More agrifood corporates committing to water stewardship targets
March 22, 2024
Agribusiness worldwide accounts for 70% of the world’s water usage in addition to contributing enormously to pollution.
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By the numbers: the state of the world’s soil in 2022
December 8, 2022
From widespread soil degradation in Africa to Iowa’s quickly disappearing “black gold,” the numbers show how urgent the world’s soil situation is.
Meat & dairy producers ‘undermining targets’ of Cop15 biodiversity deal, says FAIRR report
December 6, 2022
The meat and dairy sector “performs very poorly on three biodiversity metrics” that are key to the Paris Agreement for Nature.
COP27: Small-scale growers, sustainable farming ‘left out’ of UN agriculture deal
November 22, 2022
IPES-Food also suggests building “sustainable food systems” that reduce waste, improve nutrition and bolster the supply chain were also left out.
Why the ‘net water positive’ goal matters for major agribusiness corporates
March 23, 2022
A small but growing list of agrifood companies are pledging to go net water positive or making other commitments around water reduction.
COP26 produced a ‘yoyo of feelings’ about agrifood’s climate role
November 11, 2021
The overwhelming feedback from COP26 has been one of mixed emotions as delegates tried to grapple with announcements and figure out their impact on agrifood.
First-ever Food Systems Summit sees billions in pledges & plenty of disagreements
October 1, 2021
The US alone pledged $10 billion to transform global food production and consumption over the next five years. But is it enough?
Nations join forces to transform world’s food systems at UN pre-summit
July 29, 2021
From the US and Bangladesh to Iceland and Senegal, governments around the world agreed Wednesday to change the way the world currently produces and consumes food, with technology and innovation playing a crucial role.
As Beth Bechdol heads to the UN FAO, Mitch Frazier takes the helm of AgriNovus
May 20, 2020
We catch up with Bechdol and reflect on her time at AgriNovus while learning more about the new CEO and his plans for Indiana’s future.
AgFunder, GROW, and UN Development Programme team up to align tech with impact in agrifood
March 26, 2020
Agrifood tech accelerator GROW and VC firm AgFunder will work with the UNDP’s Global Centre to select successful entries for its Cultiv@te innovation challenge.
What’s happening at Climate Week NYC? Keep track of major agrifood announcements here
September 24, 2019
Announcements are coming thick and fast out of Climate Week NYC as a range of organizations take advantage of the spotlight to push forward their environmental agendas.
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