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Use code YDSAMPLE for a free snack pack from Skratch Labs!Support us on Patreon!Is organic food actually healthier—or just more expensive? This week on Your Diet Sucks, Zoë and Kylee break down the real science behind organic food, including what “organic” really means for produce, meat, and packaged snacks. We cover nutrition claims, pesticide exposure, antioxidant levels, and whether organic food impacts inflammation, gut health, or performance. We also dive into the environmental trade-offs of organic farming, the high cost of certification, and why that $19 strawberry feels morally superior. Plus: the truth behind the Dirty Dozen list, who really benefits from organic labels, and how to make food choices that work for your body and your budget.Big thanks to Microcosm Coaching for supporting the pod! We coach humans, not just athletes. Reach out for a free consultation and meet someone who's genuinely on your team.ReferencesBaranski, M., Średnicka-Tober, D., Volakakis, N., Seal, C., Sanderson, R., Stewart, G. B., ... & Leifert, C. (2014). Higher antioxidant and lower cadmium concentrations and lower incidence of pesticide residues in organically grown crops: A systematic literature review and meta-analyses. British Journal of Nutrition, 112(5), 794–811. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114514001366Średnicka-Tober, D., Baranski, M., Seal, C., Sanderson, R., Benbrook, C., Steinshamn, H., ... & Leifert, C. (2016). Composition differences between organic and conventional meat: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(6), 994–1011. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515005073Seufert, V., Ramankutty, N., & Foley, J. A. (2012). Comparing the yields of organic and conventional agriculture. Nature, 485(7397), 229–232. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11069Smith-Spangler, C., Brandeau, M. L., Hunter, G. E., Bavinger, J. C., Pearson, M., Eschbach, P. J., ... & Bravata, D. M. (2012). Are organic foods safer or healthier than conventional alternatives? A systematic review. Annals of Internal Medicine, 157(5), 348–366. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-157-5-201209040-00007Tuomisto, H. L., Hodge, I. D., Riordan, P., & Macdonald, D. W. (2012). Does organic farming reduce environmental impacts? – A meta-analysis of European research. Journal of Environmental Management, 112, 309–320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.018Clark, M., & Tilman, D. (2017). Comparative analysis of environmental impacts of agricultural production systems, agricultural input efficiency, and food choice. Environmental Research Letters, 12(6), 064016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cd5Kniss, A. R., Savage, S. D., & Jabbour, R. (2016). Commercial crop yields reveal strengths and weaknesses for organic agriculture in the United States. PLoS ONE, 11(8), e0161673. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161673

Assessing the contamination of Ukrainian agricultural lands impacted by remnants of war and exploded ordnances is a central part of the high-risk job of Tiphaine Lucas, programme coordinator for the Mine Action and Land Rehabilitation Initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ukraine. In this in-depth interview, Lucas explains the essence of her work in a country that used to produce sufficient grain and other food products to feed 400 million people globally. She also describes the challenges of female scientists working near the frontline. Producer: Heriberto Araujo Presenter: Ruki Inoshita Sound: Eric Deleu Editorial supervision: Blagoje Grujic

Joining us via Zoom from Rome is Amy Duchelle she’s a Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader on Forests and Climate at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Amy has extensive experience in forestry management and fire risk assessment and can provide valuable insights into the causes of wildfires, their global implications, and strategies for prevention and recovery. Amy is able to explain the pressing need for wildfire management and how we must act before blazes begin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join host Norbert Wilson and co-host Kerilyn Schewel in the latest episode of the Leading Voices in Food podcast as they dive deep into the world of small-scale fisheries with two distinguished guests: Nicole Franz from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and John Virdin from Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Discover the significant role small-scale fisheries play in food security, economic development, and community livelihoods. Learn about the unique challenges these fisheries face, and how community-led climate adaptation alongside top-down national policies can help build resilience. This episode also highlights collaborative efforts between academia and organizations like FAO, painting a comprehensive picture of the state and future of small-scale fisheries. Interview Summary Kerilyn - So, Nicole, let's begin with you. Why is your work at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization focused on small-scale fisheries and fishing communities? And could you share with us how they are different from fisheries more broadly? What's unique about them and their role in food production? Nicole - Yes. Let me start with the latter question. And I think the first thing is to clarify actually what are small-scale fisheries, no? Because sometimes if you think about small-scale fisheries, what most people will have in mind is probably that of a man in a small boat fishing. But in reality, it's a sector that is much more diverse. There are, for example, women in Indonesia that are collecting clams by foot. Foot fishers. Or we have examples from small-scale fisheries that are fishing boats in Norway, which are comparably small, but if you compare them, for example, with how small-scale fishing looks in a place like Mozambique, it's a very different scale. But all of that, however, is comprised in what we understand as small-scale fisheries. It is also important to understand that when we talk about small-scale fisheries in FAO, we don't only limit it to what is happening in the water, the harvesting part, but we also include what happens once the fish is out of the water. So, once it's processed, then, and when it's traded. So, so it's a whole supply chain that is connected to that small-scale fisheries production that we understand as being small-scale fisheries. And with Duke University, with John who is present here, and other colleagues and other colleagues from World Fish, we did a global study where we tried to estimate the global contributions of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development. And what we found was that at least 40 percent of the global catch is actually coming from inland and marine small-scale fisheries. And that's, that's enormous. That's a huge, huge amount. More important almost is that, that 90 percent of all the people that are employed in capture fisheries are in small-scale fisheries. And that is the human dimension of it. And that's why the community dimension is so important for the work. Because it is that big amount of people, 61 million people, that are employed in the value chains. And in addition to that, we estimated that there are about 53 million people that are actually engaging in small-scale fisheries for subsistence. So, if we consider those people that are employed in small-scale fisheries, plus those that are engaging for subsistence, and all their household members, we're actually talking about close to 500 million people that depend at least partially on small-scale fisheries for their livelihoods. We also looked at the economic dimensions of small-scale fisheries, and we found that the value from the first sale of small-scale fishery products amounts to 77 billion. So, these numbers are important. They show the importance of small-scale fisheries in terms of their production, but also in terms of the livelihood [00:05:00] dimension, in terms of the economic value that they generate. And, last but not least, we also looked at the nutritional value from small-scale fisheries. And we estimated that the catch from small-scale fisheries would be able to supply almost 1 billion women globally with 50 percent of the recommended omega 3 fatty acid intake. So, I think with all of these numbers, hopefully, I can convey why the focus on small-scale fish is, in the context of food security and poverty eradication in particular, is of fundamental importance. Kerilyn - Thanks, Nicole. That's really helpful to get a kind of global picture. If I could follow up to ask, what regions of the world are small-scale fisheries more common, or do economies rely on them? And in what regions do you see them disappearing? Are they common in countries like the US, for example? Well, they're certainly more common in what is often considered as a Global South. In Asia in particular, we encountered the largest total numbers, absolute numbers, in terms of people involved in terms of production. But also in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean. In the Pacific, obviously, they play a crucial role. They are more and more disappearing in the US, for example, in Europe. We see that it is a livelihood that is no longer very common. And one of the features we see there that it's an aging sector, it's a shrinking sector, for a number of reasons. But they still define the characteristic of certain areas where they really are part of the identity and of the local culture, even in the U.S. or in many, many places in Europe. Norbert - Nicole, this is really fascinating. Thank you for sharing this broad overview of what's happening and who are small-scale fishers. What are some of the common challenges that these small-scale fishers and fisheries face? And what is FAO's response to those challenges? Nicole - Well, where to start? There are so many challenges. I think one fundamental challenge that is common across all regions is securing access to fishing grounds. But not only to fishing grounds, but also to the coastal areas where operations, where they land the boats, where they, where the process of fish, where the fishing villages and communities are located. In many areas around the world, we see expansion of tourism, expansion of urban areas and coastal areas. The increase of other industries that are competing for the space now, and that are often stronger economically more visible than small-scale fisheries. So, the competition over space in those areas is quite an issue. But there are also many challenges that are more outside of the fishing activity directly. For example, often small-scale fishing communities lack access to services. We had basic services such as education or health services, social protection. And in many cases, women are particularly disadvantaged in relation to access to these services. For example, women that are involved in harvesting or in processing of fish in small-scale fisheries, they often do not know where to leave their children while they are at work because there's no childcare facility in many of these villages. And there are 45 million women that are engaged in small-scale fisheries around the world. Another set of challenges relates to the value chains and the markets. Often there's limited infrastructure to connect to markets. The processing and storage facilities are not adequate to bring the product to the market in a state that allows it to then fetch good prices and to benefit from the value chain. Often small-scale fishers and fish workers are also not well organized. So, they become more subject to power imbalances along the value chain where they have to be price takers. Now they have to accept what is offered. That also relates often to a lack of transparency in relation to market information. And of course, then we have another set of challenges that are coming from climate change that are becoming more and more important. And from other types of disasters also. One thing that brings together all these challenges, or makes them worse, is often the lack of representative structures and also institutional structures that allow for participation in relevant decision making or management processes. So that small-scale fishers and fish workers don't even have an opportunity to flag their needs or to propose solutions. So, FAO has facilitated a process to develop Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food security and Poverty Eradication. Quite a mouthful of a name. In short, we call them small-scale fisheries guidelines. In which all the major challenges in a way are compiled in one document together with guidance on how to address them. And these guidelines are the result of a participatory development process. So, they are really informed by the involvement of fishing communities from around the world, but also other stakeholders. And they have been agreed on and have been endorsed by the almost 200 members of the FAO. We are now working with countries, with the small-scale fishing communities around the world, with other partners, including Duke University, to help implement these small-scale fisheries guidelines. Norbert - Oh, this is really fascinating and it's important work. I'm intrigued with the participatory process. How are small-scale fisher organizations involved in this? Are you working with different organizations? Or is this more individuals who are just interested in this issue coming to the fore? This is through organizations at all levels. Be it at the national level where we are, for example, facilitating the formation of new women organizations in a number of African countries. Be it at the regional level, in particular in Africa, there are existing structures in the context of the African union, which has established so called non state actor platforms for fisheries and aquaculture, which we are supporting in order to bring their voice into the processes and to facilitate peer learning. And then there's a number of global social movements and producer organizations for small-scale fisheries that we are working with and using them as a facilitator to involve as many as possible. And gather as much insight that is coming from the membership of those organizations to then bring into global, regional, national processes from our side. Norbert - This is really important to hear how different forms of governance and at different levels are playing a part in developing these guidelines. Thank you for sharing that, Nicole. I'd like to turn to you, John. You have more than 20 years of experience in studying and advising government policies to regulate human use of the oceans. With a particular focus on marine conservation practices. How has your thinking about marine conservation changed over the last 20 years? John - Yeah, it's changed a bit. As you mentioned, my interest in work has been on ocean conservation and how it can alleviate poverty. A lot of times that has meant managing fisheries to address poverty. And I think in the past, that meant that I was really focused on what governments could do to increase the efficiency of fisheries. The economic efficiency. How do we increase incomes, how do you increase revenues for communities? All very important, but for all the reasons that Nicole mentioned, I spend a lot more time now thinking about the process rather than the outcomes, and thinking about what institutions are in place, or can be created, to help empower small-scale fishing communities to have much more of a voice in the decisions that affect them. In how the resources are used. How the space is used. And Nicole outlined really well a lot of the challenges that are facing communities from increased industrialization of ocean use to the squeeze from climate change and the effect on resources. And even the fact that climate change may be driving people to the oceans. I mean, as farms and agricultures maybe fail or face challenges, oceans are often open access, and can even be a sink for people to make a livelihood. And so, yet more pressures coming from outside these fisheries. How can fishers have a greater voice in making the decisions that impact them and safeguarding their livelihoods? Norbert - Thank you for that. I'm interested in understanding how do these fisher folks, who are trying to organize and are organizing, how does that interact with sort of larger markets? I mean, I would imagine a number of these folks are catching fish and other seafood that goes into global markets. What's the interaction or challenges that may happen there? John - As Nicole mentioned, because small-scale fisheries are so diverse you have markets in many places. These may be located near an urban center where you can have easy access. You can get fresh fish in a cooler and put it on a plane and off it goes to an export market. We found that, what may be surprised us, is a significant number of small-scale fishers are exporting in some cases. So, then that can be challenging because you might get higher prices, which is a good thing. But it might drive, for example, more fishing effort. It might drive higher levels of exploitation. It might change traditional practices, traditional rules for fisheries. It might really change how fishers organize in a given place. So, the access to export markets, even say an island setting, has kind of scrambled past fisheries management in some places and can be an outside force. Kerilyn - John and Nicole, I want to ask you both a question now about painting a picture of these communities that you're working with. You both mentioned how diverse small-scale fisheries can be. I was wondering if you could just share what one community in particular looks like that you've worked with? What are the challenges that a particular community faces, or alternatively, where do you see things actually working well? So Nicole, could I ask you to respond first? Nicole - I'm working more with global processes and the global level. So, through that, I have the privilege of working with representatives from many, many communities. So maybe what I can share is the feedback that I'm getting through that, in terms of the change that we can observe, and that is affecting fishing communities around the world. I think one thing that is being brought up as a concern by many is what I mentioned before. It's a process of aging in fishing communities and often a lack of capacity to retain young people in the sector. And that has different reasons. Now there are all of these challenges that small-scale fisheries have to face and that are difficult to overcome. So, that often drives people, in particular young men, to leave the communities. Or within the communities, to look for other alternative livelihoods now and not to take on the skills of fishermen or getting engaged in small-scale fisheries more broadly. So, in some cases, yes, it's not only other activities within the community, but really leaving the community and leaving in some cases also the country. What we see there is that sometimes people that have the skills, maybe still as a fisher, they have tried to fish. So, they have a knowledge of fishing. They emigrate out into other countries. And in some cases they are then hired into industrial fisheries where they work on industrial boats that go out fishing for longer periods of time. But where they at times end up in situations that can be called slave labor, basically, that are subject to serious violations of human rights. And that is in a way generated by this vulnerability to the poverty that is still there in those communities. The lack of being able to make a living, a decent work in the fishing community. So, that is something that we have seen is happening. We have also seen that in some cases, there's an involvement of fishers into say more illegal activities, be it in drug trafficking, be it also into the trafficking of people. I'm thinking even about the Mediterranean. I'm working out of Italy, Rome. We have a lot of immigration from North African countries, for example, coming through that route. And oftentimes it happens that the transport of migrants is actually carried out by fishers and their boats because they have the skill to navigate the sea. And they make a better living by transporting illegal migrants than going fishing. So, those are some of the challenges we hear. And the other one is there in relation to what is now a concept that is getting more and more traction. It's often known as the blue economy, which is, in a way, looking at the ocean as the last frontier for economic development. And that includes on the one hand, the expansion of previously existing industries, such as tourism. But also the expansion of newer sectors such as alternative energy production. Think wind parks now in coastal areas. So, what happens here is that in many cases, this adds again, additional pressure on the available maritime space. In the water and on the land. The expansion of marine aquaculture is another example. So, that also is something that we hear is becoming an issue for small-scale fishing communities to defend the space that they need to maintain their lifestyle. Kerilyn - John, is there anything you'd like to add on this question of how fisheries are changing? John - Very, very briefly. Taking the example in West Africa where I've spent some time over the years, you certainly have some communities there where it actually doesn't seem as if the fisheries are changing as much in the sense it's quite static and stagnant. And this could be caused by a lot of the reasons that Nicole mentioned, but the community, the economy, the fisheries aren't growing. People, young people may be leaving for a number of reasons, but it doesn't have to be that way either. I mean, there are positive examples. I was in Liberia last week, and there, from the numbers that the government has, small-scale fishing communities are growing. The number of fishers are growing. They've actually made a conscious effort to protect a certain area of the ocean just for small-scale fisheries. And to prohibit trawling and to give the communities more space to grow and operate in the 20 years since the conflict ended there. So, again, it doesn't have to be sort of stagnant or grinding on in some of these communities as they cope with competition for resources, for example, competition for space from others. Where they were given that space, in some cases in Liberia, they've grown. That may have its own challenges but. Kerilyn - Interesting. In the back of my mind, when thinking about these communities and aging and migration of younger generations away from these livelihoods, you know, as someone who studies the relationship between migration and development, I think it's a common trend where, you know, as countries develop, young people leave traditional economic activities. They get more educated, they move to cities, they move abroad. To what degree is this somehow just part of these countries' development? Should we expect young people to be leaving them? And to what degree might we think differently about development in a way that would enable more young people to stay? And I think, John, you mentioned a really interesting point about how protecting the space For these small-scale fisheries to operate is one thing that seems to have kept people engaged in this livelihood. I'd be curious if there's other things that come up for you. Other ways of thinking about enhancing the capability to stay in small-scale fishing livelihoods. John - Sure, and I'd be curious what Nicole's seeing from her perspective. I think, to some extent, it's a different question if small-scale fisheries are economically viable. And so, what I think Nicole and I are referring to in many cases is where for a lot of these external pressures upon them, they may not be as viable as they once were. And that has its own push on people, whereas where fishers are empowered, they have more of a voice in what happens to the fisheries and controlling those spaces and resources, and it can be more economically viable in these fisheries. That presents a different set of choices for young people then. So that's where we've really focused is: okay, what is the process by which small-scale fishing communities have their voices heard more, have much more of a say and much more power in the use of the fisheries, the use of the coastal areas, the things that affect those fisheries and their livelihoods? And then we can see what those choices might look like. But Nicole, I'm not sure if that's consistent with what you've seen in a number of places. Nicole - Yes, and maybe to also rebalance a bleak picture I painted before. Like John said, there are obviously good examples. I think an important condition is probably a linkage to markets. Non-economic viability in many ways does play a role. And there are examples of how that can happen in different ways. For example, in Morocco, the country has made quite a significant investment to build a whole series of ports for small-scale fisheries. Specifically, along the entire coastline of Morocco where they are providing a port that is not just a landing site for small-scale fisheries, but it provides like a system of integrated services. There's an auction hall. So, the fish comes in, it's immediately kind of weighted. They get the information, the label for what they have brought in, then it goes into an auction that has set rules and everybody is tied to. But in that same area, for example, there's also a bank or there is an office that helps with the access to social protection services, for example. So, it's a whole integrated service center, and that really makes a difference to help make the sector more efficient. But at the same time, also really keep the tradition. So, it's not only economic efficiency, but by having all these different centers, it allows to maintain many people employed and to also maintain the characteristics of each of those different lending sites. That's one example. I was in Korea last year and there, they were doing something similar. They are reviving some of their traditional fishing villages where they are also investing in those fishing communities and providing them with funding to set up, for example, restaurants that are run directly by those involved in the fishery. Those are particular places that are close to cities. In my case, I was in Busan. So, it's very closely connected to the consumers now that come out there. They are focusing on certain products in these villages that they are famous for traditionally. They have little shops and they're starting e-commerce for some of the products. So, the way they package, and the label has become much, much wider than before. So again, that has revived a bit those communities. In Italy, it's a country that's famous for its food, you know. And they are in the region that's called the Amalfi coast. There's a tiny village and it's famous for the production of a value-added product made from tiny sardines that are fished by the small-scale fisheries boats. And they are processed in a very particular way. And there is like a label of geographic origin of this product, and it can only come from that village. And it has a high price and has it's like a high-end product, so to say. And in a way these are also approaches that provide dignity to this profession. And a sense of pride which is really important and should not be underestimated in also increasing the willingness, for example, of young people to be part of that and maintain the viability of the sector. John – I'd like to just add, I think that's a really important point on the dignity and pride and the importance of these fisheries in so many places and cultures. I mean, I'll never forget talking to a minister of finance in one country and starting to try to make the economic case for supporting small-scale fisheries. He cut me off in about 30 seconds and started talking about growing up fishing in the village and going back home for vacations, and just the importance to the entire community of fishing to him and just how much it was a part of the fabric of the culture. Kerilyn - I love that. That does seem so important and wonderful to hear those very specific examples that do give some hope. It's not just a bleak future. Norbert - You know, it's great to hear how government policy is helping shape and reshape these fisheries in a way that allow for economic viability and also these are opportunities to connect communities to these traditions. And so, I find that really fascinating. I want to kind of push a little bit beyond that and bring back the idea of how to deal with climate that was mentioned earlier. And also change our focus from government policy to sort of what's happening within these small-scale fisheries and fishery organizations. So Nicole, a lot of your work focuses on building more inclusive policy processes and stakeholder engagement. And so, from your perspective, how does community-led climate adaptation, rather than top down adaptation agendas, lead to different outcomes? Nicole - Well, I think one way that seems quite obvious, how community-led adaptation can lead to different outcomes is simply that in that case, the traditional and the indigenous knowledge that is within those communities will be considered much more strongly. And this is something that can be really critical to crafting solutions for that very site-specific context. Because the impact of the climate change can be very different in every region and every locality not due to that specific environment that it's encountering there. And holding the knowledge and being able to observe the changes and then adapt to them is something that certainly a community-based approach has an advantage over something that would be a coming from a more centralized top down, a little bit more one-size-fits-all approach. And this can then imply little things like, for example, if the water temperature changes, we see a change in the fish behavior. Now we see how certain stocks start to move to different environments and others are coming in. So, the communities obviously need to adapt to that. And they do that automatically. Now, if it changes, they adapt their gear, they adapt to the new species that is there. So, in many cases, there are solutions that are already happening, and adaptations that are already happening that may not carry that label, that name. But if you look at it, it is really what is happening, no? Or you can see in some cases, that for example, there are initiatives that are coming also spontaneously from the communities to replant mangrove forests, where you can observe that there is a rising seawater level that is threatening the communities and where they have their houses, where they have their daily lives. Now, you can see that through NGOs and often there is support projects for that. But you can also see it happening more spontaneously when communities observe that change. So, the top-down approaches often they lack that more nuanced, site-specific considerations in their approaches and the consideration of that specific knowledge. On the other hand, it needs to be said though, that the top-down approaches can also play an important role. For example, countries develop their national adaptation plans. And those plans are usually, you know, developed at a higher level, at the central level. And often fisheries and aquaculture are not necessarily included in those plans. So that is something where the top-down level can play a very important role and really make a difference for small-scale fisheries by ensuring that fisheries and aquaculture are included in a sector. So, I guess that in the end, as always, it's not black and white. No, it's something that we need to take into account both of it and have any climate change adaptation approach to small-scale fisheries being grounded in both. And have a way to bridge the top down and the bottom-up approaches. Norbert - I really like this idea of bridging between the top down and the bottom-up approaches, understanding the local knowledge that's there. I would imagine that's also knowledge that when used to make decisions makes it easier for people to stick with those decisions, because it's a part of their voice. It's who they are. And then the other side, it's critical to make sure that those plans are a part of a larger national move, because if the government is not involved, if those higher-level decision makers are not involved, they can easily overlook the needs of those communities. I really appreciate hearing that. I think sometimes we hear this tension. It needs to be one or the other. And you're making a really compelling point about how it has to be integrated. John, I'm really intrigued to see from your perspective. How do you see this top down versus bottom-up approach working in the work you've done? John - I'll do what I typically do is echo and agree with Nicole, but just to give an example that I love. I teach this one in my classes. There's an old paper by Bob Johannes, a marine ecologist. And the standard practice in managing fisheries as government scientists is you count the fish, you then set limits for them, often from the top down. And his point was in the case of Indonesia, if you look at the reef fisheries that go through most of the communities, one tool to assess the fish stocks is to do a visual census. You swim transects along the reefs and you count the fish. So, he did a back of the envelope estimate and he said, well, if you're going to do that through all the reefs throughout Indonesia, it would probably be finished in about 400 years. And that would give you one snapshot. So, he's saying you can't do this. You have to rely on the local knowledge in these communities. I don't want to romanticize traditional knowledge too much, but I just can't imagine how policies would effectively support adaptation in these communities without building upon this traditional ecological knowledge. Kerilyn - John, since coming to Duke from the World Bank, you've regularly collaborated with non-academic partners like the FAO as well as the UN environmental program. Can you tell us more about how your partnership with the FAO and your work with Nicole more specifically began? John - Sure. I think more than anything, I got really lucky. But when I first came to Duke, I started working with a colleague, Professor Xavier Basurto at the Marine Lab, who I think is one of the world's leading scholars on how communities come together to manage common resources like fish stocks. We organized a workshop at Duke on small-scale fisheries. We got talking to Nicole, invited her and some of her colleagues at FAO to that workshop, together with others, to think about a way forward for small-scale fisheries for philanthropy. And I think from those conversations started to see the need to build a global evidence base on how important these fisheries are in society. And Nicole could probably say it better, but from there, she and colleagues said, you know, maybe you all could work with us. We're planning to do this study to build this evidence base and maybe we could collaborate. And I think we're very fortunate that Duke gives the space for that kind of engaged research and allows us to do it. I don't think we knew how long it would be when we started, Nicole. But over five years and 800 researchers later, we - Javier, Nicole, myself, and so many others - concluded with this global study that we hope does have a little bit clearer picture on the role of these fisheries in society. Kerilyn - Nicole, from your side, what does an academic partner bring to the table? What's your motivation for partnering with someone like John or Duke University more specifically. Well, I think as FAO, we like to call ourselves a knowledge organization, but we're not an academic institution. We don't conduct research ourselves, no? So, we need to partner around that. We work with the policy makers though. So, one of our roles, in a way, is to build that. To broker and improve the science policy interface. So, this is why collaboration with academia research for us is very important. And what we experienced in this particular collaboration with Duke University to produce this study called Illuminating Hidden Harvest, the Contributions of Small-scale Fisheries to Sustainable Development was really that first we realized we have a shared vision, shared objectives. And I think that's fundamental. Now, you need to make sure that you have the same values, how you approach these things. And in this case, it aligned very well that we really wanted to take in a way, a human-centered and multidimensional approach to look at small-scale fisheries. And then it was also very important to understand what every partner brings to the table, no? The different strengths that we have. And then based on that, define the roles and what everybody's doing in a project. And the added value for us was certainly the capacity from the Duke University side to help develop the method that we develop for the country case studies that we conducted in 58 countries. And not only to develop that method, but then we had a postdoc at Duke University for this project, who was actually then engaging with all of the people. People in these 58 countries. And, and she was. coaching them in that methodology, actually in three languages, which was quite amazing. It was very, very thorough. We could not have done that. And we had a lot of other students from Duke University that helped us once we had the data gathered. To then screen that data, harmonize that data, clean that data, obviously under the leadership of John, Xavier and other colleagues, no? So that was really something that was adding a lot of value and actually also helped us to get to know a lot of the students from Duke. And some of those then ended up also becoming consultants working with us more broadly on small-scale fisheries. So that was certainly great, great value for FAO as collaboration. BIOS Nicole Franz, Equitable Livelihoods Team Leader, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. Nicole is a development economist with 18 years of experience in intergovernmental organizations. She holds a Master in International Cooperation and Project Design from University La Sapienza, Rome and a Master in Economic and Cultural Cooperation and Human Rights in the Mediterranean Region. From 2003 to 2008 she was a consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In 2009-10 she was Fishery Planning Analyst at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, focusing on fisheries certification. Since 2011 she works for the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division where she coordinates the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) with a focus on inclusive policy processes and stakeholder empowerment. Since 2021 she leads the Equitable Livelihoods team.  John Virdin is director of the Oceans Program at the Duke University Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability. He has a total of over twenty years' experience in studying and advising government policies to regulate human use of the oceans, particularly marine conservation policies to reduce poverty throughout the tropics. His focus has been largely on managing fisheries for food and livelihoods, expanding to broader ocean-based economic development policies, coastal adaptation and more recently reducing ocean plastic pollution. He directs the Oceans Program at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, aiming to connect Duke University's science and ideas to help policymakers solve ocean sustainability problems. He has collaborated in this effort with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, as well as regional organizations such as the Abidjan Convention secretariat, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission of West Africa and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement for tuna fisheries management in the Western Pacific. He co-created and teaches an introductory course for undergraduate students to understand the role of ocean policy in helping solve many of society's most pressing development challenges on land. His work has been published in books, edited volumes and a number of professional journals, including Nature Ecology and Evolution, Ecosystem Services, Environment International, Fish and Fisheries and Marine Policy, as well as contributing to China Dialogue, The Conversation, the Economist Intelligence Unit, and The Hill.    

1012. Most words are different in different languages, but water from steeped leaves has only two main names: tea and chai. We look at why! Also, if you've ever mixed up words, like calling a butterfly a "flutterby," you'll love learning about what these slips of the tongue tell us about how we form sentences.The "tea" segment was written by Valerie Fridland, a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno and the author of "Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English." You can find her at valeriefridland.com.The "slips of the tongue" segment was written by Cecile McKee, , a professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona. It originally appeared on The Conversation and appears here through a Creative Commons license.

Two thirds of the people facing the most hunger are farmers themselves, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). We heard about this shocking reality during our first episode. And now, we will hear about solutions to this urgent problem.  On today's episode of State of Seed, our last of the series, we will focus on seed access: how to get quality seed to those who need them most. Host Laura Rosbrow-Telem talks to a range of experts, including smallholder farmers, major seed organization representatives, and researchers. She speaks with Elizabeth Nsimadala, president of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation and a lifelong smallholder farmer, as well as ISF Secretary General Michael Keller, who discusses ISF's recently launched Seeds for Food Coalition, among other public-private initiatives.  Finally, we learn about farmer-led research from Sonja Vermeulen, Managing Director of Genetic Innovation at CGIAR (the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), and Andrew Mushita, head of the Community Technology Development Trust in Zimbabwe. They spoke on a panel about public-private partnerships at the World Seed Congress.  Special thanks to Alessandra Fajardo, Jorge Fernandez Vidal, and Ebunoluwa Ijeoma Ajobiewe, whose insights helped inform this series.  State of Seed is a show from the International Seed Federation, with production services by FP Studios.

President Higgins has been chosen by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to be the recipient of the organisation's Agricola Medal. The medal, which bears the Latin name for farmer, is conferred upon international figures who have undertaken outstanding efforts in advancing the cause of global food security, poverty alleviation and nutrition. President Higgins,the first Irish recipient of the medal, received the award from the Director-General of the FAO, Dr Qu Dongyu at a reception in Áras an Uachtaráin. https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-receives-the-united-nations-agricola-medal-from-dr-qu-dongyu-director-general-of-the-fao

#169: Barbara Gemmill-Herren shares her views on listening to farmers first and foremost as policies and support systems are developed, the need to pay attention to the social workings of agricultural communities, and the immense pressure applied to African farmers by global chemical companies to purchase amendments. Barbara Gemmill-Herren serves as an associate faculty member at Arizona's Prescott College and as a Senior Associate at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. From 2004-2015 she worked as a Global Pollination Project Coordinator and Agroecology Programme Specialist for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). To watch a video version of this podcast with access to the full transcript and links relevant to our conversation, please visit:https://www.realorganicproject.org/barbara-gemmill-herren-big-chems-eyes-on-africa-episode-one-hundred-sixty-nineThe Real Organic Podcast is hosted by Dave Chapman and Linley Dixon, engineered by Brandon StCyr, and edited and produced by Jenny Prince.The Real Organic Project is a farmer-led movement working towards certifying 1,000 farms across the United States this year. Our add-on food label distinguishes soil-grown fruits and vegetables from hydroponically-raised produce, and pasture-raised meat, milk, and eggs from products harvested from animals in horrific confinement (CAFOs - confined animal feeding operations).To find a Real Organic farm near you, please visit:https://www.realorganicproject.org/farmsWe believe that the organic standards, with their focus on soil health, biodiversity, and animal welfare were written as they should be, but that the current lack of enforcement of those standards is jeopardizing the ability for small farms who adhere to the law to stay in business. The lack of enforcement is also jeopardizing the overall health of the customers who support the organic movement; customers who are not getting what they pay for at market but still paying a premium price. And the lack of enforcement is jeopardizing the very cycles (water, air, nutrients) that Earth relies upon to provide us all with a place to live, by pushing extractive, chemical agriculture to the forefront.If you like what you hear and are feeling inspired, we would love for you to join our movement by becoming one of our 1,000  Real Friends:https://www.realorganicproject.org/real-organic-friends/To read our weekly newsletter (which might just be the most forwarded newsletter on the internet!) and get firsthand news about what's happening with organic food, farming and policy, please subscribe here:https://www.realorganicproject.org/email/

How does the health of soil directly impact global hunger solutions? On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, Michael is joined by Abram J. Bicksler, Ph.D., who is President and CEO of ECHO, a global Christian organization focused on empowering the undernourished through sustainable hunger solutions. With over 15 years of international experience, Abram leads the charge to help foster sustainable agricultural practices and holistic missions worldwide. Tune in to hear how Abram leads ECHO to help small farmers thrive around the world! You'll hear: How Abram got started in his career 1:02 More about Abram's time working with government agencies  3:49 About some of the problems facing small farmers around the world 13:02 How ECHO helps farmers maintain organic matter in their soil 23:53 More about how ECHO provides pertinent information to people regarding conventional fertilizers 35:02 About the Guest: Abram J. Bicksler, Ph.D., is the President/CEO of ECHO, a global Christian technical resourcing and networking organization based in Fort Myers, Florida. He is responsible for leading the overall global programs and operations of the organization in order to help it achieve its vision of honoring God by empowering the undernourished with sustainable hunger solutions.  With more than 15 years of international experience, including five years as Director of ECHO's Asia Regional Impact Center from 2013-2018, Bicksler most recently served as an Agricultural Officer in the agroecology team at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy. He is passionate about holistic mission and empowering people to use their gifts, skills, education and experiences to bring healing to people and the creation. Resources: Website - www.echonet.org Website - www.echocommunity.org Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/echofightshunger/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ECHOFightsHunger   The Thriving Farmer Podcast Team would like to thank our amazing sponsor! At our Growing Farmers store, planting season is in full swing! A treasure trove of plant starts and cuttings await. Our team is shipping everything from elderberry and willow cuttings to strawberry starts and potato slips.  So if you've been eyeing that sunny spot by the fence or considering how to fill that quiet corner of your yard, look not further. Visit shop.growingfarmers.com today for the first step towards a greener, more fruitful farmstead or garden.

Climate change disproportionately impacts women farmers in low- and middle-income countries, causing billions of dollars of losses among female-headed farming households. This is the main finding of FAO's "The Unjust Climate" report, explains in this interview Lauren Phillips, Deputy Director of the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Producer: Laura Quiñones  Sound: Laura Quiñones and Eric Deleu © FAO

Conflict and hunger are inextricably linked to one another. Conflict often leads to severe humanitarian crises, resulting in heightened levels of hunger in specific regions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) plays a crucial role in addressing these challenges, explains Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director-General, in this interview. Producer: Heriberto Araujo Presenter and interviewer: Laura Quiñones Sound: Eric Deleu © UN Photo/Manuel Elías

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) cordially invite you to the launch of the report: Food Security and Agrifood Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, La Seguridad Alimentaria y el Comercio Agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe. This publication aims to inform government representatives and other decision-makers who formulate and implement agrifood policies and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. It should also be useful for private sector actors, including producers, agroindustry, and trade associations, and for researchers interested in agricultural policy and trade analysis. ------------------------------------------------------------------- La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe Esta presentación será en español. Habrá traducción simultánea al inglés. El comercio intrarregional de alimentos en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) presenta oportunidades de expansión sin explotar. En la actualidad, el 60 por ciento de las importaciones de alimentos de ALC proceden de proveedores extrarregionales, a pesar del alto grado de complementariedad que existe en la producción de productos alimentarios entre los países de ALC. La expansión del comercio intrarregional de ALC podría mejorar el acceso a los alimentos, su disponibilidad y diversidad, además de garantizar un suministro de alimentos más estable ante el creciente riesgo de fenómenos que pueden impactar la región, como crisis económicas, eventos meteorológicos extremos, conflictos y epidemias. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI) lo invitan cordialmente a la presentación del informe: La seguridad alimentaria y el comercio agroalimentario en América Latina y el Caribe. Esta publicación pretende poner en conocimiento a representantes gubernamentales y otros responsables de tomar decisiones que formulan e implementan políticas y programas agroalimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe. También debería ser útil para actores del sector privado, incluidos los productores, la agroindustria y las asociaciones comerciales, así como para investigadores interesados analizar la política agrícola y el comercio. Welcome Remarks María Daniela Godoy Gabler, Senior Policy Officer for Food Security and Nutrition, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Report Presentations Agustín Tejeda Rodriguez, Content Director at the Southern Producing Country Group (GPS) and consultant on agricultural policies, trade and international negotiations Nelson Illescas, Director of the International Agricultural Negotiations Institute Foundation (INAI) Discussion Mônica Rodrigues, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-ECLAC Moisés Mérida, Director of Partnerships for Development of the Guatemalan Exporters Association (AGEXPORT) Concluding Remarks Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Moderator Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Program and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI Links Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO): https://www.fao.org/home/en La Seguridad Alimentaria Y El Comercio Agroalimentario En América Latina Y El Caribe: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/es/c/cc8592es More about this seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-security-and-agrifood-trade-latin-american-and-caribbean-la-seguridad-alimentaria-y-el Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

In this week's podcast, Dr. Chris Mortensen delves into the fascinating world of equids (horses, donkeys, and mules), discussing their significant roles across various continents and countries. He draws on insights from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) data, emphasizing the global importance and impact of these remarkable creatures. Key Points Covered: 1. Equid Distribution Worldwide: Donkeys' Global Impact: Dr. Mortensen shares the eye-opening statistics about donkeys and their contribution to people's livelihoods, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they are essential for economic activities. Presence of Horses: A detailed breakdown of the equine population worldwide, reflecting over 60 million horses, 50 million donkeys, and 8 million mules, with a significant presence in various regions. 2. FAO Data and Population Estimations: Dr. Mortensen highlights the challenges in precisely estimating equid populations due to unregistered animals and varying reporting mechanisms by countries. Countries like Australia and New Zealand might have underestimated populations, showcasing discrepancies in reported figures, emphasizing the need for more accurate reporting. 3. Equid Density per 1,000 People: Reflecting on the density of equids in different regions per 1,000 people over time, Dr. Mortensen illustrates a noticeable increase compared to a century ago. Notable regions like North and Latin America demonstrate a significant surge in equine presence per 1,000 people. 4. Breakdown by Continents and Countries: Detailed insights into equid populations across Asia, South America, North America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, highlighting the regions with the largest equine populations. Dr. Mortensen provides information on key countries and their equid counts, demonstrating the cultural significance of horses and donkeys globally. 5. Specific Focus on Horses, Donkeys, and Mules in Different Regions: Detailed breakdown of equid populations in various countries, emphasizing their impact on culture and livelihoods. Notable mentions: Mexico's significant horse population, the rise of donkeys in Africa, and Europe's surprising equid count. 6. Wild Equids: Discussion about wild equids such as zebras and wild asses, outlining the endangered species and their populations in different regions. Special focus on Przewalski horses and Somali wild ass, shedding light on their conservation status and distribution. Conclusion: Dr. Mortensen concludes the episode by emphasizing the historical journey and diverse impact of equids across the world, inviting listeners to appreciate the incredible stories and importance of these creatures in various cultures and landscapes. Visit https://madbarn.com/mad-about-horses/ to learn more. --------------------------------- Mad Barn Academy is dedicated to supporting horse owners, handlers and practitioners through research, training and education. Visit us to learn more at https://madbarn.com You can also find Mad Barn at: ⁠Instagram @madbarnequine⁠ Facebook @madbarnequine TikTok @madbarnequine ⁠YouTube @madbarn We would love to hear from you! Please send any questions or comments to ⁠podcast@madbarn.com

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Ticking Clock: The Rapid Rise of Farmed Animals in Africa, published by AnimalAdvocacyAfrica on September 19, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. As humanity continues its era of rapid population growth and rising economic prosperity, the demand for animal protein is anticipated to reach unparalleled heights. This surge in consumption is set to drastically impact the lives of farmed animals worldwide. Nowhere is this growth more pronounced than in Africa. The evidence Previously, our anticipation of Africa's sharp increase in livestock numbers was primarily grounded in the historical global expansion of farmed animal populations over the past decades, coupled with human population growth trends across the African continent. This post, however, delves into the specific projections of farmed animal numbers and animal farming intensification from 2012 to 2050, as outlined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which is based on many more factors than just historical changes in animal agriculture and human population growth, providing us with more detailed estimates than previously available. If not stated otherwise, all figures named in this blog post refer to these projections, which can be found here. The FAO's projections encompass a range of future scenarios, including both a "business as usual" model and a "towards sustainability" model. For the scope of this post, we focus on the "business as usual" projection, which assumes the absence of any significant efforts to reduce the extent of factory farming. This allows us to explore the potential ramifications of the current trajectory of animal agriculture. Notably, even upon considering the projections from the "towards sustainability" model, the prospects for Africa remain largely unaltered. In contrast, for all other continents, we can observe a noticeable reduction in farmed animal numbers in comparison to the "business as usual" model. Although far from certain, this may indicate that the FAO assumes that growth in animal agriculture in Africa is close to unavoidable or that nothing will be done to hinder its growth. The FAO provides data for farmed land animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, and buffaloes, but omits figures for other mammals, such as rabbits, horses, and dogs, as well as insects, fish, and seafood. This exclusion is noteworthy since the protein yield from smaller animals demands significantly greater numbers of individual animals per kilogram in contrast to large mammals like cows and pigs. Thus, while the analysis below offers crucial insights, it only represents a fraction of future developments. Africa in global comparison According to the FAO's projections, the number of farmed land animals in Africa is anticipated to experience a remarkable surge in the coming decades. As shown in the graph below, the population of farmed land animals for the entire continent of Africa will rise from around 2.6 billion in 2012 to around 9.4 billion in 2050, an increase of 262%. Consequently, Africa would surpass all other global regions in terms of the total size of farmed animal populations by 2050, except for Asia, and reach roughly twice the total number of animals of other regions like Europe or North America. At present, Asia leads and will continue to lead all continents in terms of the total number of farmed land animals. This can largely be attributed to factory farming in China, Indonesia, and India. Nevertheless, Africa's livestock numbers are expected to increase by a much larger absolute number and at a higher rate than Asia's projected 26% rise from 2012 to 2050. Note that these numbers (along with all following numbers in this post) refer to the count of live animals at a given time in a year, which is not to be confused but should be highly c...

A large-scale locust outbreak across eight provinces in north and northeast Afghanistan is posing an enormous threat to the country's food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned. The Dociostaurus maroccanus, commonly known as the Moroccan locust, is ranked among the most economically damaging plant pests anywhere in the world. A full outbreak this year could result in crop losses ranging from 700 000 to 1.2 million metric tons of wheat, up to a quarter of the total annual harvest, according to FAO. This equates to between $280 million and $480 million of losses. In Baghlan province, farmers like Najibullah have seen their crops ravaged by locusts. "The Moroccan locust has destroyed 300 jeribs (60 hectares) of my wheat field and 31000 jeribs (6200 hectares) of pastureland in this area, where ten villages are located," he said. Afghanistan's north and northeast regions are prone to Moroccan locust outbreaks. Drought, over-grazing, very limited locust control and the right amount of rainfall in March and April created the ideal environment for locusts to hatch and swarm. If the Moroccan locust population is left untreated, it could increase its number by 100-fold in the next year, creating even bigger problems for agriculture and food security in Afghanistan and its neighbors. The last two big outbreaks in Afghanistan, 20 and 40 years ago, caused an estimated loss of eight and 25% of the total annual wheat production. Afghanistan used to have a very strong locust control system in place. But this has been heavily eroded in the last two years. With chemical supplies low across the country, farmers resorted to using traditional mechanical control methods that consist of sweeping locust hoppers onto tarpaulins and then burying them into trenches to reduce outbreak impact. A cash-for-work program run by the FAO encourages local residents to use these traditional practices to try and control locust outbreaks. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, we talk to Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), who explains that the agrifood system is facing significant challenges and highlights the need to transform to address climate change and other issues facing the agriculture sector.

The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.The number of infections of Covid-19 is steadily declining and the world may be leaving the dangers of the pandemic. There is still an ongoing analysis of what happened during the pandemic so the future spreading of disease can be prevented and the undergoing researching the making the vaccines more effective and curb dangers and side effects will continue. The WHO will continue the work to help us, the human race, live healthier lives through medicine and pharmaceutical aids. The humanitarian work they do is needed and vital.The WHO Director-General has the pleasure of transmitting the Report of the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, held on Thursday 4 May 2023, from 12:00 to 17:00 CET.

Keya Mukherjee, Ph.D., is a Food Safety Specialist with the Food Systems and Food Safety Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr. Mukherjee coordinates the division's work on food safety foresight, where she uses "futures thinking" to identify and evaluate new trends and drivers with varying impacts on the global food safety landscape. She has authored a number of publications on key emerging areas in food safety. She is also part of the FAO Secretariat of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), a body that provides independent scientific advice on various food additives, veterinary drugs, and contaminants to different Codex Alimentarius committees and FAO member countries. Dr. Mukherjee holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University, an M.S. degree in Biotechnology from the University of Essex, and a B.S. degree in Life Sciences from Ramnarain Ruia College.  Vittorio Fattori, Ph.D., is a Food Safety Officer in the Food Systems and Food Safety Division of FAO, where he both coordinates the foresight program on emerging food safety issues and provides scientific advice. Some of his focus areas include evaluating how new trends and drivers of change can affect food safety to proactively respond to risks, as well as optimize opportunities; working in the Secretariat of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) to provide scientific advice to Codex Alimentarius, FAO members, and other UN agencies on food additives, contaminants, and residues of veterinary drugs in food; and providing technical guidance on food safety regulatory and emerging issues. Before joining FAO, Dr. Fattori worked in research laboratories in academia and the private sector in the UK, Japan, and the U.S. His research activities have focused on the assessment of food safety risks posed by contaminants and pesticides. He also spent time in Africa, where his work in a rural community has further impressed upon him the need for guidance and support concerning food safety and public health. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Mukherjee and Dr. Fattori [31:03] about: Food safety hazards that are unique to novel foods like insect protein and cell-based meats, as well as hazards that these novel foods have in common with traditional foods How edible seaweed producers can mitigate heavy metals and microplastics contamination as the commodity rises in popularity globally, as well as existing knowledge and regulatory gaps for the food type The wide variety of ways in which climate change is affecting food safety, and steps that must be taken to better safeguard food supplies against its effects The food safety consequences of warming oceans and increasingly scarce access to clean water How changes in temperature, precipitation, and other factors are affecting the geographic distribution and persistence of foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella and Campylobacter How food growers and processors can respond to the growing threat of mycotoxigenic fungi and toxin-producing algae Food safety concerns associated with controlled environment agriculture, which are integral to urban farming The importance of establishing a circular plastics economy, and how to ensure food safety in the development and use of recycled food contact materials and alternatives to plastic packaging. News and Resources News Coverage and Related ResourcesEPA to Regulate Certain PFAS as Contaminants, Set Limits in Drinking Water [6:26]“The Growing Challenge of Safe Water for use in Food Processing Operations” by Larry Keener “EPA Proposes Enforceable Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water” by Consumer Reports FDA Asks Infant Formula Industry to Double-Check Food Safety Controls [16:23] Canada Publishes Guidance for Verifying Salmonella, Campylobacter Control Measures in Poultry Production [23:28] Theme of World Food Safety Day 2023: “Food Standards Save Lives” [26:07] Food Safety Magazine ArticlesDec '22/Jan '23: "Applying Foresight to Navigate Opportunities and Challenges amid an Evolving Food Safety Landscape" June/July '22: "New Food Sources and Food Production Systems: Exploring the Food Safety Angle" June/July '21: "How Is Climate Change Affecting the Safety of Our Food?" FAO Web ResourcesForesight (FAO) Cell-based food (FAO) Thinking about the Future of Food Safety: A Foresight Report Looking at Edible Insects from a Food Safety Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities for the Sector Climate Change: Unpacking the Burden on Food Safety Safety and Quality of Water Used with Fresh Fruits and Vegetables FAO VideosWhat New Foods are on the Horizon? Ensuring the Food Safety of Cell-Based Food Climate Change is Threatening the Safety of Our Food Food Safety Summit 2023Register for the 2023 Food Safety Summit with discount code FSM23Podcast for 10% off! We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com

How do we eradicate extreme rural poverty? What can we do to build up communities?  Jacob Foss asked this question when travelling in Africa, and his answer was to co-found Agricycle—a brilliant start-up that connects women, smallholders, and youth in East Africa with global markets.  Don't know what a smallholder is? I didn't either, but we're about to find out! Jacob's been on Forbes 30 Under 30, he's received millions in funding for his work, and Agricycle is an official partner of the United Nations FAO. Join us as we talk about taking the road less traveled. ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-foss-/ ➡️ https://agricycleglobal.com/ ➡️ Highlights: https://rosspalmer.com/jacob-foss

What happens when seeds are exposed to microgravity, extreme low temperatures and cosmic radiation? The IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space to find out. The experiment aims to enhance the development of crops that can withstand the effects of climate change and to increase food security on Earth.

Today on the podcast we have a different kind of guest! We have the incredible Dr. Roswitha Baumung who currently works at the Division for Animal Production and Health of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).Roswitha has always had a passion for animals. She studied Agriculture and completing her pHD on Animal breeding and genetics.  "I was especially interested in the genetics of small populations".  After a scientific career at University, she began a helping farmers in her home country, Austria, set up breeding programmes for rare breeds.  Now she works for the FAO, working with all of the breeds around the world. Roswitha works in a team of three and is responsible for looking at the diversity of our livestock breeds.In her role she supports countries by implementing breeding plans to preserve the genetic diversity of the population amongst many other things. Mark and Roswitha discuss the importance of maintaining a native population to deal with shifting climate conditions. She says in some developing countries, she has seen a shift in species that specialise in harder conditions, aka going from sheep farming to camel farming! "We need animals that are resilient, that recover fast after a [weather] event." And it's not just an environmental shift, it's also a consumer shift. Mark asks is there is a secret gene bank full of the worlds animal genetics, like there is with seeds, but alas there is not. Roswitha does mention "cryoconservation" though, which you can read more about hereThis podcast is a fantastic insight of the bigger picture thinking when it comes to the future of livestock breeding. Head Shepherd is brought to you by neXtgen Agri International Limited, we help livestock farmers get the most out of the genetics they farm with. Get in touch with us if you would like to hear more about how we can help you do what you do best - info@nextgenagri.com.Thanks to our sponsors at MSD Animal Health and Allflex, and Heiniger Australia and New Zealand.These companies are leaders in their respective fields and it is a privilege to have them supporting the Head Shepherd Podcast. Please consider them when making product choices, as they are instrumental in enabling us to bring you this podcast each week.Check out Heiniger's product range HERECheck out the MSD range HERECheck out Allflex products HERE

Dr. Keith Sumption, Ph.D. is Chief Veterinary Officer and Leader of the Animal Health Program at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO - https://www.fao.org/home/en ) as well as their Director of the Joint Centre for Zoonoses and Anti-Microbial Resistance (CJWZ). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is an international organization that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. The FAO comprises 195 members and helps governments and development agencies coordinate their activities to improve and develop agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and water resources. It also conducts research, provides technical assistance to projects, operates educational and training programs, and collects agricultural output, production, and development data. Dr. Sumption has worked on disease ecology at the interaction of wildlife, domestic and the environment for more than 30 years. Dr. Sumption holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Reading, gained following 3 years of field and molecular epidemiology research upon African Swine Fever in southern Africa, and veterinary medicine (Vet.MB) and Natural Sciences degrees from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Dr. Sumption has served as Executive Secretary of European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD), where he has been responsible for developing strategy, negotiating funding and managing implementation of the Commission's work programs, which now involve over 80 countries, and reports to the member states of the Commission and FAO Regional Conference and Department (AGD) for progress. Prior to FAO, Dr. Sumption was a research group leader and Master's program Coordinator at the Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (CTVM), University of Edinburgh, managing projects on African high impact tick borne and contagious diseases including heartwater , theilerioses, mycoplasmoses (CBPP and CCPP), and viral Transboundary Animal Diseases TADS (rinderpest , PPR and sheep and goat pox) and as a seconded technical officer to the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), leading work to define demand and impact of research at the primary animal health care level in Kenya, for almost 2 years. Support the show

Vanessa Coffman, Ph.D. is the Director of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness. She has a diverse background in food safety and sustainability, with a focus on environmental exposures across the food system. Dr. Coffman has conducted various research for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on topics such as farming opportunities in post-war Sierra Leonne, occupational and residential exposures from large pork production operations in rural North Carolina, and the association between nitrate in drinking water from food animal operations and fetal health outcomes. Dr. Coffman previously worked at Stop Foodborne Illness as a policy analyst, and she has testified in front of U.S. government officials, authored peer-reviewed papers, and helped draft federal regulations. Dr. Coffman received a Ph.D. in Environmental Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an M.S. degree from the University of California–Berkeley in Global Public Health and the Environment. Sherry Brice-Williamson, M.B.A. is the Vice President of Global Quality and Food Safety at the Kellogg Company, where she oversees end-to-end food safety and quality for Kellogg's internal and external network. Sherry has over 20 years of experience in the industry and joined Kellogg in 2012 as part of the Pringles acquisition from P&G. She has served in numerous supply chain roles in the company, ranging from operations to quality. Sherry was promoted to Vice President of Global Food Safety and Quality in January 2020. Sherry is on the SSAFE board of directors and is affiliated with a number of other industry associations such as Stop Foodborne Illness, where she is an Alliance member. Sherry also co-chairs the national chapter of KAARG (Kellogg African American Resource Group). Sherry holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees in Business Management and is a member of the Golden Key International National Honors Society. Megan Kenjora, M.P.A. is the Senior Manager of Food Safety Culture at The Hershey Company, where she leads a diverse global team to embed food safety in the hearts and minds of all Hershey employees. Megan has extensive experience building relationships among diverse groups, getting cross-functional support, and effectively communicating messages across cultures. Megan was an engaged member of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Technical Working Group that authored the GFSI position paper, “A Culture of Food Safety,” and served as the inaugural chair of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Food Safety Culture Professional Development Group. Bringing a passion for food safety culture, she currently serves on the planning committee and numerous working groups as part of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness. A combat veteran who served eight years in the U.S. Army, Megan came to Hershey in 2014 from Raytheon, where she specialized in adult learning for various intelligence courses. She is a lifelong learner and an advocate for DEI, serving as a co-lead for the Hershey Veterans Business Resource Group. Megan is an M.B.A. candidate at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and she holds an M.P.A. from Penn State University, B.A. degrees in Political Science and Classics from Bucknell University, and a Korean linguist certification from the Defense Language Institute. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Vanessa, Sherry, and Megan [25:40] about: The history of Stop Foodborne Illness and the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, and how the Alliance leverages food safety culture as a vehicle for positive change in the food industry to make food safer for consumers The ways in which Megan's experience at Hershey informs the Alliance's work, such as bringing a proactive perspective to industry engagement and encouraging the adoption of best practices How Kellogg's and Hershey's memberships in the Alliance have helped both companies drive sustainable food safety cultures through collaboration and knowledge-sharing The resources included in Stop Foodborne Illness' Food Safety Culture Toolkit, which is tailored for small- and medium-sized businesses How the Alliance's work, such as advocacy for recall modernization, is steered by the needs and expertise of its members Why it is important for industry to understand the crucial need for food safety, and how resources such as video messaging and gamification frameworks can support that understanding The importance of clear and effective food safety communication from upper management, and how the Food Safety Culture Toolkit aids this objective The ways in which Sherry and Megan have established successful communication practices within their organizations to encourage robust food safety cultures. News and Resources Poisoned—Book on Prominent Foodborne Illness Outbreak—Getting New Edition, Netflix Documentary [2:08] FDA Submits FSMA Traceability Final Rule Ahead of New Era of Smarter Food Safety Webinar [7:26] 2020 Estimates Released: Food Types Associated with E. Coli, Salmonella, Listeria Foodborne Illness Outbreaks [14:46] Trust, Transparency Focus of Maple Leaf Foods' 12th Annual Food Safety Symposium [20:12] Ep. 128. Bill Marler: Perspectives on Poisoned and Food Safety Progress FSMA Proposed Rule for Food Traceability (FDA) Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Estimates for 2020 for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, and Listeria monocytogenes using Multi-Year Outbreak Surveillance Data, United States (CDC) We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com

Zu viel Stickstoffdünger, zu wenig Kohlenstoff, zu viel Erosion: Der Zustand der landwirtschaftlich genutzten Böden weltweit ist katastrophal. Vor sieben Jahren schlug die Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), die Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen, Alarm: Nicht mal zwei Generationen lang wären die Böden demnach noch nutzbar. Wissenschaftsjournalistin Nele Rößler ist der Frage nachgegangen, wie realistisch diese Zahl ist und hat Bodenkundlerinnen nach Lösungsmöglichkeiten gefragt. Im Gespräch mit Host Lucie Kluth berichtet sie von dem komplexen Ursachengeflecht, sie erzählt von ihrem Besuch auf einem Hof, der Böden nachhaltig bewirtschaftet - und erklärt, warum guter Boden nicht wie Schokolade aussehen darf. Die Hintergrundinformationen • Grafik "Do we only have 60 harvests left?" | Our World in Data, Januar 2021 https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespans#:~:text=Summary,erosion%20is%20an%20important%20problem • Arbeitnehmende in der Landwirtschaft | Situationsbericht 2021/22 Deutscher Bauernverband, Dezember 2021 https://www.bauernverband.de/fileadmin/berichte/2021/index.html#0 • Landwirtschaftlich genutzte Flächen in Deutschland | Strukturwandel in der Landwirtschaft, Statistisches Bundesamt, Januar 2021 https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2021/01/PD21_028_412.html • Buch "Dreck: Warum unsere Zivilisationen den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren" von David R. Montgomery, oekom-Verlag, 2010 • Wie kam es zum Untergang der Maya? | Prof. Dr. Nikolai Grube, GEO Epoche Kollektion Nr. 9, Dezember 2017 https://www.geo.de/magazine/geo-epoche-kollektion/18001-rtkl-yucatan-wie-kam-es-zum-untergang-der-maya#:~:text=Die%20%20Analyse%20von%20Pollenresten%20%20aus,in%20%20Zentralamerika%20%20kaum%20%20geregnet%20%20hat • Bodenhorizonte | Die wichtigsten Bodenhorizonte, Bundesverband Boden e.V. https://www.bodenwelten.de/content/die-wichtigsten-bodenhorizonte • Nähr- und Schadstoffe im Grundwasser | Umweltbundesamt: Nähr- und Schadstoffe, 2020 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wasser/gewaesser/grundwasser/nutzung-belastungen/naehr-schadstoffe#belastungen-des-grundwassers • Nitrat im Grundwasser: EU macht Druck | Lorenz Storch, Bayerischer Rundfunk, März 2022 https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/nitrat-im-grundwasser-eu-macht-druck,T0qHvot • Zahlen und Fakten zu den Böden der Welt | Anne Gerdes, Christiane Grefe, Urs Willmann, ZEIT, Februar 2019 https://www.zeit.de/2019/06/erdboden-nutzflaeche-oekologie-zustand-welt • Bodentypen | Bauernhof.net: Enzyklopädie https://www.bauernhof.net/enzyklopaedie/bodentypen/ • Die Fruchtfolge in der Landwirtschaft | Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft https://www.landwirtschaft.de/landwirtschaft-verstehen/wie-arbeiten-foerster-und-pflanzenbauer/die-fruchtfolge-in-der-landwirtschaft • Phosphorknappheit | Widerstandsfähigkeit der EU bei kritischen Rohstoffen: Einen Pfad hin zu größerer Sicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit abstecken, Europäische Kommission, September 2020 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0474 • Phosphor: Was tun, wenn ein Pflanzennährstoff knapp wird? | Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft https://www.landwirtschaft.de/diskussion-und-dialog/umwelt/phosphor-was-tun-wenn-ein-pflanzennaehrstoff-knapp-wird • Zusammenhang Bodenbearbeitung und Lachgas | Umweltbundesamt: Lachgas - Distickstoffoxid, https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/boden-landwirtschaft/umweltbelastungen-der-landwirtschaft/lachgas-methan • Agroforstwirtschaft | Agrosilvopastorale Systeme, Deutscher Fachverband für Agroforstwirtschaft https://agroforst-info.de/arten/baeume-acker-und-weide/ • Entwicklung des Bodens | Umweltbundesamt, 2013 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/boden-landwirtschaft/kleine-bodenkunde/entwicklung-des-bodens • Bodenkunde: Lassen sich Böden reparieren? | Friedrich-Verlag, 2018 https://www.friedrich-verlag.de/geographie/bodenkunde/lassen-sich-boeden-reparieren-2142 • Terra Preta/Pyrolysekohle | BUND-Einschätzung ihrer Umweltrelevanz, BUND, 2015 https://www.bund.net/fileadmin/user_upload_bund/_migrated/publications/150504_bund_sonstiges_bodenschutz_terra_preta_einschaetzung.pdf • Chancen und Risiken des Einsatzes von Biokohle und anderer "veränderter" Biomasse als Bodenhilfsstoffe oder für die C-Sequestrierung in Böden | Umweltbundesamt, 2016 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/378/publikationen/texte_04_2016_chancen_und_risiken_des_einsatzes_von_biokohle.pdf

Zu viel Stickstoffdünger, zu wenig Kohlenstoff, zu viel Erosion: Der Zustand der landwirtschaftlich genutzten Böden weltweit ist katastrophal. Vor sieben Jahren schlug die Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), die Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen, Alarm: Nicht mal zwei Generationen lang wären die Böden demnach noch nutzbar. Wissenschaftsjournalistin Nele Rößler ist der Frage nachgegangen, wie realistisch diese Zahl ist und hat Bodenkundlerinnen nach Lösungsmöglichkeiten gefragt. Im Gespräch mit Host Lucie Kluth berichtet sie von dem komplexen Ursachengeflecht, sie erzählt von ihrem Besuch auf einem Hof, der Böden nachhaltig bewirtschaftet - und erklärt, warum guter Boden nicht wie Schokolade aussehen darf. Die Hintergrundinformationen • Grafik "Do we only have 60 harvests left?" | Our World in Data, Januar 2021 https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespans#:~:text=Summary,erosion%20is%20an%20important%20problem • Arbeitnehmende in der Landwirtschaft | Situationsbericht 2021/22 Deutscher Bauernverband, Dezember 2021 https://www.bauernverband.de/fileadmin/berichte/2021/index.html#0 • Landwirtschaftlich genutzte Flächen in Deutschland | Strukturwandel in der Landwirtschaft, Statistisches Bundesamt, Januar 2021 https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2021/01/PD21_028_412.html • Buch "Dreck: Warum unsere Zivilisationen den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren" von David R. Montgomery, oekom-Verlag, 2010 • Wie kam es zum Untergang der Maya? | Prof. Dr. Nikolai Grube, GEO Epoche Kollektion Nr. 9, Dezember 2017 https://www.geo.de/magazine/geo-epoche-kollektion/18001-rtkl-yucatan-wie-kam-es-zum-untergang-der-maya#:~:text=Die%20%20Analyse%20von%20Pollenresten%20%20aus,in%20%20Zentralamerika%20%20kaum%20%20geregnet%20%20hat • Bodenhorizonte | Die wichtigsten Bodenhorizonte, Bundesverband Boden e.V. https://www.bodenwelten.de/content/die-wichtigsten-bodenhorizonte • Nähr- und Schadstoffe im Grundwasser | Umweltbundesamt: Nähr- und Schadstoffe, 2020 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wasser/gewaesser/grundwasser/nutzung-belastungen/naehr-schadstoffe#belastungen-des-grundwassers • Nitrat im Grundwasser: EU macht Druck | Lorenz Storch, Bayerischer Rundfunk, März 2022 https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/nitrat-im-grundwasser-eu-macht-druck,T0qHvot • Zahlen und Fakten zu den Böden der Welt | Anne Gerdes, Christiane Grefe, Urs Willmann, ZEIT, Februar 2019 https://www.zeit.de/2019/06/erdboden-nutzflaeche-oekologie-zustand-welt • Bodentypen | Bauernhof.net: Enzyklopädie https://www.bauernhof.net/enzyklopaedie/bodentypen/ • Die Fruchtfolge in der Landwirtschaft | Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft https://www.landwirtschaft.de/landwirtschaft-verstehen/wie-arbeiten-foerster-und-pflanzenbauer/die-fruchtfolge-in-der-landwirtschaft • Phosphorknappheit | Widerstandsfähigkeit der EU bei kritischen Rohstoffen: Einen Pfad hin zu größerer Sicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit abstecken, Europäische Kommission, September 2020 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0474 • Phosphor: Was tun, wenn ein Pflanzennährstoff knapp wird? | Bundesinformationszentrum Landwirtschaft https://www.landwirtschaft.de/diskussion-und-dialog/umwelt/phosphor-was-tun-wenn-ein-pflanzennaehrstoff-knapp-wird • Zusammenhang Bodenbearbeitung und Lachgas | Umweltbundesamt: Lachgas - Distickstoffoxid, https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/boden-landwirtschaft/umweltbelastungen-der-landwirtschaft/lachgas-methan • Agroforstwirtschaft | Agrosilvopastorale Systeme, Deutscher Fachverband für Agroforstwirtschaft https://agroforst-info.de/arten/baeume-acker-und-weide/ • Entwicklung des Bodens | Umweltbundesamt, 2013 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/boden-landwirtschaft/kleine-bodenkunde/entwicklung-des-bodens • Bodenkunde: Lassen sich Böden reparieren? | Friedrich-Verlag, 2018 https://www.friedrich-verlag.de/geographie/bodenkunde/lassen-sich-boeden-reparieren-2142 • Terra Preta/Pyrolysekohle | BUND-Einschätzung ihrer Umweltrelevanz, BUND, 2015 https://www.bund.net/fileadmin/user_upload_bund/_migrated/publications/150504_bund_sonstiges_bodenschutz_terra_preta_einschaetzung.pdf • Chancen und Risiken des Einsatzes von Biokohle und anderer "veränderter" Biomasse als Bodenhilfsstoffe oder für die C-Sequestrierung in Böden | Umweltbundesamt, 2016 https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/378/publikationen/texte_04_2016_chancen_und_risiken_des_einsatzes_von_biokohle.pdf

Globally, over three million people migrate to cities each week looking for work opportunities or to join their families. By 2050, over two-thirds of the global population is expected to live in urban areas. The city of Dakar in Senegal has also faced this unprecedented population increase in the last few decades. Over 3.8 million people currently live in the Senegalese capital. Population growth and rapid urbanization have led to losses of agricultural land. This has caused food shortages and a general increase in the price of food products, further threatening the food security of the most vulnerable people. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been working with the Municipality of Dakar and some NGOs on a micro-gardening project to reduce food insecurity in the city. Producers; Yacine Cisse (FAO Senegal), Anais Hotin, Ruki Inoshita.Presenter: Daniel Johnson, UN Radio & TV Geneva. Photo credit: © FAO/Yacine Cisse

The UN General Assembly has declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) to enhance global awareness and promote collaboration around the theme. To provide guidance for related initiatives, the IYAFA Action Plan was structured around seven pillars, including social and environmental sustainability. Social protection can provide valuable contributions to all of them.  In this episode, our guests were invited to reflect on the role of social protection in covering vulnerable fisheries and fish workers against various social and climate-related risks and uncertainties. They also shared country case examples and reflected on some of the main aspects around the furthering of social protection for the fisheries sector.  Along with our host, Jo Sharpe, Daniella Kalikoski and Daniela Salazar—both Fishery Officers at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)—and Sebastian Mathew, Executive Director of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) participated in this rich discussion.  In the second part of the episode, Fabio Veras, Research Coordinator at the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) presents some quick wins in celebration of the IPC-IG's 18th anniversary.     Resources:  International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022)  IYAFA 2022's Global Action Plan  Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication  Insights from an analysis of Seguro-Defeso's legal framework  Webinar: Impact Evaluation of the Seguro Defeso in Brazil  Cash Transfer Programmes in Brazil: Impacts on Inequality and Poverty  Achievements and Shortfalls of Conditional Cash Transfers: Impact Evaluation of Paraguay's Tekoporã Programme   Yemen National Social Protection Monitoring Survey (NSPMS): 2012-2013 – Final Report   

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says we lose the equivalent of one football field to soil erosion every five seconds. That figure becomes even more shocking the more we learn about what soils are made up of, and the crucial role they play in so many aspects of our lives. Soil is fundamental to human health and society. 95% of food comes from the land, soils filter water to give us clean drinking water, and they provide a range of medicines - most antibiotics come from the soil.  Crucially, when it comes to feeding a growing population, soils are essential.  Whether that's boosting food production or making sure what we eat contains sufficient nutrients.  The FAO predicts by 2050, we will have up to 10% less crop yield due to erosion, which is the equivalent of removing millions of hectares of land from crop production. In short, soils are so much more than just dirt, and their protection is something that should concern us all. In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, made in partnership with Anglo American, we delve deeper into the issues around soil erosion and degradation, look at how different practices impact soil, and ask: What can be done to improve soil health? Listen to the full episode to find out more about what causes soil erosion and how we can reduce it, why biodiversity within soil is crucial to our very existence, and the impact fertilizers can have if the right stuff is used in the right way. POLY4 Fertilizer POLY4 is the trademark name for polyhalite products from Anglo American. It is a naturally-occurring, low-chloride, multi-nutrient fertilizer certified for organic use.  It includes four of the six key macro nutrients that all plants need to grow: potassium, sulphur, magnesium and calcium, and a range of valuable micro nutrients.  It allows farmers to maximise their crop yield, increase quality and improve soil structure with one simple product.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Global Animal Slaughter Statistics & Charts: 2022 Update, published by JLRiedi on July 19, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Faunalytics has produced an update to their Global Animal Slaughter Statistics and Charts, which now includes numbers from 2019 and 2020 and documents how many animals are slaughtered for food every year based on United Nations FAO data. Globally, animal slaughter is outpacing population growth. Pig and sheep slaughter is trending upward, cow slaughter is trending downward, and chicken slaughter for 2020 was down by 2 billion from 2019 but still trending upward overall compared to every year before 2018. Fish slaughter is more volatile, but looks like it could be plateauing. For animal advocates looking to direct their attention and resources more effectively, the statistics and charts in this valuable visual resource offer a helpful picture of how many animals have been consumed and how consumption has changed over the past 60 years. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Markus Lipp, Ph.D., is the Senior Food Safety Officer at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr. Lipp leads the food safety work within the Food Systems and Food Safety Division at FAO, coordinating FAO's efforts to provide chemical and microbiological food safety risk assessments and capacity development to strengthen national capacities for food safety. Dr. Lipp previously worked in various public and private organizations focusing on a myriad of topics related to food safety, biotechnology, and standards-setting, including the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), the International Bottled Water Association, Monsanto, Unilever, and the European Commission. Dr. Lipp holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Lipp [19:11] about: The ways in which a country's regulatory capacity and traditional cuisine determines its unique food safety challenges and priorities Some of the pressing chemical and microbiological hazards that are affecting food systems around the world The rippling effects of climate change, such as increased aflatoxin contamination, and how a nation's economic stability and geography relate to its climate resilience The balance between food safety and food security, including conflicting factors The importance of recognizing the boundaries of global food systems and collectively working to ensure food safety goals by engaging in nuanced discussions about such boundaries Reaching consumers through effective risk communication that considers the personal and emotional nature of food Why it is difficult to clearly define “food fraud,” and why international collaboration is important to combatting fraud in an increasingly complex, global food system FAO and the World Health Organization's (WHO's) joint work to achieve their overlapping goals, such as developing food safety standards through the Codex Alimentarius Commission. News and Resources: FSIS Reports 75 Percent Reduction of Salmonella in Poultry [2:28] Senate Mandates FDA to Ensure Infant Formula Safety, Supply [7:48] FSIS Releases HACCP Model for Raw, Liquid Egg Products [10:38] FDA Issues Final Guidance on Systems Recognition Arrangements [11:09] GFSI Exclusive Interview: FAO Food Safety Head Talks Collaboration, Sustainability FAO Publishes Paper on Regulatory Strategies to Counter Food Fraud Sponsored by: ActiveSense We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com

The war in Ukraine is creating what the UN calls a 'perfect storm' of crises for developing countries – that's because Russia and Ukraine are major food and energy suppliers. So, what are the solutions? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. With guests: Chris Weafer – Chief Executive Officer, Macro Advisory. Parvin Ngala - Regional Director for Oxfam International in Horn, East & Central Africa. Abdolreza Abbassian - Senior food market analyst and former head senior economist, Food and Agriculture Organizaton of the United Nations (FAO).

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

BOOK LAUNCH Food for All: International Organizations and the Transformation of Agriculture MAR 22, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT Global levels of food security and nutrition have declined significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and conflict. Many developing countries are falling behind on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, yet global ambitions to achieve sustainable food security and adequate nutrition have grown. What are the prospects of achieving sustainable, healthy food for all? How can we best respond to concerns about growing differences in domestic agricultural and industrial performance among developing countries? How have global institutions, established after World War II, helped developing countries to deal with economic fallout from food, fuel, and financial crises? Food for All explores how post-war developments have helped change the provision of international financial and technical assistance to support the global food and agriculture system and how developing countries' own efforts have contributed to this transformation. These developments and the increasing number of global actors have expanded and complicated global governance, presenting both opportunities and challenges for food systems. This volume analyzes the structure, coordination, and management of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Food Programme (WFP), World Bank --the largest international funder of policy advice and investment projects, and CGIAR, a leading funder of international agricultural research. This event features a panel discussion on key topics raised in Food for All such as global governance, food security and nutrition, poverty reduction, and gender. Following opening comments by Jo Swinnen and Uma Lele, David Spielman will comment on the changing global governance context for food security and nutrition and the role of CGIAR. David Bathrick will focus on the need for overarching strategies to facilitate the labor force's transition from agriculture to other sectors in order to achieve poverty reduction for integrated agricultural and rural development. Nalishebo Meebelo will provide perspectives on Africa and gender. Shahid Rashid will speak on the evolution of the CGIAR–NARS relationship. Opening Remarks Johan Swinnen, Global Director, CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group & Director General, IFPRI Book Overview Uma Lele, International Policy Expert and Development Economist and President, International Association of Agricultural Economists Discussants David Bathrick, Rural Growth Strategist, Retired Senior Foreign Service Officer, Minister Counselor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nalishebo Meebelo, Executive Director at the Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ReNAPRI) Secretariat Shahidur Rashid, Director for South Asia, IFPRI David Spielman, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader-Rwanda, IFPRI Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI LINKS Food For All (E-Book) https://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/academic/pdf/openaccess/9780198755173.pdf COUNTRIES & REGIONS Global https://www.ifpri.org/country/global TOPICS Food Security https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security Agriculture Production https://www.ifpri.org/topic/agriculture-production COVID-19 https://www.ifpri.org/topic/covid-19 Climate Change https://www.ifpri.org/topic/climate-change Governance https://www.ifpri.org/topic/governance Gender https://www.ifpri.org/topic/gender Poverty https://www.ifpri.org/topic/poverty More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/food-all-international-organizations-and-transformation-agriculture Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Imataca is a vast tropical forest in southeast Venezuela spanning 38,000 square kilometers. Rich in biodiversity, the forest is home to thousands of plant and animal species. Decades of illegal logging and mining have led to deforestation and loss of wildlife. The Karina indigenous people living in the forest are working hard to change this. Through a women-led initiative, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), they're ensuring the forests of Imataca are now protected for generations to come. Producers: Marina Sánchez Castelo, Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin. Presenter: Charlotta Lomas, FAO. Photo credit: ©Jesús Contreras/FAO

Episode 106:  Standard Bearer of Favorable Seas - MSC Host: Aaron Niederhelman Guest: Rupert Howes, CEO of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Rupert Howes explains it this way, “MSC is the standard setter. We have no ability whatsoever to influence the outcome of an independent certification.. That's done by an independently accredited certifier. The science is independently peer-reviewed. There's an independent objections process. We (MSC) have no financial interest or ability to influence any of that. The only time we generate an income, is if the market chooses. Once a fishery is certified, once the entire supply chain has a chain of custody audit, only then do we generate a modest fee for use of the MSC logo in the marketplace.”   Sustainable Seafood from Stable Seas The Marine Stewardship Council(MSC) is a global, independent non-profit organization which sets a standard for sustainable fishing. MSC works with partners in an effort to make the world's seafood markets sustainable. With credible standards for sustainable fishing and seafood traceability MSC seeks to increase the availability of certified seafood. The organization's distinctive blue ecolabel recognized by consumers as the sustainable option. MSC's vision is of the world's oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. MSC collaborates with fishers, retailers, processors, consumers, and others to drive change forward. They never compromise on the standards. MSC leads the world in wild capture fishery certification, with the most trusted, recognized, and credible seafood ecolabel.    (SKOLL FOUNDATION PROFILE)   Rigorous Objectives Build Favorable Seas The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard defines fishery sustainability on the basis of the guidelines of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) code of conduct for responsible fisheries, and strives to incorporate internationally-established best practice and best available science.   Rupert Howes - two decades at the helm: From an early age, Rupert Howes was passionate about nature. Influenced by conservationists like David Attenborough, he was determined to make the world more sustainable. Although he ultimately became an economist instead of a marine biologist, he never strayed from his childhood passion. He worked with environmental organizations, wrote a book on motivating industries to improve environmental performance and championed corporate responsibility. In 2004, he became CEO of Marine Stewardship Council. Rupert has been internationally recognized for his work to promote sustainable fishing practices. In 2014, Rupert was awarded a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Award, which recognizes leaders in sustainable social innovation. In 2009, he received the World Wildlife Foundation's “Leaders for a Living Planet” Award, which recognizes individuals who make a significant personal contribution to the conservation of the natural world and sustainable development. He also received a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2007 for his contributions in establishing the MSC as the world's leading fishery certification and ecolabelling program.   www.SourcingMatters.show  

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), small farmers produce a third of the world’s food. But despite that, farmers are still finding it difficulties to sell their crops. Shaad Hamid, General Manager, GrowthOps Singapore shares why agritech companies are facing challenges in the marketing front and the role GrowthOps have in helping a business through complex challenges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, I chat with Dr Juli-Anne Russo! An Aquaculture Scientist specialising in aquaculture biosecurity and nutrition for aquatic animals. She was an aquaculture Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations (FAO) in the Aquaculture branch, and has also consulted for USAID, IDB and Compete the Caribbean. She volunteers with USAID, Farmer to Farmer and Winrock International to provide technical services to fish farmers in developing countries. Her interests are capacity building for fish farmers, women in aquaculture, aquaculture biosecurity, environmental sustainability and rural development. She is currently developing and delivering presentations on aquaculture production, fish health, biosecurity and disease prevention of cultured aquatic species to farmers in the Caribbean. Together we take a deep dive into Aquaculture in the Jamaica and the potential it has to grow as a sector across the region. To learn more about Dr Juli-Ann be sure to visit her website.

POLICY SEMINAR Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses Co-Organized by IFPRI and FAO in North America JAN 19, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agrifood systems to shocks and stresses, as it increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agrifood systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable, and inclusive. The FAO's The State of Food and Agriculture 2021 presents country-level indicators of the resilience of agrifood systems — these measure the robustness of primary production and food availability, as well as physical and economic access to food, and can thus help assess the capacity of national agrifood systems to absorb shocks and stresses. The report analyzes the vulnerabilities of food supply chains and how rural households cope with risks and shocks. It offers guidance for minimizing trade-offs as we develop policies to enhance food supply chain resilience, support livelihoods in the agrifood system and, in the face of disruption, ensure sustainable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for all. The seminar participants will discuss these policy conclusions and how to act on them. Introduction and Context Setting Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI and Global Director of Systems Transformation of CGIAR Presentation of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2021: Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Panel Discussion Alexious Butler, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Julian Lampietti, Manager, Global Agriculture Practice, World Bank Thomas Reardon, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University (MSU) Danielle Resnick, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institute and Non-Resident Fellow, IFPRI Closing Remarks Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director, Liaison Office, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (invited) Moderator Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI LINKS FAO North America: https://www.fao.org/connect-private-sector/regions/north-america/en/ The State Of Food And Agriculture (SOFA) 2021: https://www.fao.org/publications/sofa/sofa-2021/en/ More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/making-agrifood-systems-more-resilient-shocks-and-stresses Subscribe to IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Food prices hit a 10-year high worldwide, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s food price index. U.S. companies are feeling the pinch, resorting to increasing prices to offset their costs to purchase goods and deal with labor and transportation problems. The FAO index measures the monthly change of international prices of five food commodity prices, including cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/america-in-focus/support

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been fighting hunger for more than 75 years. The FAO Strategic Framework 2021-2030 articulates FAO's vision of a sustainable and food secure world for all. Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist for the FAO, joins us to discuss this strategy, the various components and accelerators designed to support it, and the various initiatives already underway to end hunger once and for all, leaving no-one behind. Tune in to learn: What is an SDG What the four “betters” of the FAO strategic framework are How four accelerators can help multiple results How the FAO has helped fight hunger in the past and today If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/ Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don't forget to subscribe. If you would like to reach out to Ismahane, you can find her here: Chief.Scientist@fao.org Twitter: @FAOScienceChief LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismahane-elouafi-7b80b910/  Resources CEU Quiz: https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7bD277ADF3-3D22-EC11-8138-005056A7AFA5%7d  FAO website: www.fao.org FAO Twitter handles:@FAO, @FAOKnowledge, @FAO4Members, @FAOnews, @FAOScienceChief FAO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNFAO/?ref=mf FAO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fao/ FAO TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fao World Food Day: http://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America host a premier scientific international Annual Meeting and you are invited to join us. Convene with thousands of other scientific leaders from industry, government agencies, and academic institutions in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 7-10, or virtually, whichever you are most comfortable with. The Societies' Annual Meeting is the premier opportunity for professionals working in agronomic, crop, soil, and related sciences to hear about the latest research, meet and learn from their peers, expand their knowledge base, and take advantage of networking opportunities to enhance their careers. Visit www.acsmeetings.org to learn more! Field, Lab, Earth is copyrighted to the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

The Greater Karamoja Cluster lies at the crossroads of Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda. In this vast desert region nearly the size of the United Kingdom, crossing borders is a requisite for survival. But in recent decades, competition over natural resources has led to cattle raids and violent conflicts. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has supported a series of community-led initiatives to strengthen pastoralists' livelihoods, enhance food security and prevent conflict in the region. Producers: Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin, Marina Sánchez Castelo, Ariel Bardi, Michael Adey, Video agency Wolfstreet. Presenter: Charlotta Lomas, FAO. Photo ©FAO/ Luis Tato.

The importance of securing and ensuring sustainable use of the regions agricultural commodities, fisheries resources and forests was the underlying focus at the Seventh Regional Meeting of the Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (PHOAFS) held earlier this month. With a focus on food systems security, the region prepares to present a united voice at the inaugural UN Global Food System Summit and showcase how in the midst of the global pandemic the pacific people have and continue to persevere. The forum was hosted and chaired by the Government of Fiji in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC), Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Fiji Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry.

Australia may seem like an isolated country, but it is part of a wider ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific – especially when it comes to food. As food scarcity threatens, is food security a problem we need to tackle as a collective? What is Australia's role in achieving food security in the Asia-Pacific region? We talk to Professor Andrew Campbell, CEO of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, andMr. Sridhar Dharmapuri, Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, to get some answers. Today's interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Dr Deborah Devis.Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos WeeklyWatch and listen to all our Cosmos Briefings 

Tonle Sap Lake in northeast Cambodia is one of the most productive inland fishing waters in the world, due to flooding and monsoon. Fisheries are the backbone of country's economy, with Tonle Sap contributing over half of the country's fish production. Yet the lake's 4.8 million residents are some of the poorest in Asia. Many depend heavily on fish and rice for their livelihoods and have to send their children to work rather than school, in order to survive. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with the government and partners to get children back to school.

Welcome to a new episode of our podcastIn preparation for our new online course, Rodrigo Nova, EuFMD Training Technical Coordinator talks with Gary Flory, Agricultural & Stormwater Program Manager for the Valley Regional Office of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, about Culling and disposal for FAST Diseases; 2) Depopulation for FAST Diseases; 3) Culling/Disposal, cleaning and disinfection in a FAST Disease;Rodrigo is a veterinarian working at the EuFMD as Training Technical Coordinator for Pillar I activities. His work focus on providing training for Member Nations and supporting the development of veterinary capacity in countries the EuFMD supports. He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Concepcion, Chile, where he later worked in official controls in red meat industry and later on, as a veterinary consultant in food safety for dairy and meat industry. He was awarded a PhD in Food Microbiology from the University of Nottingham (UK) ​​​and a Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health from the University of Ulster (UK). There, he was appointed as a member of the academic staff at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science University of Nottingham, where he developed the veterinary public health curriculum. Gary Flory founded G.A. Flory Consulting​​​, a global consulting firm, to help clients with a range of services including animal disease and natural disaster response, agricultural emergency planning, and emergency response training. He has been a lead investigator on numerous research projects focused on providing new tools in the fight against animal diseases and natural disasters affecting agriculture. Gary has conducted training, given presentations, and deployed on numerous animal disease outbreaks around the country and internationally to a number of countries including the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Tunisia, Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Azerbaijan. He also serves as a technical reviewer and Subject Matter Expert on agricultural issues for a variety of organizations including the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Gary currently serves on FAO's African Swine Fever Global Pool of Expertise.

Maree Bouterakos is a Dietitian from Melbourne, Australia with eight years’ experience in international development, academic and clinical settings across the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, Maree is the Head of Nutrition for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Laos. Prior to joining WFP Laos, Maree worked in Italy at WFP Headquarters, and previously with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Italy and Sri Lanka. Maree has been involved in several nutrition-sensitive agriculture programmes, focused on improving the nutrition status of women of reproductive age (15-49 years), children and adolescents. Maree has a keen interest to explore the gaps in evidence on agriculture’s contribution to nutrition and food security through nutrition programmes in the Asia-Pacific region. This episode is a part of the Crawford Fund Podcast Series by Generation Ag. This series celebrates the NextGen with their boots on the ground in Ag for Development. Thank you to the Crawford Fund for working with us on this series. Find us here: Instagram: @generation.ag Twitter: @generation_ag Website: www.generationag.com.au

Hi Plant Friends, and welcome to a very special episode. Today's show is hosted by PBN Founder Klaus Mitchell. Husband and wife Ali and Lucy Tabrizi are the filmmakers behind the Netflix documentary Seaspiracy - which uncovers the horrors of modern industrial fishing. The film features human impacts on marine life such as plastic marine debris, ghost nets and overfishing around the world. The documentary was one of the top ten most-watched films on Netflix in several countries on the week of its release and generated significant traction on social media. According to the United Nations FAO around 87 percent of the world's fish populations are ‘fully fished' or ‘overfished'. Nearly a third of edible fish populations have declined by 90 percent. That same study says that if biodiversity continues to decline, the marine environment will not be able to sustain our way of life. Indeed it may not be able to sustain our lives at all. The global fishing industry has more than doubled in capacity since 1950. It's now so huge it can't help but destroy our oceans. What Ali and Lucy discovered whilst making Seaspiracy was truly shocking: Fishing has wiped out 90 percent of the world's large fish. More than 300,000 dolphins, whales and porpoises are killed by fishing operations every year. More than $35 billion is paid in subsidies to industrial fishing every year. Fishing kills 30,000 sharks EVERY HOUR. Ali and Lucy sat down with Klaus Mitchell from Plant Based News to talk about some of the questions they've faced, some of the criticisms, and to go through some behind-the-scenes snippets from the Seaspiracy documentary. Since its release in March 2021, Seaspiracy has garnered many reviews worldwide. It soon climbed up the ranks on Netflix in over 30 countries. During our exclusive interview for Plant Based News, Klaus Mitchell asked Ali and Lucy what proportion of the feedback they thought - in terms of the reception of the documentary - has been positive and negative. Find out more about Seaspiracy here https://www.seaspiracy.org And sign the petition already signed by over 650,000 people at https://change.org/seaspiracy This podcast is sponsored by Nuzest - use code PBN20 to get 20% off your first order of their delicious golden pea protein

Seed banks are collections of seeds that researchers use to protect valuable genetic resources both for breeding and conservation purposes. But where did they get started and how have they become what they are today? On this episode, Dr. Helen Anne Curry will guide us through the history of seed banks, including their origins, the various phases of their development, and their ongoing role today. Tune in to learn: What seed banks are and what they can look like around the world What controversies and challenges seed banking has faced How seed banks have moved from local to global efforts (and back again) This podcast is part of the Societies Seed Week, which will be running from March 22-26, 2021. Check out the Seed Week link below, where you’ll find links to papers, k-12 activities, videos, news stories, blogs, and more. If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/ Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you would like to reach out to Helen, you can find her here: hac44@cam.ac.uk https://twitter.com/hacurry https://www.people.hps.cam.ac.uk/index/teaching-officers/curry Resources CEU Quiz: https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/972 Societies’ Seed Week Home Page: https://www.crops.org/seed-week 'Why Save a Seed?' by Helen Anne Curry: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/703337 You can discover more of Helen Anne Curry's research here: https://www.people.hps.cam.ac.uk/index/teaching-officers/curry The Profit of the Earth by Courtney Fullilove: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo25879968.html Bioversity: https://www.bioversityinternational.org/ Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR): https://www.cgiar.org/ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): http://www.fao.org/home/en/  Campbell Scientific is a world leader in digital sensors and systems. Their sensors provide accurate data to researchers, scientists, and governments. Their flagship VUE™ products are state-of-the-art, digital sensors that are compact, flexible, and draw low power. Featured VUE™ products include the ClimaVUE™50 complete weather sensor, the SoilVUE™10 soil moisture and temperature profile sensor, and the RainVUE™10 precipitation sensor. Please visit them at www.campbellsci.com to learn more about these innovative digital sensors. Field, Lab, Earth is copyrighted to the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

In this second podcast from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marking the agency’s 75th birthday, Andre Vornic tracks how FAO helped make the dream of a “world of plenty” more of a reality in the post-World War Two period, in the fight against hunger and inequality.  

In this second podcast from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marking the agency’s 75th birthday, Andre Vornic tracks how FAO helped make the dream of a “world of plenty” more of a reality in the post-World War Two period, in the fight against hunger and inequality.  

The COVID-19 pandemic could threaten global food security if urgent action is not taken, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The UN agency has launched a COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme, which aims to mitigate the immediate impacts of the pandemic while also strengthening the long-term resilience of food systems and livelihoods. In this podcast, FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol details the plan and calls for a global coordinated response to the crisis.  Producer: Charlotta Lomas, FAO.

Sudan has been hit by devastating floods; the worst seen in decades. More than 600,000 households (2.9 million people) have been impacted across 17 of the country’s 18 states, with homes destroyed and farmland damaged just ahead of the harvest season. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is calling for urgent funding to support Sudan, a country already facing alarmingly high rates of hunger and food insecurity. Dominique Burgeon, the Director of FAO’s Emergency and Rehabilitation Division, has just returned from a mission to Sudan.

Asian Insider Ep 35: Crash in global remittance deepens poverty in Asia 21:57 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Aziz Elbehri of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Kunda Dixit, editor of Nepali Times, to discuss the risks ahead as migrant workers across Asia are badly hit. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Follow Asian Insider Podcast series and rate us on: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWaB Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Asian Insider Ep 35: Crash in global remittance deepens poverty in Asia 21:57 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Aziz Elbehri of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Kunda Dixit, editor of Nepali Times, to discuss the risks ahead as migrant workers across Asia are badly hit. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh Edited by: ST Video team and Penelope Lee Follow Asian Insider Podcast series and rate us on: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWaB Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deforestation and desertification impact the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reveals big gains in forest protection but that it’s still not enough to meet global targets. FAO Senior Forestry Officer Anssi Pekkarinen explains how data can help boost protection. Interview: Charlotta Lomas, FAO.

องค์การอาหารและการเกษตรแห่งสหประชาชาติ (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO) คาดการณ์ว่า ในทุก ๆ ปี โลกได้สูญเสียปริมาณอาหารไปในระหว่างกระบวนการผลิตและการบริโภคประมาณ 1 ใน 3 เพื่อเป็นการลดปัญหาของ food waste Tessa Clarke และ Saasha Celestial-One จึงได้ร่วมกันก่อตั้งสตาร์ทอัพที่มีชื่อว่า Olio ว่าง่าย ๆ คือ Olio นำเสนอทางช่วยโลกให้กับพวกเราทุกคน ผ่านการกิน!

PODCAST EPISODE 5: Milan Wiercx van Rhijn, Bees for Development, France A few years ago, I visited one of my favourite countries in the whole world, France. During my stay, I was lucky enough to be well looked after by my now dear friend, Milan Wiercx van Rhijn, and his lovely partner, Kim. Spoilt with handmade ice-cream (thanks Kim!) and wonderful conversation about how bees are doing the most incredible job to take care of the planet (in more ways than just pollination), my stay with Milan really solidified our friendship and taught me a great deal about the amazing organisation he works for. Since that time in France, we met again at APIMONDIA in Montreal in 2019 and have stayed in regular contact ever since! For that reason, I am delighted to welcome my good friend Milan to the BEES WITH BEN podcast! Tune into Episode 5 to hear Milan and I chat about the wonderful work happening right now in the developing world – work that combines a number of incredibly dedicated and compassionate individuals, and, of course, a huge number of equally delightful bees! Bees for Development is an organisation that promotes beekeeping to combat poverty and help build sustainable, resilient livelihoods for the people that need it most. When I thought bees couldn't do more for the good of humanity, I am happily proven wrong. Founded in 1993, Bees for Development was the first organisation to fully understand and acknowledge the reasons why beekeeping can be such a useful tool for relieving poverty while helping to retain biodiversity. Based in Monmouth in the UK, the organisation has worked with over 50 countries across the world to help people generate an essential income to feed their families and provide basic needs: these projects are happening in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda (to name just a few locations). The company shows local farmers how to make and maintain low-cost beehives so that people can harvest and sell their own honey, turning natural and renewable resources into a vital livelihood that (if that wasn't enough!) helps the environment at the same time! The company also carries out important bee-work for the World Bank, United Nations FAO and IFAD, EU, DFID, USAID and other international organisations. Alongside all this remarkable work, Bees for Development has a generous and ethical philosophy to sharing information (one that I find vital and sometimes unusual in this day and age). They provide free information to beekeepers in poor countries, with publications – Bees for Development Journal and Teaching and Learning Boxes-- sent to readers in 130 nations. These documents share knowledge and advice, and the organisation's website includes an open-access information portal that is the largest of its kind in the world! Considering the incredibly difficult state of affairs right now across the globe, there hasn't been a better time to support a more worthy organisation.

In Montenegro, smallholder farmers rely heavily on traditional agriculture practices for their livelihoods. So much so, that a poor blueberry harvest or honey season can have devastating impacts on rural households. That’s why the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)are rolling out a project there that links rural farming households with agritourism. The project aims to diversify the incomes of farmers in small villages across the region as well as promote Montenegrin cuisine and preserve traditional food production practices. And it’s having all kinds of positive impacts, particularly on young people, as FAO’s Charlotta Lomas has been finding out.

La Guajira, Colombia’s northernmost region, is dry with desert landscapes. It’s prone to drought and food insecurity particularly in rural areas. In recent years, the economic crisis in neighboring Venezuela has pushed over a million migrants across the border, including 165,000 people into La Guajira. The influx of migrants has put a strain on host communities, where food is limited and natural resources scarce. That’s why in 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s Early Warning Early Action team decided to act. Producers & Presenters: Anais Hotin & Charlotta Lomas.

Lake Turkana is the largest desert salt lake in the world. Situated in Kenya’s northernmost region, the remote lake is rich in biodiversity and is a lifeline for the isolated communities whose economic opportunities there are few and far between. But a local entrepreneur, has come up with novel idea to turn fish skins that would otherwise be discarded – into profit. This Blue Growth initiative is being supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Producers: Anais Hotin, Charlotta Lomas, Annie Ho & Eric Deleu. Presenters: Charlotta Lomas, Anais Hotin.

Every year during UN Week there are a number of substantive and important issues discussed, new initiatives launched and new partnerships formed, typically around some big important global issues. It is a week in the diplomatic calendar in which a lot of problem solving gets done. The problem is, this aspect of UN Week rarely gets covered by the mainstream media, which so often chases the big headlines in general--and Donald Trump in particular. But there is so much happening beyond Trump, so today I wanted shine a spotlight one particular initiative launched this week to help the international community and countries of the developing world collect better data around agricultural productivity.  The initiative is called 50x2030, the 50 refers to 50 countries from the developing world which will participate in this data collection initiative and 2030 refers to the end date in which the Sustainable Development Goals are due. Key partners on the initiative include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States Agency or International Development (USAID), Government of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Government of Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and International Fund for Agricultural Development.  It was launched at the United Nations this week. I attended the launch and it included something very different. In advance of a panel discussion, two individuals told powerful personal stories that helped make this discussion very real. These individual were trained by the Moth Global Community Program. So to kick off this episode, we are going to hear a seven minute personal story from Edward Mabaya, a development economist from Zimbabwe who told his story from the floor of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations. That story provides important grounding for my longer conversation about strengthening the quality if data around agricultural productivity with Claire Melamed, who is the CEO of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to one third of all food is spoiled or squandered before it is consumed by people. Food losses represent a waste of resources used in production such as land, water, energy and inputs, increasing the green gas emissions in vain. A not-for-profit organisation in Malaysia, The Lost Food Project, rescues good food that would otherwise end up in landfills, and redistributes it to those in need. They have also teamed up with MARDI & UN FAO MYSaveFood Initiative along with SWCorp to also tackle issues on saving food and reducing waste. We catch up with Suzanne Mooney, the Founder of The Lost Food Project and Tracey Wardhaugh, the social media campaign manager of the organisation, to find out how the project is progressing, and how we can all reduce our food waste.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to one third of all food is spoiled or squandered before it is consumed by people. Food losses represent a waste of resources used in production such as land, water, energy and inputs, increasing the green gas emissions in vain. A not-for-profit organisation in Malaysia, The Lost Food Project, rescues good food that would otherwise end up in landfills, and redistributes it to those in need. They have also teamed up with MARDI & UN FAO MYSaveFood Initiative along with SWCorp to also tackle issues on saving food and reducing waste. We catch up with Suzanne Mooney, the Founder of The Lost Food Project and Tracey Wardhaugh, the social media campaign manager of the organisation, to find out how the project is progressing, and how we can all reduce our food waste.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to one third of all food is spoiled or squandered before it is consumed by people. Food losses represent a waste of resources used in production such as land, water, energy and inputs, increasing the green gas emissions in vain. A not-for-profit organisation in Malaysia, The Lost Food Project, rescues good food that would otherwise end up in landfills, and redistributes it to those in need. They have also teamed up with MARDI & UN FAO MYSaveFood Initiative along with SWCorp to also tackle issues on saving food and reducing waste. We catch up with Suzanne Mooney, the Founder of The Lost Food Project and Tracey Wardhaugh, the social media campaign manager of the organisation, to find out how the project is progressing, and how we can all reduce our food waste.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wie aussagekräftig sind wiassenschaftliche Studien wirklich? Welche Erkenntnisse können wir aus der großen Zahl der Studien ziehen? „Ich möchte mich auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit mit allem beschäftigen.“ – Niko Rittenau Gast dieser Folge: Niko Rittenau„Niko Rittenau ist studierter Ernährungsberater mit dem Fokus auf pflanzliche Ernährung aus Berlin. Er kombiniert seine Fähigkeiten als ausgebildeter Koch mit dem Ernährungswissen seiner akademischen Laufbahn …“ nikorittenau.com (https://nikorittenau.com/) „Wenn man an ernsthaften Informationen interessiert ist, dann sind sehr populäre Medien eher nicht das Mittel der Wahl.“ – Niko Rittenau Themen über die wir sprechen Inwiefern kann eine ”normale“ wissenschaftliche Studien nutzen? Wie würde ein ideales wissenschaftliches Studiendesign aussehen? Was ist der Goldstandard? Gütekriterien von wissenschaftlichem Arbeiten den Umgang mit Interpretationen von wissenschaftlichen Studien Der Trend aller epidemiologische Studien Umgang mit Pseudowissenschaft „Wenn Menschen glauben: ’Hey cool, ich lass einfach die tierischen Produkte weg und dann bin ich vegan und gesund’ So funktioniert es nicht.“ – Niko Rittenau Erwähnungen und RessourcenHinweis: Einige der folgenden Links sind Affiliate Links (u.a. von Amazon). Wenn du dich für einen Kauf entscheidest, verdiene ich eine kleine Provision – ohne zusätzliche Kosten oder Nachteile für dich. Danke im Voraus, wenn du dich dafür entscheidest den Link zu benutzen. Pubmed (Datenbank für medizinische Artikel)  pubmed.gov (http://pubmed.gov/) Buch: H ow Not to Die (https://simonmcschubert.de/go/how-not-to-die-von-michael-greger/)  von Michael Greger Buch:  China Study: Pflanzenbasierte Ernährung und ihre wissenschaftliche Begründung (https://simonmcschubert.de/go/china-study-von-t-colin-campbell/)  von T. Colin Campbell Adventist Health Study (http://publichealth.llu.edu/adventist-health-studies) World Health Organization (WHO) (http://www.who.int/en/) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (http://www.fao.org/home/en/) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung (DGE) (https://www.dge.de/) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (http://www.eatright.org/) Organisation:  Dietitians Association of Australia (https://daa.asn.au/) Buch:  Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition (https://simonmcschubert.de/go/whole-rethinking-the-science-of-nutrition-von-t-colin-campbell/)  von T. Colin Campbell Blue Zones:  Amazon (https://simonmcschubert.de/go/the-blue-zones-solution-eating-and-living-like-the-worlds-healthiest-people-von-dan-buettner/) Epic Oxford Study (http://www.epic-oxford.org/) »Bei ›Ernährung‹ wir zwei große Herausforderungen. Nummer 1: Wir können keine 100.000 Menschen für 20 Jahre im Labor einsperren. Nummer 2…« – Niko Rittenau „Was mich traurig stimmt, sind die vielen Leute, die frustriert sind von — augenscheinlichen — Widersprüchen, sodass Sie sagen ‘man kann ja eh jede Studie fälschen und keiner weiß es genau und darum mache ich jetzt irgendetwas’.“ – Niko Rittenau

On this week's What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Joe Fassler and Sally Lee. Joe Fassler is Senior Editor for New Food Economy, where he covers the politics, economics, and culture of the changing food system His food reporting for TheAtlantic.com has been a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award in Journalism. Sally Lee works directly with poultry farmers and manages Rural Advancement Foundation International’s Contract Ag Reform program. She has a background in social justice, including working at RAFI previously for four years with the Agricultural Justice Project, a social justice certification program for farms and businesses. She also worked as the Social Justice Consultant for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in contributing to the development of the Sustainability Assessments for Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA) indicators, which are used globally as a framework for policy development and business assessment.

On this week's What Doesn't Kill You, host Katy Keiffer is joined by Joe Fassler and Sally Lee. Joe Fassler is Senior Editor for New Food Economy, where he covers the politics, economics, and culture of the changing food system His food reporting for TheAtlantic.com has been a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award in Journalism. Sally Lee works directly with poultry farmers and manages Rural Advancement Foundation International’s Contract Ag Reform program. She has a background in social justice, including working at RAFI previously for four years with the Agricultural Justice Project, a social justice certification program for farms and businesses. She also worked as the Social Justice Consultant for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in contributing to the development of the Sustainability Assessments for Food and Agriculture Systems (SAFA) indicators, which are used globally as a framework for policy development and business assessment.

URGENT! You Wonâ??t Believe What President Obama Just Did! On Friday, November 4th, 2016, President Barack Obama has signed yet another Executive Order â?? this one entitled â??Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda to Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious Disease Threats.â?? Here is the summarized policy from the order: â??As articulated in the National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats and implemented in Presidential Policy Directive 2 (PPD-2), promoting global health security is a core tenet of our national strategy for countering biological threats. No single nation can be prepared if other nations remain unprepared to counter biological threats; therefore, it is the policy of the United States to advance the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), which is a multi-faceted, multi-country initiative intended to accelerate partner countries' measurable capabilities to achieve specific targets to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats (GHSA targets), whether naturally occurring, deliberate, or accidental. The roles, responsibilities, and activities described in this order will support the goals of the International Health Regulations (IHR) and will be conducted, as appropriate, in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), and other relevant organizations and stakeholders.â?? The Global Health Security Agenda, also known as the GHSA, is an organization founded as of February 2014, whose initiative is: â??to advance a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats, to bring together nations from all over the world to make new, concrete commitments, and to elevate global health security as a national leaders-level priority.â?? Through a partnership of nearly 50 nations, along with the WHO, UN FAO, OIE, Interpol, and the European Union (EU), involved in nations with over 4 BILLION people â?? we know exactly what the REAL Agenda is. But is this a surprise or a coincidence, considering how this Executive Order was signed on the EXACT same day as the UN Paris Climate Agreement became International Law â?? Operation DEPOPULATION? And, is this a coincidence that this just-so-happens to be in effect just the weekend before the â??electionâ?? on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016? What Are They REALLY Preparing For?!?! THE TRUTH REVEALED!!! NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE! PLEASE SEEK YAHUAH AND HIS TRUE SON YAHUSHA WHILE YOU STILL CAN â?? THAT WAY YOU WILL BE READY FOR THE STORM TO COME!!!!!!! https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/11/04/executive-order-advancing-global-health-security-agenda-achieve-world

Presentation by Terri Raney, Senior Economist, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at the IFPRI Policy Seminar "Beyond Gender Myths," held November 22, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

Keeping humans and nature in harmony is what sustainability is all about. Furthermore, there has been a broad discussion regarding sustainable production, net zero emissions, and the use of antibiotics and water in animal production. Consequently, we must consider the environmental impact of animal production activities and the challenges of implementing environmentally friendly alternatives to the animal production system. Would that become a conventional production instead of a niched production? How economically sustainable is it for the animal producers? In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Ermias Kebreab about these sustainability challenges in animal production. I also talk about what we can expect for the following years in terms of changes in animal production systems."There's still a lot of work to do to make sure that animals for food are produced in a sustainable, ethical, and environmentally friendly manner." - Dr. Ermias Kebreab