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Virtuous Circles: Values, Systems and Sustainability
… Our current way of providing food and other basic needs involves industrialised systems that are … the environment has an infinite capacity to absorb pollution and waste (which it hasn’t). The inevitable result is resource shortages on … very little waste in natural systems. The ‘waste’ from one species is food for another, or is converted into a useful form by natural …
Publication, 01 November 2011
A market stall. According to recent studies, 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species (Photo: Hivos)
Cooking for our future
… We all need to eat, (hopefully) three times a day. Demand for food is steady and constantly growing. Selling the right food product for the right price at the right place is a perfect recipe … and contribute to local food systems that minimise food losses and waste, and help to protect the environment. Forgetting the world’s …
Insight, 20 February 2019
Aerial view of informal settlement
Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… lines are income-based and set far too low in relation to the cost of food and non-food needs. Mention is often made of people living in poverty yet the … of essential services (good quality water, sanitation, solid waste collection, health care, schools, electricity and so on), …
Insight, 10 August 2021
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Collaborative action on soil fertility in South Asia: experiences from Bangladesh and Nepal
… – largely caused by unsustainable farming practices – is threatening food production in many parts of the world. To break the vicious cycle … the problem is on the increase and small-scale solutions – from urban waste recycling to vermi-compost production – are proving that the … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 December 2016
A man sprays disinfectant onto a person's hands
How Dhaka's urban poor are dealing with COVID-19
… blog comes from John Taylor, an urban planner managing FAO's Dhaka Food System project in Bangladesh. During the lockdown John kept up to … across Dhaka were coping with the impacts of the virus – on food prices and food security – through text messages from a close-knit … Every day in the informal settlements they collect household waste, clean trash from the roadsides and scrub pavements with bleach …
Insight, 01 July 2020
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Fertile futures: nurturing the shoots of China’s sustainable agriculture
… China’s farming has evolved from a diverse ‘agriculture without waste’ to one increasingly reliant on specialised, high-external input, … with the dramatic depopulation of rural areas and high-profile food safety scares, these challenges are prompting the emergence of a … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 March 2016
Three women holding a sack of rice between them.
Seeking cheaper, better quality rice: the cooperative rice distribution project in Jakarta
… their members get cheap and good quality rice, the primary staple food for Indonesians and essential for survival. Through their … bag or basket to carry the rice home, to avoid adding more plastic waste to Jakarta's already overloaded rubbish dumps, rivers and sea. … Food and agriculture …
Insight, 25 May 2022
View of a road cutting through a forest
Wild meat: is there an appetite for alternatives?
… world to recognise biodiversity as critical for safeguarding global food security, and as the foundation of human health. Sustainable use of … depleting animal populations present threats to both conservation and food security. The power of tradition, taboo and personal taste … Diversity shines a spotlight on the inextricable link between food security, human wellbeing and biodiversity. If we are to “ bend the …
Insight, 21 May 2019
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Getting housing back onto the development agenda in the time of COVID-19
… to the internet, managed local public space and regular solid waste collection. Its location should allow access to labour markets, … much easier. A registered address may also be needed to receive small food parcels at the door, especially for self-isolating households and …
Publication, 01 August 2020
A Rwandan farmers stands in her field of maize with hills rising behind her in the background.
Feeding the World: Why we must do more than just increase yields
… goal of "sustainable intensification", which aims to produce more food per unit area in ways that exert less pressure on the environment. … and it ignores other radical changes that are also required to tackle waste, improve governance and resilience, and reduce the … — as policymakers currently understand it— does not guarantee food security,” says co-author Dr Camilla Toulmin, director of the …
News, 05 July 2013