Colombia passes ambitious ‘junk food law’ to tackle lifestyle diseases

The Latin American country is one of the first in the world to introduce a health tax targeting ultra-processed foods The Guardian | 10/11/2023 A new law in Colombia making it one…

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Panorama Regional da Segurança Alimentar e Nutrição da América Latina e Caribe 2023

Aumento no preço da alimentação saudável aumenta a fome e a obesidade na América Latina e Caribe IFZ | 09/11/2023 O Escritório da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Alimentação…

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SOFA 2023 The State of Food and Agriculture

Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a…

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Ex-officials at UN farming body say work on methane emissions was censored

Pressure from agriculture lobbies led to role of cattle in rising global temperatures being underplayed by FAO, claim sources The Guardian | 24/10/2023 Former officials in the UN’s farming wing…

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Cows require vast amounts of land to graze, which is a major cause of deforestation and they also emit methane, a potent planet-warming gas. Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

First-ever global estimation of the impact of disasters on agriculture

New FAO report shows that about $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost over the last 30 years FAO | 13/10/2023 ROME | Over the last…

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Primera estimación mundial de las repercusiones de las catástrofes en la agricultura

Un nuevo informe de la FAO indica que en los últimos 30 años se ha perdido una producción agrícola y ganadera por valor de unos 3,8 billones de USD FAO…

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The New Colonialist Food Economy

How Bill Gates and agribusiness giants are throttling small farmers in Africa and the Global South By Alexander Zaitchik in The Nation. | 18/09/2023 This past summer, the global trade…

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