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🌍 On this #WorldFoodDay, let’s take a moment to recognize the challenges and opportunities in our food systems. Access to healthy, safe food is not just a privilege but a fundamental right for everyone. At Wikifarmer , we are dedicated to advancing sustainable agricultural practices that empower farmers and promote food security worldwide. #Wikifarmer #foodsecurity #agriculture #sustainability #foodsupplychain #FoodHeroes

🌍 On this #WorldFoodDay, we reflect on the importance of ensuring everyone's access to healthy, safe food 🍽 At Wikifarmer , creating a sustainable agricultural system is central to our purpose; together, we can transform the global food systems to drive resilience and fair market access for farmers worldwide. 🤝 🌱 Read the full article to discover how sustainable practices and technology are key to achieving food security 👀 https://lnkd.in/daZNu7Vj #Wikifarmer #foodsecurity #agriculture #sustainability #foodsupplychain #FoodHeroes 

Integrating Technology for Sustainable Food Security: 🚜 Technology is crucial in enhancing 🥑 #food security by improving agricultural efficiency, reducing #foodwaste, and making food more accessible and affordable. Here are some benefits of technology: 🍌 Increased Agricultural Productivity 🌏 Climate-Resilient Crops 🌅 Efficient Water and Resource Management 🌽 Reduction of Food Waste 🤑 Cost Optimization We collaborate with Partners to support #training and #capacitybuilding by developing key topics and curricula tailored to the farmer's needs. 🙌 Lets work together to support #sustainableagriculture for smallholder farmers #climatesmartagriculture #climatesamarttechnologies #foodsecurity

🌱 Sourcing Coffee, Tea, or Sugar? Here’s Why Fair Farming Should Be on Your Radar!  At our recent Future Green Members Meetup at Fortnum & Mason, we dove deep into the importance of fair farming in securing a sustainable future. With over 200 million people relying on coffee, tea, and sugar for their livelihoods, supporting ethical farming practices is crucial- not just for their well-being, but for the resilience of your supply chain. 🌍 Chef Daniel Fenner shared inspiring insights on how businesses can work with suppliers to improve sustainability rather than walking away when standards fall short. Key Takeaways: - Transparency builds trust: Start by being open, not perfect. - Localised solutions: Tailor fair farming practices to regional challenges. - Work with suppliers: Long-term partnerships lead to sustainable change. Read more about the Meetup in our blog here : https://lnkd.in/ettbH2Rg Missed this one? Don’t worry! Join us for our next Monthly Meetup where we will workshop your waste plan on 8th October! Our topic is ‘Reduce Food Loss & Waste’.

🌱What Does Dairy Sustainability Mean to You? 🐄 In today’s evolving market, the dairy industry is proving that economic stability and sustainability go hand in hand. Balancing profitability with environmental stewardship, dairy sustainability initiatives such as improved effluent management, carbon footprint reduction and regenerative farming practices are transforming the industry. These efforts not only enhance farm resilience and operational efficiency but also meet consumer demand for responsibly sourced products. Innovative practices like controlled feed production and low-emission systems are pivotal in reducing costs and environmental impact, ensuring that dairy remains a vital part of our food system. Join the conversation and share what dairy sustainability means to you. Participate in our upcoming webinar by Jordbrukare to delve deeper into these critical issues. Share your thoughts in the comments below. #DairySustainability #EconomicStability #Agribusiness #EnvironmentalImpact #JoinTheConversation

These are great discussion topics!

The potential of innovative technology to address the issue of food waste and promote sustainable agriculture. Reducing overproduction is one of the key benefits of using innovative technology in agriculture. With real-time data and predictive analytics, farmers can make more informed decisions about crop planning and production, reducing the likelihood of overproduction. This can help prevent food waste at the source, as excess food that is not sold or consumed can be composted or used for other purposes. Optimizing resource usage is another benefit of using innovative technology in agriculture. By using data to monitor soil conditions, weather patterns, and other factors, farmers can use resources more efficiently, reducing waste and minimizing their environmental impact. For example, precision agriculture techniques can help farmers use water, fertilizers, and other resources more efficiently, reducing costs and environmental impact. Enhancing supply chain efficiency is also crucial in reducing food waste. Innovative technology can help streamline above, innovative technology can help optimize transportation and storage conditions, ensuring that food stays fresh and safe during transit. This can help reduce food waste due to spoilage or other issues that can occur during transportation and storage. Furthermore, innovative technology can help improve communication and collaboration along the supply chain, ensuring that all parties are aware of any issues or delays that may impact food safety or quality. By improving communication and collaboration, farmers, distributors, retailers, and consumers can work together to prevent food waste and ensure that food is used efficiently. In addition to reducing food waste and promoting sustainable agriculture, innovative technology can also help address other challenges in the food industry, such as food insecurity and malnutrition. By improving crop yields, optimizing resource usage, and enhancing supply chain efficiency and innovative. #FWLDay #FoodTech #StopWorldHunger #Agriculture #Technology https://lnkd.in/dKfKNx9M

Streamlining Certification Will Help Scale a Sustainable Food System, published by Sustainable Brands and written by me! The challenges faced by smallholder farmers, such as unpredictable weather, limited resources, and market uncertainties, pose significant obstacles to the global food and beverage supply chains. Achieving sustainability targets, including obtaining certifications for market credibility, is particularly challenging in this context. Smallholder growers, integral to the supply chain, hesitate to adopt sustainability measures due to concerns about economic impact, transition costs, and market acceptance of certified products. Fear of disrupting traditional farming practices and uncertainty about long-term compliance further complicate the adoption of sustainable practices. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dzr6UTCj #foodsupplychain #smallholderfarmers #sustainability #agriculture

🥩 🍳 🥬 🍎 🥕 🍔 Questions for the regenerative food producer camp: 1). Is your consumer that pays more for regeneratively grown food ALSO concerned with chem-free? 2). How do you prove your product is regenerative to the consumer? Just a certification? 3). If it is about outcomes, why are there so many certifications? 4). What happens when organic producers incorporate regenerative field strategies to improve ecosystem outcomes (mostly just emissions)? 5). Are conventional agri-chemicals good or bad for nature? 6). Why do regenerative advocates 💩 on organic instead of collaborate? #regenerativeagriculture #organicfood #conventionalagriculture #agriculture #food #farmers #conservation

An interesting read from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and Asda on the need for food businesses to understand and address their impacts and dependencies upon nature. The business case is clear, materiality assessments can be made and TNFD can be applied, but what does it all mean in reality; how can businesses then implement the necessary actions to shift towards more regenerative systems in their supply chains? A suggestion is that food businesses have a critical role, and indeed opportunity, to support the transition to regenerative farming and deliver resilient supply chains. They can do this by considering innovative financing mechanisms that provide farmers with the capital to transition and by taking steps to derisk the system. We need to find ways to deliver the change needed and deploy the capital that unlocks this shift to deliver restorative and regenerative farming in a way that still makes business sense to farmers, financiers and corporates alike. #regenerativeagriculture #naturepositive #transitionfinance #workingwithnature