Transforming food systems for a sustainable future – POLITICO

Transforming food systems for a sustainable future – POLITICO

Rebalancing climate finance to increase and ‘ring fence’ investment and incentives across the full agri-food value chain – including in the hidden middle – is critical to stimulate momentum in food systems transformation and to simultaneously strengthen food security. This is particularly true for small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for most of the sector’s businesses.[7] … Read more

Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says. – POLITICO

Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says. – POLITICO

“The hesitation to intervene in our food choices stands in stark contrast to the commonly accepted use of pricing strategies to reduce demand for [fossil] fuels, as well as tobacco and alcohol,” the Wageningen paper observes. “Interventions are needed to support consumer behavior toward more healthy and sustainable diets.” Action should be targeted and nonintrusive, … Read more

After outcry, Chinese health body takes down propaganda aimed at boosting birth rate

After outcry, Chinese health body takes down propaganda aimed at boosting birth rate

Following a public backlash, China’s health authorities to remove propaganda suggesting that giving birth could make women smarter, prevent tumours and relieve menstrual cramps. The National Health Commission (NHC) made the claims in an article posted online on Wednesday to urge Chinese women to have children and combat a looming demographic crisis. But by Friday … Read more

China on course for record harvest in boost for food security drive

China on course for record harvest in boost for food security drive

China is on track for a record grain output this year in a boost for its drive to improve food security. The harvest is expected to exceed 700 million tonnes for the first time this year, after nine straight years of production above 650 million tonnes, agriculture vice-minister Zhang Xingwang said on Friday. At almost … Read more

Indonesian minister promises millennial farmers salaries five times the average in food self-sufficiency drive

Indonesian minister promises millennial farmers salaries five times the average in food self-sufficiency drive

SINGAPORE: Indonesia aims to attract millennial farmers by offering modern technology and a minimum salary of 10 million rupiah (US$640) – nearly five times the average agricultural worker’s wage – in its food self-sufficiency drive. Food self-sufficiency is a key goal of new president Prabowo Subianto, who has said the country should produce enough food … Read more

China fortifies resource security with strategic mineral, energy reserve gains

China fortifies resource security with strategic mineral, energy reserve gains

China added major gains to its critical mineral reserves and discovered more mineral deposits last year as it ramped up efforts to boost self-reliance and energy security, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Increased investment had led to “significant breakthroughs” in oil and gas exploration, while “substantial progress” was made in mineral resources, resulting … Read more

Are China’s lauded anti-poverty triumphs at risk of vanishing?

Are China’s lauded anti-poverty triumphs at risk of vanishing?

In Zhongwei, a city in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region, fighting poverty seems to be a never-ending battle. While the country as a whole has made tremendous gains in living standards, in July, the city’s Shapotou district announced that 28 more individuals had been added to a poverty relapse watch list. The officials who … Read more

Minister gives condition for purchase of subsidised rice

Minister gives condition for purchase of subsidised rice

Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, says only Nigerians with duly registered National Identification Numbers (NIN) will be allowed to purchase the federal government’s subsidised rice being sold in the country. The minister,  who flagged off the commencement of sale of the rice, made this known  in a statement issued and posted on … Read more

EU farm chief drafts secret law on food security in last hurrah – POLITICO

EU farm chief drafts secret law on food security in last hurrah – POLITICO

Meedendorp, who is taking part in the strategic dialogue, did at least welcome the Polish commissioner’s “focus on young farmers, land use” and preventing price-gouging. Olivier De Schutter, co-chair at the International Panel of Experts for Sustainable Food Systems (IPES), said that while some of the proposals were interesting, particularly “as they seek to protect … Read more

In Osun, Adeleke rolls out measures to ease hardship on residents

In Osun, Adeleke rolls out measures to ease hardship on residents

Against the backdrop of increasing food inflation across the country and hike in the pump price of petrol, the Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued a series of policy directives to alleviate residents’ economic pains and hardship. Mr Adeleke, who had assured #EndBadGovernance protesters of ongoing steps to fulfil their demands, instructed government agencies … Read more