, more than doubled from 705,000 in five countries and territories in 2023 to 1.9 million in four countries or territories in 2024." He highlighted that this marked the highest levels recorded in the Global Food Crises report, driven by conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, as well as El Niño-induced drought and rising domestic food prices.Adding to the urgency, Arif Husain, Chief Economist at the World Food Program (WFP), explained the deepening crises, noting that “the depth of hunger is increasing.” He pointed out that there are now "two and a half times more people in IPC Phase 5" compared to last year, referring to the catastrophic hunger phase. Husain also underscored the increase in displacement in countries covered by the report, with “99 million people displaced in 2024, compared to 90 million in 2023.”Victor Aguayo, Director of Child Nutrition and Development at UNICEF, focused on the plight of children, warning that "child wasting is at critical levels in eight countries," including Cameroon, Chad, and Yemen. Aguayo also emphasized the extreme situation in Gaza, describing it as “one of the most severe food and nutrition crises in history.”He elaborated that over 90 percent of children in Gaza are subsisting on extremely poor diets, consuming at best only two types of food per day under conditions of "severe toxic stress." Aguayo added that "well over 50,000 children suffer from acute malnutrition and need immediate treatment."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.

Maximo Torero is the Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the United Nations. The FAO is a highly specialised branch of the United Nations dedicated to defeating world hunger and the causes of food insecurity to ensure all people have access to safe and nutritious food. In this episode, Maximo joins us to discuss this year's State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, which was released today. He provides insights into the impact of financing for food security and nutrition, the need for better financial coordination, and innovative solutions to improve global food systems.   Resources and links: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website Maximo Torero's website Maximo Torero on X Maximo Torero on LinkedIn   Connect: Future Fork podcast website Paul Newnham on Instagram Paul Newnham on X Paul Newnham on LinkedIn Disruptive Consulting Solutions website SDG2 Advocacy Hub website SDG2 Advocacy Hub on X SDG2 Advocacy Hub on Facebook SDG2 Advocacy Hub on LinkedIn This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.

IFPRI Policy Seminar The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on rural poor, women, and youth Co-organized by IFPRI, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) June 18, 2024 9:30 – 11:00 am (America/New York) 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam) 7:00 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata) More intense and frequent climate events are increasingly disrupting agriculture-based livelihoods, with disproportionate effects on marginalized groups, including women farmers. Yet there is a lack of empirical research on the adverse effects of these extreme weather events, making it even more challenging to build smallholders' resilience and address rising gender inequalities. In a recent report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations quantified the negative impacts of certain extreme climate events on poor rural households. The report, which included contributions from the International Food Policy Research Institute's Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative (https://www.ifpri.org/project/g-can-gender-responsive-and-climate-resilient-agriculturefor-nutrition), found that both floods and heat stress have already widened the income gap between poor and non-poor households by US$20 billion a year. Among other findings, it also showed that each day with extremely high temperatures reduces the total value of crops produced by women farmers by 3 percent relative to men. Please join us to discuss key results from the report and hear from policymakers, practitioners, and partners on how they are working to generate relevant evidence and make a difference on the ground. Opening Remarks Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Key Findings from the Report Nicholas Sitko, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Resilience to Climate Change and Gender Claudia Ringler, Director, Natural Resources and Resilience (NRR), IFPRI Importance of Data Carlo Azzarri, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Priorities for Inclusive Climate Action in Asia Mansi Shah, Program Manager for the Future of Work Activities, Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) Priorities for Inclusive Climate Action in Africa Faith Gikunda, Communications Director, Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation for a Sustainable Africa (ICCASA) Donor Perspectives on Addressing Social and Economic Inequalities Through Climate Action Aslihan Kes, Senior Gender Advisor, Resilience and Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Closing Remarks Aditi Mukherji, Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Action Platform of the CGIAR Moderator Elizabeth Bryan, Senior Scientist, IFPRI Links: The Unjust Climate: http://the%20unjust%20climate/ More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/unjust-climate-measuring-impacts-climate-change-rural-poor-women-and-youth/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

HYBRID POLICY SEMINAR Tackling the Hidden Costs of our Food Systems Co-organized by IFPRI, The Food System Economics Commission (FSEC), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) JUN 6, 2024 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT Food systems provide important benefits to the global population, not only providing food but also supporting livelihoods for more than one billion people around the globe. However, food systems also encompass hidden environmental, health, and social costs, estimated to be at least $10 trillion per year, as mapped out in two separate seminal reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC). Please join us for a discussion on these hidden costs of food systems and the remedies to reduce this economic burden, while moving toward more sustainable, health-promoting, and socially inclusive food systems. Speakers include experts involved in FAO's report, The State of Food and Agriculture 2023, and FSEC's Global Policy Report, The Economics of the Food System Transformation. Additional food system experts will delineate the hidden costs of food systems and examine transformative approaches for reducing them. Open and Welcome Remarks | Setting the Scene Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI and Managing Director, Systems Transformation Science Group, CGIAR Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) FAO SOFA report Andrea Cattaneo, Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) FSEC Global Policy Report Findings Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Director, Food System Economics Commission (FSEC) The Role of Diets in Reducing Food System's Hidden Costs Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate and Food at Columbia University Addressing Obstacles to Food Systems Transformation Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG), IFPRI Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI More about this Event: hhttps://www.ifpri.org/event/tackling-hidden-costs-our-food-systems Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Comme chaque année depuis que j'ai lancé le podcast, je consacre un épisode entier aux animaux aquatiques, à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale pour la fin de la pêche et des élevages aquacoles, qui a lieu le dernier samedi du mois de mars. Une fois par an, ce n'est déjà pas assez par rapport au nombre de victimes, mais c'est le strict minimum que je me suis fixé.  Saviez-vous que l'émoji crevettes qui représente une jolie crevette toute rose et courbée ne représente en fait pas du tout les crevettes telles qu'elles sont de leur vivant, mais les crevettes une fois cuites et prêtes à manger ? En fait, scoop mais : les crevettes ne sont le plus souvent pas roses du tout !  Et autre information que vous ne saviez probablement pas : ce sont très certainement les animaux les plus nombreux à être exploités pour la consommation humaine...  Avec mon deux invitées Léa Guttmann de Shrimp Welfare Project et Elisa Autric de Rethink Priorities, on décortique (ok jeu de mots de très mauvais goût, j'avoue) le sort des crevettes exploitées, à la fois celles qui sont pêchées et celles qui sont élevées.  On ne lâche rien pour tous les animaux aquatiques sentients ! Pour plus d'informations sur les meilleurs moyens d'aider les crevettes ou de construire des campagnes sur cette question, n'hésitez pas à contacter Elisa Autric : elisa.autric@gmail.com ________________________________ Références et sources citées dans l'entretien :  - Journée Mondiale pour la Fin de la Pêche et des élevages aquacoles (la JMFP) - Shrimp Welfare Project - Rethink Priorities - Charity Entrepreneurship Program - Rapport "Shrimp: The animals most commonly used and killed for food production" co-écrit par Daniela R. Waldhorn et Elisa Autric - Fishcount - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), agence des Nations Unies : - Épisode de Comme un poisson dans l'eau avec Tom Bry-Chevalier sur l'altruisme efficace - Article "Pre-slaughter mortality of farmed shrimp" écrit par Hannah McKay et William McAuliffe - Super webinaire avec Hannah McKay - Rapport "Welfare considerations for farmed shrimp" écrit par Hannah McKay, William McAuliffe et Daniela R. Waldhorn pour Rethink Priorities - Shrimp Welfare Report - Article de vulgarisation écrit par Léa Guttmann dans la revue de la Fondation Droit Animal - Épisode de Comme un poisson dans l'eau "Laissons les poisson dans l'eau" - Le principe de précaution vis-à-vis de la sentience, formulé par Jonathan Birch Recommandations d'Elisa Autric et de Léa Guttmann : - le post du EA Forum "Strange Love - Developing Empathy With Intention" - Le podcast How I Learned To Love Shrimp par Amy Odene et James Ozden ________________________________ SOUTENIR : https://linktr.ee/poissonpodcast Comme un poisson dans l'eau est un podcast indépendant et sans publicité : votre soutien est indispensable pour qu'il puisse continuer à exister. Merci d'avance ! Les comptes Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky et Mastodon du podcast sont également à retrouver dans le link tree ! ________________________________ CRÉDITS Comme un poisson dans l'eau est un podcast indépendant créé et animé par Victor Duran-Le Peuch. Charte graphique : Ivan Ocaña Générique : Synthwave Vibe par Meydän Musique : Flying High par Fredji

Water is Food - Emerging Knowledge is a panel discussion hosted by the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph. This was held on World Food Day on October 16, 2023, as a panel discussion looking at emerging research and insights into best practices, barriers and opportunities at the intersection of water and agri-food. Arrell Food Institute director Dr. Evan Fraser moderated a panel of University of Guelph experts at the intersection of water and agri-food to discuss the latest research and best practices in their fields. The panel discussion features: - Dr. Larry Goodridge, director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety and professor in the Ontario Agricultural College's Department of Food Science, who will discuss research in detecting and treating waterborne pathogens that can impact the food system. - Dr. Tongzhe Li, professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) and the inaugural Arrell Family Chair in Behavioural and Experimental Economics, who will share insights from research conducted on consumer preferences toward growing fresh foods using recycled irrigation water. - Dr. Hugh Simpson, researcher at the Morwick G360 Groundwater Research Institute, who will discuss private water wells and their importance to local food. Simpson is currently working on a project with U of G researchers to examine the needs of the rural community for guidance about private water wells for agricultural, business and domestic purposes. The event took place at the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Lab in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. This World Food Day 2023 event was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in partnership with: Food Tank, Driscoll's, WholeChain, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University. and in collaboration with: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Arrell Food Institute, Compass Group Canada. Thanks to the Arrell Food Institute for permission to air this recording. https://arrellfoodinstitute.ca/ https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8vAPL48kaI

Export Saint Lucia's CEO, Sunita Daniel, along with team members, conducted a comprehensive review on January 16, 2024, of the resounding success achieved during Phase One of the Apiculture Project at the Bordelais Correctional Facility. Initiated in 2022 in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the groundbreaking Apiculture Project engaged seven female inmates in an enriching beekeeping workshop, providing them with valuable skills, opportunities for personal growth and rehabilitation. The recent visit by the Export Saint Lucia team underscored the commendable achievements of Phase One and laid the foundation for the eagerly anticipated implementation of Phase Two. “We're set to supply additional hives to the Bordelais Correctional Facility. Moreover, a branding and marketing initiative is in the pipeline. Soon, St. Lucia can expect to find honey-branded products on supermarket shelves and for export, originating from the Bordelais Correctional Facility. The goal is to equip inmates with agricultural and entrepreneurial skills that will reduce the likelihood of recommitting once they leave the prison” remarks Sunita Daniel, Chief Executive Officer of Export Saint Lucia. Phase Two of the Apiculture Project is set to be a transformative extension, focusing on the expansion of training initiatives and the conversion of raw honey into high-value products. This strategic move aligns with Export Saint Lucia's ambitious journey to substantially boost exports of local honey. Officials at the Bordelais Correctional Facility expressed strong endorsement for the Apiculture Project, acknowledging its positive impact on the participating inmates and recognizing the potential for broader community benefits.

“There are about 258 million people in over 50 countries in the world who are at crisis level of hunger.  …Two thirds of those people are farmers themselves.”  What is the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and why does it exist?  To answer that, two very special guests are joining us for today's episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.  Harold Cooper joins hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama in the podcast room, and Beth Bechdol joins us virtually all the way from Rome, Italy.  If you've tuned in for a while, you may recall that Harold is the CEO of Premier Companies, and Beth is the Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.You'll hear from Harold regarding some of Beth's successes in the agriculture industry within the state of Indiana and the United States, and Beth will explain what the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is, and some of what her role involves.  You'll also hear about why the organization was founded and how the FAO works to eliminate hunger and food insecurity across the globe.  “There's something that connects us as a part of agriculture, and I think that really is something that, on a human level, really needs to be prioritized and something that we don't lose sight of.” 

“There are about 258 million people in over 50 countries in the world who are at crisis level of hunger.  …Two thirds of those people are farmers themselves.”  What is the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and why does it exist?  To answer that, two very special guests are joining us for today's episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.  Harold Cooper joins hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama in the podcast room, and Beth Bechdol joins us virtually all the way from Rome, Italy.  If you've tuned in for a while, you may recall that Harold is the CEO of Premier Companies, and Beth is the Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.You'll hear from Harold regarding some of Beth's successes in the agriculture industry within the state of Indiana and the United States, and Beth will explain what the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is, and some of what her role involves.  You'll also hear about why the organization was founded and how the FAO works to eliminate hunger and food insecurity across the globe.  “There's something that connects us as a part of agriculture, and I think that really is something that, on a human level, really needs to be prioritized and something that we don't lose sight of.” 

Before we jump into today's show, I wanted to give listeners a heads up that today is the last AnthroDish episode for 2023, but we will be returning with more episodes this season on Tuesday, January 9th so be sure to tune back in this new year!  Today we're exploring a topic that I personally find sometimes quite challenging to access and fully understand the nuances of: international food policy. Discussions about international food regimes are critical for understanding how broad choices trickle down to local economies, though often we default to looking at global issues in isolation, rather than thinking about how trade, intellectual property rights, human rights, and many other aspects inform food policy. What happens when we address them in tandem to address global problems around food – and which world trade rules are shaped by certain organizations for food security efforts? My guest this week is Dr. Matias Margulis, who is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. His research and teaching interests are in global governance, development, human rights, international law and food policy. In addition to his academic research, Matias has extensive professional experience in the field of international policymaking and is a former Canadian representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He has also advised the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and the Scottish Parliament and consulted for international NGOs and the Brookings Institution. Matias discusses his most recent book with me today, Shadow Negotiators: How UN Organizations Shape the Rules of World Trade for Food Security, where he unpacks how UN organizations chose to intervene in trade law making due to concerns about how specific trade rules could have negative consequences for world food securities. He unpacks the complexity of international organizations, their roles, and the limitations or exercises of power in their representations of international communities. Learn more about Dr. Matias:  Shadow Negotiators Book: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=35559 Matias's Homepage: https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/matias-margulis/ 

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, November 30th, 2023. Download our new app!: You guys are aware that we have a new app right? If not you should download it right now! Head on over to your app store, and type in “CrossPolitic”, “Fight Laugh Feast”, or “PubTV”. Once you find the app, you may need to update your app, or if you have a droid phone, you may need to delete your current FLF app, and re-download it! Once downloaded you’ll be able to view or listen to our content right on your mobile device! As always, if you’d like to sign up for a pub membership, you can head on over to fightlaughfeast.com… that’s fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/29/hidden-tax-how-much-does-regulation-cost-average-american-family/ Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Americans expect to pay federal taxes, but the federal government also picks their pockets in more hidden ways, and President Joe Biden is making the problem worse in pursuing his political agenda, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. American households pay at least $14,000 in hidden regulatory costs every year,” Wayne Crews, the Fred L. Smith fellow in regulatory studies at the institute, says in a new video provided exclusively to The Daily Signal. 10,000 Reasons to Reform the Regulatory State- Play 0:00-1:18 His analysis—the latest in a series of annual reports—finds that the average American household pays $14,514 annually in a hidden regulatory cost. Crews calculated the costs of regulation on the entire economy as $1.939 trillion, and found the average cost per household by dividing that gargantuan number by 133.6 million households. While federal law requires an annual estimate of the cost of regulation, the federal government has not met that requirement since 2002, according to the report. While the Office of Management and Budget has estimated some costs and benefits of major rules, the report finds those analyses incomplete because they do not encompass all rulemaking in each year. Crews’ report uses a baseline of roughly $1.9 trillion for the costs of federal regulation, encompassing compliance costs, economic losses and losses in gross domestic product, social costs, and other costs. The analyst took recent government reports into account to reach the $1.939 trillion figure, although he acknowledged that it represents an estimate “based on a nonscientific, disclaimer-laden, of GDP losses and compliance costs derived from available official data and other accessible sources.” The $1.9 trillion represents more than three-fifths the level of corporate pretax profits in 2022 ($3.138 trillion) and a far larger number than estimated corporate tax revenues ($382 billion). The report notes that while President Donald Trump’s four years “brought unique reversals, such as a reduced flow of new rules and some rollbacks of existing ones”, President Joe Biden reversed those trends. “Unprecedented open-ended deficits now standing at $1.4 trillion annually are expected to top $2 trillion annually by 2030,” Crews writes. The national debt is nearing $34 trillion (at $33.8 trillion now, according to the U.S. Treasury), which Crews notes is “up from almost $20 trillion when Donald Trump assumed office in 2017.” The report notes that Biden has launched many “whole-of-government interventions,” most notably on climate change and rooting out “inequity from our economy.” “These efforts have accelerated a long-standing process that is replacing self-determination and limited government with top-down behavioral, social, and civil rights codes,” Crews writes. Regulations issued by the executive branch far outstrip the number of laws Congress passes each year. During the 2022 calendar year, agencies issued 3,168 rules, while Congress enacted only 247 laws. While taxes clearly impact Americans’ pocketbooks and appear itemized on pay stubs, “regulatory costs are baked into prices, without separate charges on receipts,” the report notes. “Many regulations have opportunity costs, which are invisible and impossible to calculate. They can affect households directly or indirectly, such as when businesses will pass some regulatory costs on to consumers, just as they do the corporate tax.” The report suggests a wide range of reforms to check the growth of regulation. It urges Congress to require congressional approval of significant or controversial agency rules before they become binding. It urges Congress to require annual regulatory transparency report cards and legislation requiring the automatic sunsetting of regulations. It urges Congress to pass a law preventing presidents from using “emergency declarations” to impose permanent government controls. It also urges Congress to identify which federal agencies do more harm than good and to eliminate them or shrink their budgets. It also urges Congress to set up a regulation-reduction commission to identify unneeded regulations to eliminate. https://mynorthwest.com/3940877/rantz-inside-look-seattle-antifa-antisemites-starbucks/ An inside look as Seattle Antifa, antisemites vandalized Starbucks Antisemitic Antifa activists, anarchists and other radicals targeted the Seattle Starbucks Reserve Roastery as part of a call to “Block Black Friday.” They caused felony-level damage that led to one arrest. Activists promoted direct action by sharing social media flyers. The flyer claims the protest and mass vandalism were “autonomously organized by Seattle area radicals, anarchists, and community members.” The hope was to “shut [Black Friday] down for Palestine.” They were mostly successful. Exclusive videos from inside the café as Antifa and anarchists vandalized the storefront and taunted customers with vulgar hand gestures and taunts. It got so rowdy and dangerous that activists said they forced Starbucks to close. Several dozen activists surrounded the Starbucks Roastery. Many of them were dressed in black bloc, a style of clothing intended to hide personally identifiable characteristics so that police have trouble making arrests. It’s a hallmark of Antifa action. The video shows one masked activist tagging the building with the phrase “Free Palestine” in spray paint. They also spray-painted the Palestinian flag, anarchist symbols and messages like “Never Again,” “Free Gaza,” , “You are genocide supporters” and “Land Back.” The video also captures a masked activist flipping off customers. They even carved “Free Gaza” into the store’s wooden door. Another activist pounds his hand on the storefront window, taunting customers. One of the windows was nearly shattered and must be replaced and security cameras on the roof were sprayed with paint. “During all of this, the atmosphere was upbeat but chill, with people eating tamales and drinking coffee that were being distributed from a truck parked next to the demo,” an anonymous author published on Puget Sound Anarchists. The anarchist went on to brag about how effective the Starbucks protest was for their movement. The damage was significant, yet Seattle Police (SPD) did not intervene. “It was a temporary disruption that was handled and thankfully did not turn into a major issue,” a Seattle Police Department spokesperson told The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “As with any crime, incidents of vandalism are handled on a case-by-case basis. There are a multitude of factors that can determine when officers intervene. We are not at liberty to discuss our tactics as far as when officers will intervene.” The group marched into downtown Seattle after their assault on Starbucks. Once there, they disrupted the annual Seattle Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The author admits that activists “took over the stage soon after arriving and started throwing Christmas decorations to the ground and trashing the scenery.” There were a handful of activists who stayed on the stage, holding a banner reading “From Turtle Island to Gaza: Land Back.” Land Back refers to a movement of literal land reclamation to its so-called original stewards. As activists chanted and gave speeches in front of a crowd angry that the ceremony was interrupted, an officer spotted suspect Tarik Aly Youssef, who is based in Vancouver, Washington. On a TikTik account (@_thesphinx_) that appears to belong to the 25-year-old suspect, Youssef described himself as a transgender, polyamorous, pansexual, anti-capitalist, autistic Egyptian who is an “honorary member of Trantifa” (a name for transgender Antifa members). After The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH contacted Youssef via TikTok, the account’s videos were removed, and the account appears to be deleted. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/united-nations-set-call-americans-reduce-meat-consumption United Nations set to call on Americans to reduce meat consumption A lead United Nations agency overseeing food and agriculture policy is expected to issue a road map in the coming weeks which will call on the West, including America, to dramatically reduce its meat consumption. The UN's Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) will publish its so-called global food systems’ road map during the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai which will kick off on Thursday and extend nearly two weeks until mid-December. FAO's first-of-its-kind document will recommend nations that "over-consume meat" to limit their consumption as part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Bloomberg reported. "The failure of leading meat and dairy companies to reduce emissions underlines the urgent need for more policy focus on the food and agriculture sector," Jeremy Coller, the chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, an investor network that works with financial institutions to promote climate-friendly agriculture worldwide, said in a recent statement. In addition to issuing guidelines for reducing meat consumption in the West, the FAO is expected to highlight how farmers should adapt to "erratic weather" and tackle their emissions produced from food waste and use of fertilizer, according to Bloomberg. The recommendations, which the U.S. COP28 delegation may sign onto, will not be binding. Overall, the road map will seek to guide policy on lowering the climate impact of the global agriculture industry, which has rarely received such attention at past UN climate conferences. Past COP summits have been far more keen to address emissions generated from the global power, transportation and manufacturing sectors. The global food system — which includes land-use change, actual agricultural production, packaging and waste management — generates about 18 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, the equivalent of 34% of total worldwide emissions, according to a March 2021 study published in the Nature Food journal. FAO data indicates livestock alone is responsible for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The UN has, for years, called for individuals to ditch animal-based diets, which it says "have a high impact on our planet." Instead, individuals should choose plant-based foods, according to the UN, which can reduce a person's annual carbon footprint by up to 2.1 tons. In the U.S., though, agriculture alone generates about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions, federal data shows. The American agriculture sector accounts for just 1.4% of global emissions and has implemented a wide range of solutions, making it the nation's lowest-emitting economic sector.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, November 30th, 2023. Download our new app!: You guys are aware that we have a new app right? If not you should download it right now! Head on over to your app store, and type in “CrossPolitic”, “Fight Laugh Feast”, or “PubTV”. Once you find the app, you may need to update your app, or if you have a droid phone, you may need to delete your current FLF app, and re-download it! Once downloaded you’ll be able to view or listen to our content right on your mobile device! As always, if you’d like to sign up for a pub membership, you can head on over to fightlaughfeast.com… that’s fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/29/hidden-tax-how-much-does-regulation-cost-average-american-family/ Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Americans expect to pay federal taxes, but the federal government also picks their pockets in more hidden ways, and President Joe Biden is making the problem worse in pursuing his political agenda, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. American households pay at least $14,000 in hidden regulatory costs every year,” Wayne Crews, the Fred L. Smith fellow in regulatory studies at the institute, says in a new video provided exclusively to The Daily Signal. 10,000 Reasons to Reform the Regulatory State- Play 0:00-1:18 His analysis—the latest in a series of annual reports—finds that the average American household pays $14,514 annually in a hidden regulatory cost. Crews calculated the costs of regulation on the entire economy as $1.939 trillion, and found the average cost per household by dividing that gargantuan number by 133.6 million households. While federal law requires an annual estimate of the cost of regulation, the federal government has not met that requirement since 2002, according to the report. While the Office of Management and Budget has estimated some costs and benefits of major rules, the report finds those analyses incomplete because they do not encompass all rulemaking in each year. Crews’ report uses a baseline of roughly $1.9 trillion for the costs of federal regulation, encompassing compliance costs, economic losses and losses in gross domestic product, social costs, and other costs. The analyst took recent government reports into account to reach the $1.939 trillion figure, although he acknowledged that it represents an estimate “based on a nonscientific, disclaimer-laden, of GDP losses and compliance costs derived from available official data and other accessible sources.” The $1.9 trillion represents more than three-fifths the level of corporate pretax profits in 2022 ($3.138 trillion) and a far larger number than estimated corporate tax revenues ($382 billion). The report notes that while President Donald Trump’s four years “brought unique reversals, such as a reduced flow of new rules and some rollbacks of existing ones”, President Joe Biden reversed those trends. “Unprecedented open-ended deficits now standing at $1.4 trillion annually are expected to top $2 trillion annually by 2030,” Crews writes. The national debt is nearing $34 trillion (at $33.8 trillion now, according to the U.S. Treasury), which Crews notes is “up from almost $20 trillion when Donald Trump assumed office in 2017.” The report notes that Biden has launched many “whole-of-government interventions,” most notably on climate change and rooting out “inequity from our economy.” “These efforts have accelerated a long-standing process that is replacing self-determination and limited government with top-down behavioral, social, and civil rights codes,” Crews writes. Regulations issued by the executive branch far outstrip the number of laws Congress passes each year. During the 2022 calendar year, agencies issued 3,168 rules, while Congress enacted only 247 laws. While taxes clearly impact Americans’ pocketbooks and appear itemized on pay stubs, “regulatory costs are baked into prices, without separate charges on receipts,” the report notes. “Many regulations have opportunity costs, which are invisible and impossible to calculate. They can affect households directly or indirectly, such as when businesses will pass some regulatory costs on to consumers, just as they do the corporate tax.” The report suggests a wide range of reforms to check the growth of regulation. It urges Congress to require congressional approval of significant or controversial agency rules before they become binding. It urges Congress to require annual regulatory transparency report cards and legislation requiring the automatic sunsetting of regulations. It urges Congress to pass a law preventing presidents from using “emergency declarations” to impose permanent government controls. It also urges Congress to identify which federal agencies do more harm than good and to eliminate them or shrink their budgets. It also urges Congress to set up a regulation-reduction commission to identify unneeded regulations to eliminate. https://mynorthwest.com/3940877/rantz-inside-look-seattle-antifa-antisemites-starbucks/ An inside look as Seattle Antifa, antisemites vandalized Starbucks Antisemitic Antifa activists, anarchists and other radicals targeted the Seattle Starbucks Reserve Roastery as part of a call to “Block Black Friday.” They caused felony-level damage that led to one arrest. Activists promoted direct action by sharing social media flyers. The flyer claims the protest and mass vandalism were “autonomously organized by Seattle area radicals, anarchists, and community members.” The hope was to “shut [Black Friday] down for Palestine.” They were mostly successful. Exclusive videos from inside the café as Antifa and anarchists vandalized the storefront and taunted customers with vulgar hand gestures and taunts. It got so rowdy and dangerous that activists said they forced Starbucks to close. Several dozen activists surrounded the Starbucks Roastery. Many of them were dressed in black bloc, a style of clothing intended to hide personally identifiable characteristics so that police have trouble making arrests. It’s a hallmark of Antifa action. The video shows one masked activist tagging the building with the phrase “Free Palestine” in spray paint. They also spray-painted the Palestinian flag, anarchist symbols and messages like “Never Again,” “Free Gaza,” , “You are genocide supporters” and “Land Back.” The video also captures a masked activist flipping off customers. They even carved “Free Gaza” into the store’s wooden door. Another activist pounds his hand on the storefront window, taunting customers. One of the windows was nearly shattered and must be replaced and security cameras on the roof were sprayed with paint. “During all of this, the atmosphere was upbeat but chill, with people eating tamales and drinking coffee that were being distributed from a truck parked next to the demo,” an anonymous author published on Puget Sound Anarchists. The anarchist went on to brag about how effective the Starbucks protest was for their movement. The damage was significant, yet Seattle Police (SPD) did not intervene. “It was a temporary disruption that was handled and thankfully did not turn into a major issue,” a Seattle Police Department spokesperson told The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “As with any crime, incidents of vandalism are handled on a case-by-case basis. There are a multitude of factors that can determine when officers intervene. We are not at liberty to discuss our tactics as far as when officers will intervene.” The group marched into downtown Seattle after their assault on Starbucks. Once there, they disrupted the annual Seattle Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The author admits that activists “took over the stage soon after arriving and started throwing Christmas decorations to the ground and trashing the scenery.” There were a handful of activists who stayed on the stage, holding a banner reading “From Turtle Island to Gaza: Land Back.” Land Back refers to a movement of literal land reclamation to its so-called original stewards. As activists chanted and gave speeches in front of a crowd angry that the ceremony was interrupted, an officer spotted suspect Tarik Aly Youssef, who is based in Vancouver, Washington. On a TikTik account (@_thesphinx_) that appears to belong to the 25-year-old suspect, Youssef described himself as a transgender, polyamorous, pansexual, anti-capitalist, autistic Egyptian who is an “honorary member of Trantifa” (a name for transgender Antifa members). After The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH contacted Youssef via TikTok, the account’s videos were removed, and the account appears to be deleted. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/united-nations-set-call-americans-reduce-meat-consumption United Nations set to call on Americans to reduce meat consumption A lead United Nations agency overseeing food and agriculture policy is expected to issue a road map in the coming weeks which will call on the West, including America, to dramatically reduce its meat consumption. The UN's Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) will publish its so-called global food systems’ road map during the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai which will kick off on Thursday and extend nearly two weeks until mid-December. FAO's first-of-its-kind document will recommend nations that "over-consume meat" to limit their consumption as part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Bloomberg reported. "The failure of leading meat and dairy companies to reduce emissions underlines the urgent need for more policy focus on the food and agriculture sector," Jeremy Coller, the chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, an investor network that works with financial institutions to promote climate-friendly agriculture worldwide, said in a recent statement. In addition to issuing guidelines for reducing meat consumption in the West, the FAO is expected to highlight how farmers should adapt to "erratic weather" and tackle their emissions produced from food waste and use of fertilizer, according to Bloomberg. The recommendations, which the U.S. COP28 delegation may sign onto, will not be binding. Overall, the road map will seek to guide policy on lowering the climate impact of the global agriculture industry, which has rarely received such attention at past UN climate conferences. Past COP summits have been far more keen to address emissions generated from the global power, transportation and manufacturing sectors. The global food system — which includes land-use change, actual agricultural production, packaging and waste management — generates about 18 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, the equivalent of 34% of total worldwide emissions, according to a March 2021 study published in the Nature Food journal. FAO data indicates livestock alone is responsible for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The UN has, for years, called for individuals to ditch animal-based diets, which it says "have a high impact on our planet." Instead, individuals should choose plant-based foods, according to the UN, which can reduce a person's annual carbon footprint by up to 2.1 tons. In the U.S., though, agriculture alone generates about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions, federal data shows. The American agriculture sector accounts for just 1.4% of global emissions and has implemented a wide range of solutions, making it the nation's lowest-emitting economic sector.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, November 30th, 2023. Download our new app!: You guys are aware that we have a new app right? If not you should download it right now! Head on over to your app store, and type in “CrossPolitic”, “Fight Laugh Feast”, or “PubTV”. Once you find the app, you may need to update your app, or if you have a droid phone, you may need to delete your current FLF app, and re-download it! Once downloaded you’ll be able to view or listen to our content right on your mobile device! As always, if you’d like to sign up for a pub membership, you can head on over to fightlaughfeast.com… that’s fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/29/hidden-tax-how-much-does-regulation-cost-average-american-family/ Here’s How Much Regulations Cost Average American Family—and How Biden Is Making It Worse FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Americans expect to pay federal taxes, but the federal government also picks their pockets in more hidden ways, and President Joe Biden is making the problem worse in pursuing his political agenda, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute. American households pay at least $14,000 in hidden regulatory costs every year,” Wayne Crews, the Fred L. Smith fellow in regulatory studies at the institute, says in a new video provided exclusively to The Daily Signal. 10,000 Reasons to Reform the Regulatory State- Play 0:00-1:18 His analysis—the latest in a series of annual reports—finds that the average American household pays $14,514 annually in a hidden regulatory cost. Crews calculated the costs of regulation on the entire economy as $1.939 trillion, and found the average cost per household by dividing that gargantuan number by 133.6 million households. While federal law requires an annual estimate of the cost of regulation, the federal government has not met that requirement since 2002, according to the report. While the Office of Management and Budget has estimated some costs and benefits of major rules, the report finds those analyses incomplete because they do not encompass all rulemaking in each year. Crews’ report uses a baseline of roughly $1.9 trillion for the costs of federal regulation, encompassing compliance costs, economic losses and losses in gross domestic product, social costs, and other costs. The analyst took recent government reports into account to reach the $1.939 trillion figure, although he acknowledged that it represents an estimate “based on a nonscientific, disclaimer-laden, of GDP losses and compliance costs derived from available official data and other accessible sources.” The $1.9 trillion represents more than three-fifths the level of corporate pretax profits in 2022 ($3.138 trillion) and a far larger number than estimated corporate tax revenues ($382 billion). The report notes that while President Donald Trump’s four years “brought unique reversals, such as a reduced flow of new rules and some rollbacks of existing ones”, President Joe Biden reversed those trends. “Unprecedented open-ended deficits now standing at $1.4 trillion annually are expected to top $2 trillion annually by 2030,” Crews writes. The national debt is nearing $34 trillion (at $33.8 trillion now, according to the U.S. Treasury), which Crews notes is “up from almost $20 trillion when Donald Trump assumed office in 2017.” The report notes that Biden has launched many “whole-of-government interventions,” most notably on climate change and rooting out “inequity from our economy.” “These efforts have accelerated a long-standing process that is replacing self-determination and limited government with top-down behavioral, social, and civil rights codes,” Crews writes. Regulations issued by the executive branch far outstrip the number of laws Congress passes each year. During the 2022 calendar year, agencies issued 3,168 rules, while Congress enacted only 247 laws. While taxes clearly impact Americans’ pocketbooks and appear itemized on pay stubs, “regulatory costs are baked into prices, without separate charges on receipts,” the report notes. “Many regulations have opportunity costs, which are invisible and impossible to calculate. They can affect households directly or indirectly, such as when businesses will pass some regulatory costs on to consumers, just as they do the corporate tax.” The report suggests a wide range of reforms to check the growth of regulation. It urges Congress to require congressional approval of significant or controversial agency rules before they become binding. It urges Congress to require annual regulatory transparency report cards and legislation requiring the automatic sunsetting of regulations. It urges Congress to pass a law preventing presidents from using “emergency declarations” to impose permanent government controls. It also urges Congress to identify which federal agencies do more harm than good and to eliminate them or shrink their budgets. It also urges Congress to set up a regulation-reduction commission to identify unneeded regulations to eliminate. https://mynorthwest.com/3940877/rantz-inside-look-seattle-antifa-antisemites-starbucks/ An inside look as Seattle Antifa, antisemites vandalized Starbucks Antisemitic Antifa activists, anarchists and other radicals targeted the Seattle Starbucks Reserve Roastery as part of a call to “Block Black Friday.” They caused felony-level damage that led to one arrest. Activists promoted direct action by sharing social media flyers. The flyer claims the protest and mass vandalism were “autonomously organized by Seattle area radicals, anarchists, and community members.” The hope was to “shut [Black Friday] down for Palestine.” They were mostly successful. Exclusive videos from inside the café as Antifa and anarchists vandalized the storefront and taunted customers with vulgar hand gestures and taunts. It got so rowdy and dangerous that activists said they forced Starbucks to close. Several dozen activists surrounded the Starbucks Roastery. Many of them were dressed in black bloc, a style of clothing intended to hide personally identifiable characteristics so that police have trouble making arrests. It’s a hallmark of Antifa action. The video shows one masked activist tagging the building with the phrase “Free Palestine” in spray paint. They also spray-painted the Palestinian flag, anarchist symbols and messages like “Never Again,” “Free Gaza,” , “You are genocide supporters” and “Land Back.” The video also captures a masked activist flipping off customers. They even carved “Free Gaza” into the store’s wooden door. Another activist pounds his hand on the storefront window, taunting customers. One of the windows was nearly shattered and must be replaced and security cameras on the roof were sprayed with paint. “During all of this, the atmosphere was upbeat but chill, with people eating tamales and drinking coffee that were being distributed from a truck parked next to the demo,” an anonymous author published on Puget Sound Anarchists. The anarchist went on to brag about how effective the Starbucks protest was for their movement. The damage was significant, yet Seattle Police (SPD) did not intervene. “It was a temporary disruption that was handled and thankfully did not turn into a major issue,” a Seattle Police Department spokesperson told The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “As with any crime, incidents of vandalism are handled on a case-by-case basis. There are a multitude of factors that can determine when officers intervene. We are not at liberty to discuss our tactics as far as when officers will intervene.” The group marched into downtown Seattle after their assault on Starbucks. Once there, they disrupted the annual Seattle Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The author admits that activists “took over the stage soon after arriving and started throwing Christmas decorations to the ground and trashing the scenery.” There were a handful of activists who stayed on the stage, holding a banner reading “From Turtle Island to Gaza: Land Back.” Land Back refers to a movement of literal land reclamation to its so-called original stewards. As activists chanted and gave speeches in front of a crowd angry that the ceremony was interrupted, an officer spotted suspect Tarik Aly Youssef, who is based in Vancouver, Washington. On a TikTik account (@_thesphinx_) that appears to belong to the 25-year-old suspect, Youssef described himself as a transgender, polyamorous, pansexual, anti-capitalist, autistic Egyptian who is an “honorary member of Trantifa” (a name for transgender Antifa members). After The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH contacted Youssef via TikTok, the account’s videos were removed, and the account appears to be deleted. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/united-nations-set-call-americans-reduce-meat-consumption United Nations set to call on Americans to reduce meat consumption A lead United Nations agency overseeing food and agriculture policy is expected to issue a road map in the coming weeks which will call on the West, including America, to dramatically reduce its meat consumption. The UN's Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) will publish its so-called global food systems’ road map during the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai which will kick off on Thursday and extend nearly two weeks until mid-December. FAO's first-of-its-kind document will recommend nations that "over-consume meat" to limit their consumption as part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Bloomberg reported. "The failure of leading meat and dairy companies to reduce emissions underlines the urgent need for more policy focus on the food and agriculture sector," Jeremy Coller, the chair and founder of the FAIRR Initiative, an investor network that works with financial institutions to promote climate-friendly agriculture worldwide, said in a recent statement. In addition to issuing guidelines for reducing meat consumption in the West, the FAO is expected to highlight how farmers should adapt to "erratic weather" and tackle their emissions produced from food waste and use of fertilizer, according to Bloomberg. The recommendations, which the U.S. COP28 delegation may sign onto, will not be binding. Overall, the road map will seek to guide policy on lowering the climate impact of the global agriculture industry, which has rarely received such attention at past UN climate conferences. Past COP summits have been far more keen to address emissions generated from the global power, transportation and manufacturing sectors. The global food system — which includes land-use change, actual agricultural production, packaging and waste management — generates about 18 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, the equivalent of 34% of total worldwide emissions, according to a March 2021 study published in the Nature Food journal. FAO data indicates livestock alone is responsible for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The UN has, for years, called for individuals to ditch animal-based diets, which it says "have a high impact on our planet." Instead, individuals should choose plant-based foods, according to the UN, which can reduce a person's annual carbon footprint by up to 2.1 tons. In the U.S., though, agriculture alone generates about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions, federal data shows. The American agriculture sector accounts for just 1.4% of global emissions and has implemented a wide range of solutions, making it the nation's lowest-emitting economic sector.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/29/2023): 3:05pm- Earlier this week, the sports blog Deadspin wrongfully accused a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing blackface during the Chiefs-Raiders game on Sunday and of mocking Native American culture—angling the photo to only show half of the child's face and failing to note that the face paint was black and red, the team's colors. The social media platform X added a Community Notes correction to Deadspin's original, inaccurate, post. Even Elon Musk felt compelled to set the record straight, praising Community Notes for “exposing deception.” Today it was revealed that Holden Armenta, the child unjustly targeted by Deadspin, is Native American. You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/mother-of-young-chiefs-fan-accused-of-racism-says-he-is-native-american 3:30pm- The Daily Wire announced the release of its next movie, “Lady Ballers,” which will be streaming on their website December 1st. The Daily Wire co-founder, and star of the film, Jeremy Boreing explained that theaters won't touch the film because it pokes fun at biological males competing in women's sports. 3:40pm- Johnny Oleksinski writes that “Hollywood is finally being punished for its creativity rut”—noting that although 15 movies released in 2023 had budgets over $200 million, only one went on to earn a profit. You can read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2023/11/28/entertainment/hollywood-is-finally-being-punished-for-its-creativity-rut/ 3:50pm- Jamie Frevele of Mediate writes, “Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, spoke at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday and confirmed to the crowd that he'd been in talks with Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. Not only that, he was also trying to get other business leaders on board to support her in 2024.” You can read more here: https://www.mediaite.com/election-2024/jamie-dimon-reveals-hes-been-talking-with-nikki-haley-and-is-trying-to-rally-business-leaders-around-her-candidacy/ 4:05pm- Paul Thacker—Investigative Journalist & former Fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University—joins The Rich Zeoli to discuss his latest report, “Congress Must Hold the CDC Accountable for Cozy Ties to Pharma.” Thacker writes, “why won't congressional investigators force the CDC Director to explain why Pfizer and Moderna's PR firm is embedded at the agency's vaccine center?” You can find this report, and all of Thacker's work, at his Substack— “The Disinformation Chronicle”: https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/congress-must-hold-the-cdc-accountable 4:25pm- While announcing the creation of the Council on Supply Chain Resilience, President Joe Biden blamed increased prices on “price gouging.” On Meet the Press this weekend, panelist Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post said that “Bidenomics has become a negative word…because it's not working.” 4:30pm- Abigail Anthony of National Review writes: “Sieged Security, which describes itself as a group of ‘gay furry hackers,' recently infiltrated a leading U.S. nuclear-research facility and obtained sensitive personal data. The group claimed responsibility for the attack in statements on public forums. ‘Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow,' the group wrote.” You can read Anthony's full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gay-furry-hackers-breach-u-s-nuclear-research-facility/ 4:45pm- Jason Snead—Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “The Case Against Ranked-Choice Voting.” You can learn more about the Honest Elections Project here: https://www.honestelections.org. And you can find Snead's book here: https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/case-ranked-choice-voting/. 5:00pm- According to a report from Emily Joshua of The Daily Mail, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is “expected to call on Western countries, including the U.S., to drastically reduce meat consumption to combat climate change” during its climate change conference in Dubai starting later this week. In a clip that has gone viral on social media, a panel at the World Economic Forum discusses the possibility of creating a breed of mosquitoes whose bite would be engineered to make humans intolerant to meat—ultimately decreasing the consumption of meat and reducing global warming, theoretically. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html 5:20pm- The Washington Post published a particularly disturbing piece indicating that there is a rise in sexual fetishes that revolve around political polarization. If you are feeling brave, and have a strong stomach, you can find the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2023/11/28/sexual-fetish-trump-political-kink/ 5:55pm- Rich Zeoli hosts The Mark Levin Show!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: According to a report from Emily Joshua of The Daily Mail, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is “expected to call on Western countries, including the U.S., to drastically reduce meat consumption to combat climate change” during its climate change conference in Dubai starting later this week. In a clip that has gone viral on social media, a panel at the World Economic Forum discusses the possibility of creating a breed of mosquitoes whose bite would be engineered to make humans intolerant to meat—ultimately decreasing the consumption of meat and reducing global warming, theoretically. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html The Washington Post published a particularly disturbing piece indicating that there is a rise in sexual fetishes that revolve around political polarization. If you are feeling brave, and have a strong stomach, you can find the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2023/11/28/sexual-fetish-trump-political-kink/ Rich Zeoli hosts The Mark Levin Show!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: While speaking with Abby Phillips on CNN, Congressman Dean Phillips (D-MN) said he would consider using U.S. Special Forces to free American hostages being held by Hamas. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) seemingly agreed with Phillips' suggestion—and went one step further calling for the Biden Administration to retaliate massively against Iran after its proxies launched numerous attacks against U.S. personnel in the region. Could the United States see increased military involvement in the Middle East? According to a report from The Washington Post, “[i]n late 2015, cranes at a seaport in Jacksonville, Fla., carefully hoisted U.S. military helicopters worth up to $40 million each onto a massive cargo ship set to deliver the equipment to the Egyptian government. Egypt's Defense Ministry had turned to an unusual figure to help arrange transport of the prized hardware: Wael Hana, an Egyptian American businessman who had previously run a trucking business, a gas station and a truck stop along a gritty, industrial strip in northern New Jersey… Eight years later, Hana's ties to the Egyptian government are under a bright spotlight. After a years-long investigation, U.S. authorities charged him in September with paying bribes to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, in exchange for actions that benefited Egypt, including Menendez's promise to help keep military aid flowing to the North African nation. Hana, 40, lavished the couple with gold bars, checks and household furnishings between 2018 and 2022, prosecutors allege, while helping to introduce the senator to Egyptian military and intelligence officers and serving as a go-between for their communications.” You can read the full report from Shawn Boburg, Claire Parker, Terrence McCoy, and Marina Dias here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/11/27/bob-menendez-wael-hana-egypt/ Annoyed by the sound of crunching chips during Zoom conference calls? Doritos has developed software to silence the crunch! Yes, this story is somehow real. You can read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/11/27/doritos-silent-gaming-crunch-cancellation/ According to a report from Emily Joshua of The Daily Mail, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is “expected to call on Western countries, including the U.S., to drastically reduce meat consumption to combat climate change” during its climate change conference in Dubai starting later this week. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (11/28/2023): 3:05pm- The Associated Press writes that there has been a concerning “surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization.” China's health ministry has claimed the uptick “is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.” You can read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/26/china-respiratory-illnesses-cause-flu-pathogens-00128637 3:20pm- According to a report from Emily Joshua of The Daily Mail, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is “expected to call on Western countries, including the U.S., to drastically reduce meat consumption to combat climate change” during its climate change conference in Dubai starting later this week. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html 3:40pm- Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, documents that although the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) later this week, they are simultaneously “ramping up its oil production capacity like never before.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/21/uae-dubai-cop28-oil-solar/ 3:50pm- The sports blog Deadspin wrongfully accused a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing blackface during the Chiefs-Raiders game on Sunday—angling the photo to only show half of the child's face and failing note that the face paint was black and red, the team's colors. The social media platform X added a Community Notes correction to Deadspin's original, inaccurate, post. Even Elon Musk felt compelled to set the record straight, praising Community Notes for “exposing deception.” 4:05pm- During an unhinged rant at the 2023 Gotham Awards, Robert DeNiro bizarrely used his acceptance speech to slam Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. 4:10pm- In an interview with Norah O'Donnell on CBS Evening News, retiring Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) said he would be happy to support any Republican candidate for president in 2024 aside from Donald Trump or Vivek Ramaswamy. 4:20pm- On Sunday, Kristen Welker and the Meet the Press panel featuring Symone Sanders and Brendan Buck suggested that Ron DeSantis should end his campaign for president in order to clear a path for Nikki Haley. 4:30pm- In a video that has now gone viral on social media, a disgruntled woman on board a flight from Florida to Philadelphia can be seen urinating in the aisle! While discussing this horrifying story, Matt reveals he flew first class last week…Rich is outraged. 4:45pm- A sandwich monopoly? Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is alleging that Rock Capital's purchase of Subway amounts to a monopoly which will lead to higher sandwich prices—the private equity firm already owns sandwich shops Jimmy John's and Schlotzky's. The Federal Trade Commission is now investigating the $10 billion acquisition. As Timothy P. Carney notes, how could this acquisition be considered a monopoly: “Consider that Chick-fil-A enjoyed $16 billion in sales in 2021, which is equal to Subway-plus-Arby's-plus Jimmy John's” and that “non-sandwiches, of course, compete with sandwiches,” concluding that there is no way to honestly determine Rock Capital has a monopoly like Sen. Warren suggests. You can read more here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/elizabeth-warren-needs-to-define-sandwich 5:05pm- During a television interview on Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas seemingly advocated on behalf of amnesty for millions of immigrants who have entered the United States unlawfully. Fox Business reporter Madison Alworth details that U.S. taxpayers are paying more than $450 billion annually providing housing and other necessities for illegal migrants. 5:20pm- Is former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo now considering a run for New York City Mayor? 5:40pm- Many media outlets have leveled brutal attacks against Javier Milei, the president-elect of Argentina, citing his libertarian philosophy towards governance as “dangerous.” Is halting the growth of government via fiscal reform actually dangerous? 6:05pm- While speaking with Abby Phillips on CNN, Congressman Dean Phillips (D-MN) said he would consider using U.S. Special Forces to free American hostages being held by Hamas. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) seemingly agreed with Phillips' suggestion—and went one step further calling for the Biden Administration to retaliate massively against Iran after its proxies launched numerous attacks against U.S. personnel in the region. Could the United States see increased military involvement in the Middle East? 6:15pm- According to a report from The Washington Post, “[i]n late 2015, cranes at a seaport in Jacksonville, Fla., carefully hoisted U.S. military helicopters worth up to $40 million each onto a massive cargo ship set to deliver the equipment to the Egyptian government. Egypt's Defense Ministry had turned to an unusual figure to help arrange transport of the prized hardware: Wael Hana, an Egyptian American businessman who had previously run a trucking business, a gas station and a truck stop along a gritty, industrial strip in northern New Jersey… Eight years later, Hana's ties to the Egyptian government are under a bright spotlight. After a years-long investigation, U.S. authorities charged him in September with paying bribes to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife, Nadine Menendez, in exchange for actions that benefited Egypt, including Menendez's promise to help keep military aid flowing to the North African nation. Hana, 40, lavished the couple with gold bars, checks and household furnishings between 2018 and 2022, prosecutors allege, while helping to introduce the senator to Egyptian military and intelligence officers and serving as a go-between for their communications.” You can read the full report from Shawn Boburg, Claire Parker, Terrence McCoy, and Marina Dias here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/11/27/bob-menendez-wael-hana-egypt/ 6:30pm- Annoyed by the sound of crunching chips during Zoom conference calls? Doritos has developed software to silence the crunch! Yes, this story is somehow real. You can read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/11/27/doritos-silent-gaming-crunch-cancellation/ 6:50pm- According to a report from Emily Joshua of The Daily Mail, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is “expected to call on Western countries, including the U.S., to drastically reduce meat consumption to combat climate change” during its climate change conference in Dubai starting later this week. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: The Associated Press writes that there has been a concerning “surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization.” China's health ministry has claimed the uptick “is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.” You can read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/26/china-respiratory-illnesses-cause-flu-pathogens-00128637 According to a report from Emily Joshua of The Daily Mail, the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) is “expected to call on Western countries, including the U.S., to drastically reduce meat consumption to combat climate change” during its climate change conference in Dubai starting later this week. You can read more here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, documents that although the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) later this week, they are simultaneously “ramping up its oil production capacity like never before.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/21/uae-dubai-cop28-oil-solar/ The sports blog Deadspin wrongfully accused a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing blackface during the Chiefs-Raiders game on Sunday—angling the photo to only show half of the child's face and failing note that the face paint was black and red, the team's colors. The social media platform X added a Community Notes correction to Deadspin's original, inaccurate, post. Even Elon Musk felt compelled to set the record straight, praising Community Notes for “exposing deception.”

As we celebrate the fourth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste today, it is important to highlight the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) theme “Reducing Food Loss and Waste: Taking Action to Transform Agrifood Systems.” Today's special episode of the USAID Kitchen Sink FLW Podcast explores the economic case for FLW: what are the economic impacts, what are the trade-offs, and how can we achieve the economic benefits of reducing FLW. In this episode, FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero Cullen is interviewed by USAID Senior Science Advisor and FLW Co-Lead Ahmed Kablan. Together, we discuss the argument for investing in FLW reduction and the considerations for return on investment. We conclude our episode by announcing FAO's new Food Loss App (FLAP), which can help farmers identify problem areas for food loss and offer videos and technical information to provide solutions to reduce FLW.

September 23 marks China's sixth Farmers' Harvest Festival, a time to celebrate farmers' hard work and shed light on agriculture. In 2021, China joined forces with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on a project focused on enhancing agricultural industry development in 16 impoverished Chinese villages. Two years later, we discuss the successful results from this endeavor and more. On the show: Heyang, Li Yi & Dong Le, program officer from FAO's China Office

The ocean is key to food security as the main source of protein for more than a billion people. Some 600 million worldwide depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.As hunger continues to spread around the world, urgent efforts are needed to safeguard the ocean and ensure that it continues to provide food for a growing global population, in a sustainable way.Ahead of Thursday's World Oceans Day, Manuel Barange, Director of the Food and Aquaculture Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has been talking to FAO's Michele Zaccheo about the promise of aquaculture, or farming in water, and how the ocean is an essential part of the solution to the interlinked issues of poverty, malnutrition, food security and climate change.

Humanitarian needs are skyrocketing today, and the vast majority of people requiring aid, live in rural areas.But while more than 70 per cent of all those affected in food crises are farmers or working in the fishing industry, only 4 per cent of emergency assistance targets their needs.The Director of Emergencies of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rein Paulsen, has been talking to Michele Zaccheo about ways to improve emergency responses, and put resources in the hands of farmers themselves.

CNN, HBO Max, Amazon Prime She's BACK!!  In 2023, we saw the debut of her Documentary that aired on CNN New Year's Day featuring Legendary Music Icons like the late Burt Bachrach, Jerry Blavat, Chuck Jackson, as well as Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, & Smokey Robinson. You can see it now on HBO Max, & Amazon Prime. She is making stops in Hawaii and Vancouver on her One Last Time tour — she won't say whether it's truly her last — tweeting (or “twoting,” as she calls it) to her more than half a million followers,On a Saturday Night LIVE's spoof "The Dionne Warwick Show", with  NEW Compilations of Music. It includes collaborations with Kenny Lattimore & Musiq SoulChild along with new versions of her classics & some original classics. She's also touring again Worldwide!! On November 26, 2021, Warwick released the single "Nothing's Impossible" a duet featuring Chance the Rapper. Two charities are being supported by the duet: SocialWorks, a Chicago-based nonprofit that Chance founded to empower the youth through the arts, education and civic engagement, and Hunger: Not Impossible, a text-based service connecting kids and their families in need with prepaid, nutritious, to-go meals from local restaurants.Dionne was also named Smithsonian Ambassador of Music!!Additionally, Warwick  began a highly anticipated concert residency in Las Vegas on April 4, 2019Scintillating, soothing and sensual best describe the familiar and legendary voice of five-time GRAMMY® Award winning music legend, DIONNE WARWICK, who has become a cornerstone of American pop music and culture. Warwick's career, which currently celebrates over 50 years, has established her as an international music icon and concert act. Over that time, she has earned 75 charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records.Marie Dionne Warwick, an American singer, actress, and television show host who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization and a United States Ambassador of Health.She began singing professionally in 1961 after being discovered by a young songwriting team, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. She had her first hit in 1962 with “Don't Make Me Over.” Less than a decade later, she had released more than 18 consecutive Top 100 singles, including her classic Bacharach/David recordings, “Walk on By,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Message to Michael,” "Promises Promises,” “A House is Not a Home,” “Alfie,” “Say a Little Prayer,” “This Girl's in Love With You,” “I'll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Reach Out For Me,” and the theme from “Valley of the Dolls. ”Together, Warwick and her songwriting team of Burt Bacharach & Hal David, accumulated more than 30 hit singles, and close to 20 best-selling albums, during their first decade together.Warwick received her first GRAMMY® Award in 1968 for her mega-hit, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” and a second GRAMMY® in 1970 for the best-selling album, “I'll Never Fall in Love Again.” She became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance. This award was only presented to one other legend, Miss Ella Fitzgerald.Other African-American female recording artists certainly earned their share of crossover pop and R&B hits during the 1960′s, however, Warwick preceded the mainstream success of her musical peers by becoming the first such artist to rack up a dozen consecutive Top 100 hit singles from 1963-1966.Warwick's performance at the Olympia Theater in Paris, during a 1963 concert starring the legendary Marlene Dietrich, skyrocketed her to international stardom. As Warwick established herself as a major force in American contemporary music, she gained popularity among European audiences as well. In 1968, she became the first solo African-American artist among her peers to sing before the Queen of England at a Royal Command Performance. Since then, Warwick has performed before numerous kings, queens, presidents and heads of state.Warwick's recordings of songs such as “A House is not a Home,” “Alfie,” ”Valley of the Dolls,” and “The April Fools,” made her a pioneer as one of the first female artists to popularize classic movie themes.Warwick began singing during her childhood years in East Orange, New Jersey, initially in church. Occasionally, she sang as a soloist and fill-in voice for the renowned Drinkard Singers, a group comprised of her mother Lee, along with her aunts, including Aunt Cissy, Whitney Houston's mom, and her uncles. During her teens, Warwick and her sister Dee Dee started their own gospel group, The Gospelaires.Warwick attended The Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, and during that time, began making trips to New York to do regular session work. She sang behind many of the biggest recording stars of the 1960′s including Dinah Washington, Sam Taylor, Brook Benton, Chuck Jackson, and Solomon Burke, among many others. It was at this time that a young composer named Burt Bacharach heard her sing during a session for The Drifters and asked her to sing on demos of some new songs he was writing with his new lyricist Hal David. In 1962, one such demo was presented to Scepter Records, which launched a hit-filled 12 -year association with the label.Known as the artist who “bridged the gap,” Warwick's soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music transcended race, culture, and musical boundaries. In 1970, Warwick received her second GRAMMY® Award for the best-selling album, “I'll Never Fall In Love Again,” and began her second decade of hits with Warner Bros. Records. She recorded half a dozen albums, with top producers such as Thom Bell, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jerry Ragavoy, Steve Barri, and Michael Omartian. In 1974, she hit the top of the charts with “Then Came You,” a million-selling duet with The Spinners. She then teamed up with Isaac Hayes for a highly successful world tour, “A Man and a Woman.”In 1976, Warwick signed with Arista Records, beginning a third decade of hit-making. Arista Records label-mate Barry Manilow produced her first Platinum-selling album, “Dionne,” which included back-to-back hits “I'll Never Love This Way Again,” and “Déjà vu.” Both recordings earned GRAMMY® Awards, making Warwick the first female artist to win the Best Female Pop and Best Female R&B Performance Awards.Warwick's 1982 album, “Heartbreaker,” co-produced by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees, became an international chart-topper. In 1985, she reunited with composer Burt Bacharach and longtime friends Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder to record the landmark song “That's What Friends Are For,” which became a number one hit record around the world and the first recording dedicated to raising awareness and major funds (over $3 Million) for the AIDS cause in support of AMFAR, which Warwick continues to support.Throughout the 1980′s and 1990′s, Warwick collaborated with many of her musical peers, including Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, Kashif and Stevie Wonder. Warwick was also host of the hit television music show, “Solid Gold.” In addition, she recorded several theme songs, including “Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams,” for the popular television series “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous,” and “The Love Boat,” for the hit series from Aaron Spelling. In November, 2006 Warwick recorded an album of duets, “My Friends & Me,” for Concord Records, a critically acclaimed Gospel album, “Why We Sing,” for Rhino/Warner Records, and a new jazz album, ”Only Trust Your Heart,” a collection of standards, celebrating the music of legendary composer Sammy Cahn for Sony Red/MPCA Records. Additionally, in September 2008, Warwick added “author” to her list of credits with two best-selling children's books, “Say A Little Prayer,” and “Little Man,” and her first best-selling autobiography, “My Life As I See It” for Simon & Schuster.Always one to give back, Warwick has supported and campaigned for many causes and charities close to her heart, including AIDS, The Starlight Foundation, children's hospitals, world hunger, disaster relief and music education for which she has been recognized and honored and has raised millions of dollars. In 1987, she was appointed the first United States Ambassador of Health by President Ronald Reagan and in 2002, served as Global Ambassador for Health and Ambassador for the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), and she continues to serve as Ambassador today. In recognition of her accomplishments and support of education, a New Jersey school was named in her honor, the Dionne Warwick Institute for Economics and Entrepreneurship. Warwick was also a key participating artist in the all-star charity single, “We Are the World,” and in 1984, performed at “Live Aid.”Celebrating 50 years in entertainment, and the 25th Anniversary of “That's What Friends Are For,” Warwick hosted and headlined an all-star benefit concert for World Hunger Day in London. In addition, she was honored by AMFAR in a special reunion performance of “That's What Friends are For,” alongside Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder at AMFAR's Anniversary Gala in New York City. Warwick also received the prestigious 2011 Steve Chase Humanitarian Arts & Activism Award by the Desert Aids Project and was recognized for her stellar career by Clive Davis at his legendary Pre-GRAMMY® Party in Los Angeles. Adding to her list of landmark honors, Warwick was a 2013 recipient of the coveted Ellis Island Medal of Honor in New York and was inducted into the 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame.On March 26, 2012, Warwick was inducted into the GRAMMY® Museum in Los Angeles, where a special 50th Anniversary exhibit was unveiled and a historic program and performance was held in the Clive Davis Theater. Additionally, a panel discussion with Clive Davis and Burt Bacharach was hosted by GRAMMY® Museum Executive Director, Bob Santelli.Commemorating her 50th Anniversary, Warwick released a much-anticipated studio album in 2013, entitled “NOW.” Produced by the legendary Phil Ramone, the anniversary album was nominated for a 2014 GRAMMY® Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. “NOW” featured special never-before-released material written by her longtime friends and musical collaborators, Burt Bacharach and Hal David.Most recently, Warwick released a much anticipated star-studded duets album titled “Feels So Good,” featuring collaborations with some of today's greatest artists including Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ne-Yo, Gladys Knight, Cee Lo Green, Cyndi Lauper and many more. “Feels So Good” was released through Bright Music Records, Caroline and Capitol.Warwick's pride and joy are her two sons, singer/recording artist David Elliott and award-winning music producer Damon Elliott, and her family. ~ DionneWarwickonLine.com© 2023 Building Abundant Success!!2023 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud

POLICY SEMINAR Science and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation – follow up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit In cooperation with the former Scientific Group of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit APR 11, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT The UN Food Systems Summit held in September 2021 was first of its kind in several respects: it was the first UN summit to focus on food systems, the first food-related summit involving heads of state in the UN General Assembly, and the first such summit that was informed by an independent Scientific Group. Food systems require ongoing attention, as evidenced by the widespread repercussions of the Ukraine crisis and the focus on food systems at COP27. A UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, established in early 2022, coordinates follow-up to the summit, including facilitation of food systems transformation pathways at the country level, and will organize the first biannual stocktaking of the summit outcomes and follow-up actions in 2023. Please join us as we bring together members of the UNFSS Scientific Group, the Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub, and the Managing Director of the CGIAR Science Group on Systems Transformation to explore scientific findings that inform food systems transformation and point to research gaps, and examine food systems governance and the role of global institutions in shepherding food systems transformation. Welcoming Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Setting the Context / What Is at Stake Joachim von Braun, Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group 2021; Professor, Economic and Technological Change at Center for Development Research (ZEF) Reflections from the 2021 UNFSS Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA A Preview of the 2023 UNFSS Stocktaking Stefanos Fotiou, Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub; Director, Office of Sustainable Development Goals, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (video recording) Bringing together scientific expertise to advance food systems transformation Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan, Vice Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group; World Academy of Sciences Food systems transformation for advancing nutrition and health Kaosar Afsana, Vice Chair of the UNFSS Scientific Group; James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Prioritizing scientific evidence to inform food systems transformation Ismahane Elouafi, member of the UNFSS Scientific Group; Chief Scientist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The role of the CGIAR in advancing food systems transformation / How to advance on food systems transformation in fragile settings/amid crises? Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Links: Science And Innovations For Food Systems Transformation Book: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5 More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/science-and-innovations-food-systems-transformation-%E2%80%93-un-food-systems-summit-2021-and-what Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Promotional Links: StorySeed Marketing and Messaging (Beta) Course - An all-inclusive marketing and messaging course for impact entrepreneurs seeking to get their emotionally-engaging message to the right people, in the right way, at the right time. StorySeed is a self-paced course that takes you from the core aspects of brand story development all the way through scaling your efforts and weaving your work in the movements you're passionate about. This is a truly regenerative approach to marketing using the tools and techniques business goliaths use, but designed to be true to the principles and ethics of the greater sustainability and regeneration, putting the marketing power in the hands of the positive change-makers of the world.   Welcome back to the Seeds of Tao Podcast, we have another great interview with a regenerative entrepreneur this week, a true systems changer. Josh interviews Max Rünzel, Co-Founder and CEO of HiveTracks, who is revolutionizing the way beekeepers can gather data, and changing the narrative of the value of biodiversity to the masses. Max shares his entrepreneurial journey though travel and study, involvement with the United Nations, and learning to bring big visions to market as an entrepreneur. He also goes into his experience with getting funding rounds and building capital as a regenerative enterprise to expand his positive impact in the world. Here are the notes from the episode, don't forget to follow, comment, or write a review of the podcast if you enjoyed today's episode. It means a lot

Sign up here for updates on impactinvestor.ioThanks to all the Causeartist Partners - Check them out here.Subscribe to our Causeartist newsletter here.----------------------------------------In episode 50 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Ladé Araba, Executive Director of AlphaMundi Foundation(AMF), on investing in women and climate to create long-term jobs and  prosperity.Ladé Araba is a senior Development Finance Executive and Board Member with over 20 years of experience. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of the AlphaMundi Foundation, she was the Managing Director for Africa at Convergence Blended Finance.She also sits on the Equality Fund's Investment Advisory Council, serves as a Non Executive Director on the Board of African Risk Capacity (ARC) Ltd, is the Co-Founder/President of the Visiola Foundation, and was an Advisory Committee Member at the Green Outcomes Fund.She previously served as Technical Adviser to the former Minister of Finance of Nigeria and was the Head of the Strategic Monitoring Unit. She was also an Adviser in the Power Sector Team at the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF).She was previously a Senior Investment Officer in Infrastructure Finance at the African Development Bank and served as Technical Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Ms. Araba was an Enterprise Development Specialist at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and also worked for the QED Group LLC in Washington, DC.She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a dual Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) and International Business from the University of Oklahoma (2001). A native English speaker, she is fluent in French and Italian and has basic knowledge of Spanish.About AlphaMundi FoundationAlphaMundi Foundation's mission is to strengthen the long-term commercial viability of SMEs in Africa and Latin America to drive economic transformation. This leads to more jobs and income generation benefiting more people and in turn, increased purchasing power and improved qualities of life.The vision: Economic transformation where SMEs in Africa and Latin America can scale sustainably and create well-paid jobs.What they do:Structured blended financeAccess to capital and technical assistance are two of the biggest barriers to businesses getting off the ground. We're willing to take the risk and invest in these impactful SMEs. We do this by offering SMEs with investments that may have lower returns and/or higher risks through measures like technical assistance grants, first loss guarantees, returnable pre-investment stage grants, concessional loans, and/or scaling capital. All of this is done with the expectation that these investments will be truly catalytic and more likely to bring strong social and environmental rewards.GLIC field buildingWe believe gender and climate issues can't be addressed on an ad-hoc basis. Rather, these complex challenges require an intentional approach, which brings explicit gender and climate solutions into all investment decisions. Over recent years, gender lens investing has gained traction, although as global temperatures rise, the demand for climate investing will only continue to increase. That's how we came to coining a new term: GLIC—Gender Lens Investing for Climate. ----------------------------------------Sign up here for updates on impactinvestor.ioThanks to all the Causeartist Partners - Check them out here.Subscribe to our Causeartist newsletter here.

POLICY SEMINAR Food Loss and Waste in Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains Co-organized by IFPRI, Embassy of Denmark, and World Resources Institute MAR 14, 2023 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one-third of all food produced around the globe is lost or wasted. This is particularly egregious in a world where one in nine persons is food insecure, and widespread food affordability concerns in low- and middle-income countries have resulted from COVID-related value chain disruptions and the global impact of the war in Ukraine. This annual event will take stock of efforts around the world to tackle food loss and waste through initiatives like Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 by 2030. The seminar will also take a closer look at fruits and vegetables, which are among the healthiest but most wasted foods. Given their perishable nature, great care, attention, and cooperation along all parts of fruit and vegetable value chains are required to reduce food loss and waste. Welcome Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, and Lead, CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets Jacob Jensen, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark Keynote Address Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Panel Discussion Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, and Lead, CGIAR Initiative on Rethinking Food Markets Muhammad Yakubu Bubayaro, Founder/CEO, Bunkasa Agritech Shannon Sajdak, Senior Sustainability Manager, Apeel Signe Frese, Director, CSR and Quality, Coop Denmark Closing Remarks Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute (WRI) Moderator Luciana Delgado, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-loss-and-waste-fruit-and-vegetable-supply-chains Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Gender parity in farming and equality for women in agriculture could feed millions more around the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimate that closing the gender gap in agricultural inputs alone could lift 100–150 million people out of hunger. This podcast hears from Social Impact Pioneers: Emily Janoch from the NGO CARE and Taryn Barclay from multi-national company Cargill. Together they talk deeply about why women are critical to prosperous food supply chains, what difference it would make if we take women seriously in the agricultural sector and how supporting women and their communities is essential for long term sustainability. Spoiler alert: “When women have more access, control and ownership over their businesses – they deliver incredible success and impact for themselves, their families and their communities.” Explains Taryn. NGOs and corporates often partner but not many partnerships run for so long or as deeply as the partnership between Cargill and CARE. Cargill connects farmers with markets, customers with ingredients and families with daily essentials. Whilst CARE started with a simple emergency relief package, delivered over seven decades ago. Cargill and CARE's relationship stretches back to 1958 when Cargill contributed to ‘Care's food crusade.' Today, Cargill and CARE launch a new phase of the latest iteration of their partnership as they continue to work in developing gender parity in farming businesses and agricultural communities. Prepare to hear an open and honest discussion what it takes to maker partnerships really work as Taryn and Emily discuss how they could make their partnership even better. A little on Emily and Taryn: Emily Janoch is the Senior Director for Thought Leadership and Knowledge Management and Learning at CARE. For a decade and a half Emily has been designing systems to capture and share information to help improve impact, build dignity, and eradicate poverty. Taryn Barclay is the Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement at Cargill. With over 20 years of experience working in large, global multinational corporations. Taryn works to advance Cargill's food security and environmental sustainability partnerships. I hope you enjoy this conversation and I would love your feedback. Links: The partnership: https://www.cargill.com/sustainability/care CARE: https://www.careinternational.org.uk/about/our-history/ Cargill: https://www.cargill.com/about FAO, Women in Agriculture Closing the Gender Gap for Development: https://www.fao.org/publications/sofa/2010-11/en/

Plant genetic resources describe the variability within plants that comes from human and natural selection over millennia. Their intrinsic value mainly concerns agricultural crops (crop biodiversity). According to the 1983 revised International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), plant genetic resources are defined as the entire generative and vegetative reproductive material of species with economical and or social value, especially for the agriculture of the present and the future, with special emphasis on nutritional plants. In the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (1998) the FAO defined Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) as the diversity of genetic material contained in traditional varieties and modern cultivars as well as crop wild relatives and other wild plant species that can be used now or in the future for food and agriculture. History. The first use of plant genetic resources dates to more than 10,000 years ago, when farmers selected from the genetic variation they found in wild plants to develop their crops. As human populations moved to different climates and ecosystems, taking the crops with them, the crops adapted to the new environments, developing, for example, genetic traits providing tolerance to conditions such as drought, water logging, frost and extreme heat. These traits - and the plasticity inherent in having wide genetic variability - are important properties of plant genetic resources. In recent centuries, although humans had been prolific in collecting exotic flora from all corners of the globe to fill their gardens, it wasn't until the early 20th century that the widespread and organized collection of plant genetic resources for agricultural use began in earnest. Russian geneticist Nikolai Vavilov, considered by some as the father of plant genetic resources, realized the value of genetic variability for breeding and collected thousands of seeds during his extensive travels to establish one of the first gene banks. Vavilov inspired the American Jack Harlan to collect seeds from across the globe for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). David Fairchild, another botanist at USDA, successfully introduced many important crops (for example cherries, soybeans, pistachios) into the United States. It wasn't until 1967 that the term genetic resources was coined by Otto Frankel and Erna Bennett at the historic International Conference on Crop Plant Exploration and Conservation, organized by the FAO and the International Biological Program (IBP) “The effective utilization of genetic resources requires that they are adequately classified and evaluated” was a key message from the conference. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/law-school/support

One year since Russia invaded Ukraine, UN food security experts are more concerned than ever about the global cost of living crisis that the war has fuelled. In 2023, they've warned that the conflict could leave many developing countries – and particularly in Africa - facing potentially dire shortages of the essential foodstuffs that they used to import from the Black Sea neighbours.  With more on how the international community is coming together to tackle this affordability crunch, here's Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with UN Geneva's Michele Zaccheo. 

POLICY SEMINAR The future of food and agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation Co-organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IFPRI, and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight FEB 1, 2023 - 10:00 TO 11:15AM EST A new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on “The Future of Food and Agriculture: Drivers and Triggers for Transformation” aims to inspire strategic thinking and actions to transform agrifood systems toward a sustainable, resilient, and inclusive future. The report analyses current and emerging drivers of agrifood systems and their possible future trends, including the issues at stake and the threats and problems facing future food production and consumption. This policy seminar, co-organized by FAO, IFPRI, and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight, offers an opportunity to hear from the report's authors and engage with a group of panel discussants on challenges facing food and agriculture, foresight approaches to exploring alternative future pathways, and opportunities for food system transformation, with particular focus on the Americas. Introductory Remarks Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Presentation of the report Lorenzo Giovanni Bellù, Senior Economist and Lead of the Policy Intelligence Branch – Global Perspectives, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Panel Discussion Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Elisabetta Gotor, Principal Scientist and Program Leader, Performance, Innovation and Strategic Analysis for Impact, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI; Lead of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight Closing Remarks Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director, FAO Liaison Office for North America Charlotte Hebebrand, Director, Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Moderator Evgeniya Anisimova, Manager of Media and Digital Engagement, IFPRI Links: Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO): https://www.fao.org/home/en CGIAR Research Initiative On Foresight: https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/foresight/ The Future Of Food And Agriculture – Drivers And Triggers For Transformation: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc0959en/ More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/future-food-and-agriculture-%E2%80%93-drivers-and-triggers-transformation Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

If you are enjoying this consider supporting the show by becoming a Patron http://patreon.com/user?u=82757269 Episode Overview: Origins of Nisan - Nairobi, village wisdom, love and community. Stark differences between social and economic classes and the dangers they bring. Matriarchal lineage - How did having strong females in your family impact you? Culture, symbols and the unspoken. Spirituality, Your 6 languages spoken and the journey of learning them. Power of language and how has that shaped you as a person. Validity of one's story regardless of their command of a language. Communication, vocal and active listening. The toughest moment in your life. What does it mean to live, What is true legacy? How Nisan helped create 20-30k jobs in Africa and attracted 50m investment. How did you outsmart big corporations and single-handedly won government contracts? Importance of integrity and values. ADHD - pros and cons, How do you deal with yours? What did your multiple kidnappings teach you? Your 3 most important life lessons. Your purpose. Nisan's recipe for happiness. About Guest: Nisan Abdulkader, dual Yemeni-Kenyan, is an FDI expert, humanitarian, speaker and a force for change in developing world. She worked in senior public and private sector roles across the globe including in Tunisia, Kenya, South Africa, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Syria, Italy and Canada. Nisan began her career in consulting and program management roles at UN agencies including Consortium for agricultural research (CGIAR), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy and the United Nations Environment Program in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia. Since 2014, Nisan has advised over 30 government investment authorities in emerging markets on how to best respond to the significant FDI opportunity which has created an estimated 50 million high value jobs across sectors like Agriculture, Healthcare, Tourism, ICT and Manufacturing. Specifically, Nisan supports IPAs to understand the services they need to optimize market share which typically cover activities like investment strategy development, aftercare & business retention, investment prospecting approaches as well as defining capacity building requirements of government authorities. Nisan holds the Mary Brooks Law Award, the Social Business Impact Award and the Extraordinary Young 30 Under 30 Award from the Government of Canada. She holds an honours B.A in Political Science, Management and International Development Studies from McGill University in Canada and a Diploma of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies from Harvard University. Nisan speaks 6 languages: Arabic, English, Italian, French, Swahili, Spanish. Find Nisan on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisanabdulkader Instagram: https://rb.gy/gkcr2e Find Dana on: Instagram https://rb.gy/pm0wwp Watch the full podcast episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@IsThisItPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5 star rating on here, this will help me get this across to more people :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dana-grinberga/message

Gender equality works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders; today we're focusing on women and their rights. Quote: “There's really a need to invest in the empowerment of women underground. Whether it's economically, socially, culturally, it has to be a package.” Tacko Ndiaye The Women's Equality Movement started almost 200 years now. Every decade has had more and more women speaking up and speaking out in an attempt to create a more equitable world for women and girls around the globe. Women's rights are human rights! These include the right to live free from violence and discrimination; to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; to be educated; to own property; to vote; and to earn an equal wage. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we're privileged to have Tacko Ndiaye join us to talk about her book Women and share her experience of more than 25 years fighting for women everywhere. This was such a great interview packed with so much inspirational information that we decided to turn it into a 2-part series. Here's the link to Part 1: https://roxannederhodge.com/gender-equality-with-tacko-ndiaye/ Tacko is a Gender Team Leader at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and is based at FAO Headquarters in Rome. She has extensive experience working with governments, national women's groups, bilateral and multilateral organizations, women's networks, civil society, and parliamentarians to advance gender mainstreaming and women's rights in policies, programmes, budgets, institutions, and statistics. Her book, WOMEN, is a powerful visual representation of the journey that women travel. It combines aesthetic beauty, symbols, and visual metaphors to trigger emotions and responses to enduring gender inequalities in all areas of life. WOMEN enriches Tacko's way of working to initiate action, based on her 25 years of empowering women and girls worldwide. It is her simple, or not-so-simple, way to try something new in being a voice for change. Authentic Touch Points We're not moving fast enough. 2:00 One step forward and two steps backward. 4:30 The process of creating Women. 8:00 Women's rights in different cultures. 12:00 What can we do? 16:00 Women helping women. 19:00 Between 2004 and 2007, Tacko worked as an Economic Affairs Officer with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Her responsibilities included conducting socioeconomic studies on African development by applying quantitative and qualitative methods such as the African Gender and Development Index. She was involved in policy advocacy, capacity building and research on regional developmental challenges, focusing on gender issues. Before joining the UN, Tacko worked with various networks specialized in gender and macroeconomics. She also worked extensively with the Women in Development Network in Europe (WIDE), specializing in policy advocacy in trade and development cooperation from a gender perspective. As I offer executive coaching, I encourage leaders to reach out for guidance about presenting their authentic selves to develop an improved workplace for everyone with less conflict. I welcome you to book a complimentary discovery call: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Take our online quiz to rate your authenticity as a leader: https://roxannederhodge.com/quiz Stay Authentic, Roxanne Links: Tacko's email: tacko.ndiaye@fao.org Women: Tacko's book:  Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/WOMEN-Tacko-Ndiaye/dp/0645461822 US: https://www.amazon.com/WOMEN-Tacko-Ndiaye/dp/0645461822 The WIN Conference: https://www.winconference.net/ Tacko's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tacko-ndiaye-999a45137/ Roxanne's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/  Roxanne's email: roxanne@roxannederhodge.com

Gender equality works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders; today we're focusing on women and their rights. Quote: “If you have high levels of illiteracy, women cannot even read about their rights.” Tacko Ndiaye   The Women's Equality Movement started almost 200 years now. Every decade has had more and more women speaking up and speaking out in an attempt to create a more equitable world for women and girls around the globe. Women's rights are human rights! These include the right to live free from violence and discrimination; to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; to be educated; to own property; to vote; and to earn an equal wage. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we're privileged to have Tacko Ndiaye join us to talk about her book Women and share her experience of more than 25 years fighting for women everywhere. Tacko is a Gender Team Leader at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and is based at FAO Headquarters in Rome. She has extensive experience working with governments, national women's groups, bilateral and multilateral organizations, women's networks, civil society, and parliamentarians to advance gender mainstreaming and women's rights in policies, programmes, budgets, institutions, and statistics. Her book, WOMEN, is a powerful visual representation of the journey that women travel. It combines aesthetic beauty, symbols, and visual metaphors to trigger emotions and responses to enduring gender inequalities in all areas of life. WOMEN enriches Tacko's way of working to initiate action, based on her 25 years of empowering women and girls worldwide. It is her simple, or not-so-simple, way to try something new in being a voice for change. Authentic Touch Points We're not moving fast enough. 2:00 One step forward and two steps backward. 4:30 The process of creating Women. 8:00 Women's rights in different cultures. 12:00 What can we do? 16:00 Women helping women. 19:00 Between 2004 and 2007, Tacko worked as an Economic Affairs Officer with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Her responsibilities included conducting socioeconomic studies on African development by applying quantitative and qualitative methods such as the African Gender and Development Index. She was involved in policy advocacy, capacity building and research on regional developmental challenges, focusing on gender issues. Before joining the UN, Tacko worked with various networks specialized in gender and macroeconomics. She also worked extensively with the Women in Development Network in Europe (WIDE), specializing in policy advocacy in trade and development cooperation from a gender perspective. As I offer executive coaching, I encourage leaders to reach out for guidance about presenting their authentic selves to develop an improved workplace for everyone with less conflict. I welcome you to book a complimentary discovery call: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Take our online quiz to rate your authenticity as a leader: https://roxannederhodge.com/quiz Stay Authentic, Roxanne Links: Tacko's email: tacko.ndiaye@fao.org Women: Tacko's book: Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/WOMEN-Tacko-Ndiaye/dp/0645461822 US: https://www.amazon.com/WOMEN-Tacko-Ndiaye/dp/0645461822 Tacko's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tacko-ndiaye-999a45137/ Roxanne's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/  Roxanne's email: roxanne@roxannederhodge.com

Insects are proposed to be the future food of the planet. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has been making continuous efforts to popularise entomophagy as a healthy, sustainable, and environment-friendly practice for years. Yuck!

Biofuels are a way to make our cars, lorries and even planes run on renewable fuel. They're often made from food crops. Globally 7% of cereal crops and 15% of vegetable oil crops are used to make biofuel – according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). As pressure on food prices and supply chains increase, some people are questioning why we turn food into fuel. In this programme we'll be looking at the history of biofuels, why food crops have been used, and what alternatives may exist. Joining us are Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy at University of California, Berkeley, who is currently serving as a senior advisor for energy and innovation in the Biden administration in the United States; Bernardo Gradin, the founder and CEO of Gran Bio, a company that produces biofuel made from sugar cane waste in Brazil; and Sailaja Nori, Chief Scientific Officer at Sea6 Energy, a company investigating the possibilities of biofuel made from seaweed in India and Indonesia. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk Presented by Ruth Alexander. Produced by Beatrice Pickup. Additional reporting by Ashish Shama. (Image: Field of rapeseed crops behind picture of fuel nozzle. Rapeseed image credit: BBC. Fuel nozzle credit: Matthew Fearn/PA)

The popularity of eating octopus has grown in recent years. It a global delicacy consumed by most cultures and considered an important protein source in coastal communities around the world. But preparing octopus is key as it can be tough if not tenderized. Chef Brad Rubano of Seaspice Miami, discusses the modern approach to grilling octopus and why it's a top-seller at restaurants today. MARKFOODS, a sustainable seafood partner of The Chefs' Warehouse, is among the most respected suppliers of octopus in the US, sourcing premium-quality, wild-caught product straight from the seas of Spain, aka FAO 34, a regional fishery designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.Follow @seaspicemia @markfoodsinc @wherechefesshop @ingredientinsidersIn partnership with The Chefs' Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years @wherechefsshop https://www.chefswarehouse.com/Produced by HayNow Media @haynowmedia http://haynowmedia.com

داني ليشع الخوري، مدير مشروع في منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (الفاو) في لبنان، وهي وكالة متخصصة تابعة للأمم المتحدة تقود الجهود الدولية للقضاء على الجوع وتحسين التغذية والأمن الغذائي، يناقش مع لينا مداح السياسات المتعلقة بالتغلب على التحديات التي يواجهها رواد الأعمال في المناطق الريفية. تشمل القضايا التي تم تناولها التخطيط الاستراتيجي (خاصة التخطيط الزراعي) على المستوى المحلي، والأساليب المبتكرة لتمويل القطاع الزراعي، إلى جانب دور السلطات المحلية. المهندس داني ليشع الخوري خبير في الزراعة والتنمية الريفية، حاصل على شهادة في الهندسة الزراعية من جامعة الروح القدس الكسليك (USEK) وماجستير علوم في التخطيط الريفي المتكامل من المركز الدولي للدراسات الزراعية المتوسطية - إسبانيا. يتمتع بخبرة تزيد عن 25 عامًا في لبنان والمملكة العربية السعودية والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا في مجال التنمية الزراعية والريفية والتخطيط الاستراتيجي والتطوير المؤسسي ونظم المعلومات الجغرافية والتخطيط البيئي. Dany Lichaa El-Khoury, project manager at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Lebanon, discusses with Lina Maddah the challenges that entrepreneurs face in rural areas and the policies that can help them build sustainable businesses. The issues addressed include strategic agricultural planning at the local level, innovative methods of financing the agricultural sector, and the role local governments can play. Danny Lichaa El-Khoury is an expert in agriculture and rural development. He holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and a Master of Science in Integrated Rural Planning from the International Center for Mediterranean Agricultural Studies in Spain. He has over 25 years of experience in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and Africa in agricultural and rural development, strategic planning, institutional development, Geographic Information System (GIS), and environmental planning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alt-frequencies/message

She's BACK!!  On Saturday Night LIVE's spoof "The Dionne Warwick Show", with  NEW Compilations of Music. It includes collaborations with Kenny Lattimore & Musiq SoulChild along with new versions of her classics & some original classics. She's also touring again Worldwide!! On November 26, 2021, Warwick released the single "Nothing's Impossible" a duet featuring Chance the Rapper. Two charities are being supported by the duet: SocialWorks, a Chicago-based nonprofit that Chance founded to empower the youth through the arts, education and civic engagement, and Hunger: Not Impossible, a text-based service connecting kids and their families in need with prepaid, nutritious, to-go meals from local restaurants.Dionne was also named Smithsonian Ambassador of Music!!Additionally, Warwick  began a highly anticipated concert residency in Las Vegas on April 4, 2019Scintillating, soothing and sensual best describe the familiar and legendary voice of five-time GRAMMY® Award winning music legend, DIONNE WARWICK, who has become a cornerstone of American pop music and culture. Warwick's career, which currently celebrates over 50 years, has established her as an international music icon and concert act. Over that time, she has earned 75 charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records.Marie Dionne Warwick, an American singer, actress, and television show host who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization and a United States Ambassador of Health.She began singing professionally in 1961 after being discovered by a young songwriting team, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. She had her first hit in 1962 with “Don't Make Me Over.” Less than a decade later, she had released more than 18 consecutive Top 100 singles, including her classic Bacharach/David recordings, “Walk on By,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Message to Michael,” "Promises Promises,” “A House is Not a Home,” “Alfie,” “Say a Little Prayer,” “This Girl's in Love With You,” “I'll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Reach Out For Me,” and the theme from “Valley of the Dolls. ”Together, Warwick and her songwriting team of Burt Bacharach & Hal David, accumulated more than 30 hit singles, and close to 20 best-selling albums, during their first decade together.Warwick received her first GRAMMY® Award in 1968 for her mega-hit, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” and a second GRAMMY® in 1970 for the best-selling album, “I'll Never Fall in Love Again.” She became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance. This award was only presented to one other legend, Miss Ella Fitzgerald.Other African-American female recording artists certainly earned their share of crossover pop and R&B hits during the 1960′s, however, Warwick preceded the mainstream success of her musical peers by becoming the first such artist to rack up a dozen consecutive Top 100 hit singles from 1963-1966.Warwick's performance at the Olympia Theater in Paris, during a 1963 concert starring the legendary Marlene Dietrich, skyrocketed her to international stardom. As Warwick established herself as a major force in American contemporary music, she gained popularity among European audiences as well. In 1968, she became the first solo African-American artist among her peers to sing before the Queen of England at a Royal Command Performance. Since then, Warwick has performed before numerous kings, queens, presidents and heads of state.Warwick's recordings of songs such as “A House is not a Home,” “Alfie,” ”Valley of the Dolls,” and “The April Fools,” made her a pioneer as one of the first female artists to popularize classic movie themes.Warwick began singing during her childhood years in East Orange, New Jersey, initially in church. Occasionally, she sang as a soloist and fill-in voice for the renowned Drinkard Singers, a group comprised of her mother Lee, along with her aunts, including Aunt Cissy, Whitney Houston's mom, and her uncles. During her teens, Warwick and her sister Dee Dee started their own gospel group, The Gospelaires.Warwick attended The Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, and during that time, began making trips to New York to do regular session work. She sang behind many of the biggest recording stars of the 1960′s including Dinah Washington, Sam Taylor, Brook Benton, Chuck Jackson, and Solomon Burke, among many others. It was at this time that a young composer named Burt Bacharach heard her sing during a session for The Drifters and asked her to sing on demos of some new songs he was writing with his new lyricist Hal David. In 1962, one such demo was presented to Scepter Records, which launched a hit-filled 12 -year association with the label.Known as the artist who “bridged the gap,” Warwick's soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music transcended race, culture, and musical boundaries. In 1970, Warwick received her second GRAMMY® Award for the best-selling album, “I'll Never Fall In Love Again,” and began her second decade of hits with Warner Bros. Records. She recorded half a dozen albums, with top producers such as Thom Bell, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jerry Ragavoy, Steve Barri, and Michael Omartian. In 1974, she hit the top of the charts with “Then Came You,” a million-selling duet with The Spinners. She then teamed up with Isaac Hayes for a highly successful world tour, “A Man and a Woman.”In 1976, Warwick signed with Arista Records, beginning a third decade of hit-making. Arista Records label-mate Barry Manilow produced her first Platinum-selling album, “Dionne,” which included back-to-back hits “I'll Never Love This Way Again,” and “Déjà vu.” Both recordings earned GRAMMY® Awards, making Warwick the first female artist to win the Best Female Pop and Best Female R&B Performance Awards.Warwick's 1982 album, “Heartbreaker,” co-produced by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees, became an international chart-topper. In 1985, she reunited with composer Burt Bacharach and longtime friends Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder to record the landmark song “That's What Friends Are For,” which became a number one hit record around the world and the first recording dedicated to raising awareness and major funds (over $3 Million) for the AIDS cause in support of AMFAR, which Warwick continues to support.Throughout the 1980′s and 1990′s, Warwick collaborated with many of her musical peers, including Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, Kashif and Stevie Wonder. Warwick was also host of the hit television music show, “Solid Gold.” In addition, she recorded several theme songs, including “Champagne Wishes & Caviar Dreams,” for the popular television series “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous,” and “The Love Boat,” for the hit series from Aaron Spelling. In November, 2006 Warwick recorded an album of duets, “My Friends & Me,” for Concord Records, a critically acclaimed Gospel album, “Why We Sing,” for Rhino/Warner Records, and a new jazz album, ”Only Trust Your Heart,” a collection of standards, celebrating the music of legendary composer Sammy Cahn for Sony Red/MPCA Records. Additionally, in September 2008, Warwick added “author” to her list of credits with two best-selling children's books, “Say A Little Prayer,” and “Little Man,” and her first best-selling autobiography, “My Life As I See It” for Simon & Schuster.Always one to give back, Warwick has supported and campaigned for many causes and charities close to her heart, including AIDS, The Starlight Foundation, children's hospitals, world hunger, disaster relief and music education for which she has been recognized and honored and has raised millions of dollars. In 1987, she was appointed the first United States Ambassador of Health by President Ronald Reagan and in 2002, served as Global Ambassador for Health and Ambassador for the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), and she continues to serve as Ambassador today. In recognition of her accomplishments and support of education, a New Jersey school was named in her honor, the Dionne Warwick Institute for Economics and Entrepreneurship. Warwick was also a key participating artist in the all-star charity single, “We Are the World,” and in 1984, performed at “Live Aid.”Celebrating 50 years in entertainment, and the 25th Anniversary of “That's What Friends Are For,” Warwick hosted and headlined an all-star benefit concert for World Hunger Day in London. In addition, she was honored by AMFAR in a special reunion performance of “That's What Friends are For,” alongside Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder at AMFAR's Anniversary Gala in New York City. Warwick also received the prestigious 2011 Steve Chase Humanitarian Arts & Activism Award by the Desert Aids Project and was recognized for her stellar career by Clive Davis at his legendary Pre-GRAMMY® Party in Los Angeles. Adding to her list of landmark honors, Warwick was a 2013 recipient of the coveted Ellis Island Medal of Honor in New York and was inducted into the 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame.On March 26, 2012, Warwick was inducted into the GRAMMY® Museum in Los Angeles, where a special 50th Anniversary exhibit was unveiled and a historic program and performance was held in the Clive Davis Theater. Additionally, a panel discussion with Clive Davis and Burt Bacharach was hosted by GRAMMY® Museum Executive Director, Bob Santelli.Commemorating her 50th Anniversary, Warwick released a much-anticipated studio album in 2013, entitled “NOW.” Produced by the legendary Phil Ramone, the anniversary album was nominated for a 2014 GRAMMY® Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. “NOW” featured special never-before-released material written by her longtime friends and musical collaborators, Burt Bacharach and Hal David.Most recently, Warwick released a much anticipated star-studded duets album titled “Feels So Good,” featuring collaborations with some of today's greatest artists including Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ne-Yo, Gladys Knight, Cee Lo Green, Cyndi Lauper and many more. “Feels So Good” was released through Bright Music Records, Caroline and Capitol.Warwick's pride and joy are her two sons, singer/recording artist David Elliott and award-winning music producer Damon Elliott, and her family. ~ DionneWarwickonLine.com© 2022 Building Abundant Success!!2022 All Rights ReservedJoin Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBAS

In this episode of the Fed Watch podcast, I cover topics we were unable to cover on the weekly livestream. I go back over the importance of the Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrawal, what the Fed is thinking by signaling hawkish policy so aggressively, and do a deep dive into the emerging food crisis that could result in a continental scale famine. Fed Watch is a podcast for people interested in central bank current events and how Bitcoin will integrate or replace aspects of the aging financial system. To understand how bitcoin will become global money, we must first understand what's happening now. Bye Bye Raskin I mentioned Sarah Bloom Raskin on the previous episode but here I go back over that thread and try to make it crystal clear what I think her withdrawal of her nomination tells us about the real power politics at play. Raskin is a progressive globalist who believed in using the central bank to further a Davos agenda. It didn't work. I think it makes the distinction between Team Fed, including Powell and Wall St. versus Davos globalists (Dems, Neocons, and European project people) perfectly clear.  Federal Reserve messaging Next, I introduce the concept of the Fed credibly promising to be irresponsible, this time on the hawkish side. In 1998, Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman, said of the Bank of Japan's inability to stimulate out of a stagnant economy what they needed to “credibly promise to be irresponsible”; go big or go home. The Federal Reserve is now attempting to be irresponsible in the reverse direction. The Fed will come right out and say that their policy works through inflation expectations. Typically, they talk about how much QE they will do, in an attempt raise expectations of inflation, that makes people act as if inflation were higher, manifesting that inflation in the future. Right now, it seems as if they are trying the reverse. Ask yourself, how would the Fed lower inflation expectations? They have to act hawkish, and talk about raising interest rates and QT. That is what we are seeing now. Everyone sees the yield curve inversions happening. They know the world is sliding into war and deglobalization, two things that make people expect higher prices in the future. They have to attack those stubborn inflation expectations with very hawkish rhetoric in order to tame those expectations back to “normal”. Yield Curve Inversions In this section, I walk through the images below to explain the yield curve, the inversions right now, and what they mean. I'm not sure if there will be a video version of this episode on Bitcoin Magazine's YT channel. Emerging Food Crisis In the last section of the podcast, read through an article with the headline: War in Ukraine sparks concerns over worldwide food shortages from France 24. In it they point to the wheat shortage from the war in Ukraine that is already causing food shortages in North Africa. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that an additional 8-13 million people worldwide face undernourishment if food exports from Ukraine and Russia are stopped permanently. The article is good at summarizing one aspect of the looming food crisis, a shortage of wheat. What they do not even mention is the shortage of fertilizer. Both of these things together threaten a continental scale famine where that number of 8-13 million new people facing hunger is probably understated by 10x. That does it for this week. Thanks to the watchers and listeners. If you enjoy this content please SUBSCRIBE, and REVIEW on iTunes, and SHARE!

تناقش ماري لويز الحايك، مديرة مشاريع ومنسّقة الشؤون الجندرية في منظّمة الأغذية والزراعة العالمية، مع لينا مدّاح، السياسات المتعلقة بإنشاء واستدامة تعاونيات وجمعيات فعالة في قطاع الأغذية الزراعية في المناطق الريفية في لبنان. كما وتتناول أهمية توفير أدوات قابلة للتطبيق لفهم القيود والفرص في التعاونيات الزراعية، وتلقي الضوء على تمكين المرأة ودورها من خلال التعاونيات في المناطق الريفية في لبنان. المهندسة ماري لويز الحايك، حاصلة على شهادة الهندسة الزراعية من الجامعة اللبنانية ودرجة الماجستير في سلامة الأغذية (ضمان الجودة) من الوكالة الجامعية الفرنكوفونية- فرنسا، وشهادة في علوم وتكنولوجيا الأغذية من المعهد الزراعي الوطني باريس-غرينيون. لديها أكثر من ٢٠ سنة خبرة في قطاعي الأغذية والزراعة لدى منظمة الأغذية والزراعة العالمية-الفاو، وهي وكالة متخصصة تابعة للأمم المتحدة تقود الجهود الدولية الهادفة إلى القضاءعلى الجوع وتحقيق الأمن الغذائي وتحسين التغذية. Marie-Louise El-Hayek, project manager and gender coordinator at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, discusses with Lina Maddah the policies pertaining to the creation and sustainability of efficient cooperatives and associations in the agri-food sector in rural areas of Lebanon. She also addresses the importance of providing viable tools for understanding the constraints and opportunities in agricultural cooperation and sheds light on women's empowerment and their role in rural cooperatives. Marie-Louise El-Hayek holds a degree in agricultural engineering from the Lebanese University, a master's degree in food safety from the Francophone University Agency in France, and a certificate in food sciences and technology from the National Agricultural Institute of Paris-Gringon. She has more than 20 years of experience in the food and agricultural sectors with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger, improve nutrition, and maintain food security. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alt-frequencies/message

From Mexico City: The key concerns within the food system are access, affordability, and availability. The recent developments in Mexico and the global approach of One Health – planet, people, and animals – developed by the World Bank are presented in the podcast. The linkages across the water, energy, and food nexus impact these key concerns. Learn recommendations from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for avenues of better production, nutrition, environment, and life together with their 5-step action plan to improve our food system and our public health nutrition. Guest: Lorena Macías Navarro is a senior advisor on matters of Food Systems, Global Health, and Sustainability.