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HOW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING SOLVE FARMING'S BIGGEST ISSUES | WORLD ...
Nov 9, 2023 The current ways of producing and consuming food have led to many seemingly intractable issues that threaten the planet and our food security. With a global agri-food system that needs to adapt to the impacts of climate change, as well as feed a growing population of over 8.2 billion people, it’s clear that the way we produce, distribute and ...
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THIS IS THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY IN 2023 | WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Aug 2, 2023 Of the 2.4 billion people facing a lack of constant access to food, around 900 million individuals faced severe food insecurity. Moreover, access to healthy diets has deteriorated since the global pandemic, with 3.1 billion people unable to afford a nutritious diet in 2021, an increase of 134 million people compared with 2019.
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4 KEY INSIGHTS ON WHY FOOD PRICES ARE STEADILY INCREASING | WORLD ...
Jun 29, 2021 At the start of the pandemic, food supply chain disruptions, a shift from food services (such as dining out) towards retail grocery, and consumer stockpiling (coupled with a sharp appreciation of the US dollar) pushed up consumer food price indices in many countries—with consumer food inflation peaking in April 2020—even though producer prices of …
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HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS ACCELERATING THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
Jul 11, 2023 There's no reason why food ministers across the world shouldn't have the same tools as traders with commodities funds. For players in the food system, these tools and models involve defining a shock scenario in different nodes in the supply chain — from political tensions in geographic locations to freight prices to terrorist attacks at ...
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BUILDING A BETTER GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM - THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Here’s why the global food system needs to change, and four key ways to help people embrace healthier food choices and reduce the healthspan-lifespan gap. Critical actions are required to improve our global food systems so that people can lead healthier lives.
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WHY HAS FOOD BECOME SO EXPENSIVE? AN ECONOMIST EXPLAINS
May 16, 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has been tracking global food prices since the 1990s. This March, they recorded the highest increase in food prices globally. Prices were up over 12% from the previous month and over 30% from the same time in March of last year.
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WHY OBESITY IS RISING AND HOW WE CAN LIVE HEALTHY LIVES
Mar 20, 2024 The Lancet study finds that in the decades leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher incomes around the world enabled people to spend more on food. At the same time, food systems shifted away from subsistence and local farming to an emphasis on transported commercial products.
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WHY FOOD SAFETY MATTERS | WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Apr 8, 2015 Add to that the threat of new pathogens and the complexity of international trade, and it becomes clear why policy-makers, authorities and food companies must constantly improve their procedures. Food containing harmful microorganisms, parasites or chemicals can cause more than 200 diseases, according to the WHO. Natural chemicals such as ...
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WHY FOOD SAFETY IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD HEALTH | WORLD ECONOMIC …
Apr 7, 2015 The theme is food safety – an issue very relevant to health given that, according to the World Health Organization, over 200 diseases are caused by unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses and chemical substances. Food safety is a good example of how the primary determinants of health often – indeed typically – lie ...
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THIS IS WHY FOOD SECURITY MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER
Nov 23, 2020 Why is food security such a major global challenge? The obvious reason is that everybody needs food. But the complexity of delivering sufficient food to a national population and to the whole world’s population shows why food security is such a priority for all countries, whether developing or developed.
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