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20 must-read books about food systems

GreenBiz

With record high unemployment , a reeling global economy and concerns of food shortages , the world as we know it is changing. But even as these shifts expose inequities in the health and food systems, many experts hope that the current moment offers an opportunity to build a new, more sustainable food system.

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'Urgent priority': Can 2021 usher in a sustainable food system transformation?

Business Green

Nobody wants the food they consume to have destroyed forests, habitats, and wildlife on its way to their plate, and yet the system that underpins our global food supplies today continues to be one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and climate change worldwide. Fortunately the opportunities for change are growing rapidly.

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Could a more standardised approach to eco-labelling drive greener food choices?

Business Green

Plant-based 'meats' tend to have a far smaller impact on both the climate and the environment than animal products, while typically proving more nutritious, according to the findings of a major first-of-its-kind study that assessed tens of thousands of processed food products on sale in the UK and Ireland.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

There can be little doubt diets are steadily changing in the UK. Whether driven by animal welfare, health, or environmental concerns - or a combination of all three - more and more people are either becoming vegan and vegetarian or reducing their meat consumption and eating greater proportions of plant-based food.

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'Farming is going to have to change': NFU President Minette Batters on net zero, changing diets, and Brexit

Business Green

Climate change is the challenge of our time, and I see us as a solution. "I I think farming is going to have to change, and people will either embrace that change - and they need to - or resist it," she tells BusinessGreen in early March , just before the coronavirus lockdown was imposed. These are not compromises.

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20 must-read books about food systems

AGreenLiving

20 must-read books about food systems Danielle Nierenberg Fri, 07/10/2020 – 00:50 With record high unemployment , a reeling global economy and concerns of food shortages , the world as we know it is changing. This is an inspiring read that touches on the intersection of food justice, immigration and labor policy.

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. . Today, by leveraging advancements in technology and new medical discoveries, we are able to treat and prevent diseases and enhance our quality of life, health and wellness. Poornima Param….

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