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🌍🌱🍽️Protecting the planet to ensure food security. On this #EarthDay, we invite you to reflect on the importance of caring for natural resources and ecosystem services to achieve the #ZeroHunger #SDG by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more on our blog post.  https://lnkd.in/efyhXHDV 

🌍🌱🍽️Protecting the planet to ensure food security. On this #EarthDay, we invite you to reflect on the importance of caring for natural resources and ecosystem services to achieve the #ZeroHunger #SDG by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more on our blog post. https://lnkd.in/eT63mJ7u

Dear academic colleagues/network, It is a great delight to join professor Ewen CD Todd as the guest editors for the special issue in Foods. "The Middle East encompasses countries characterized by distinct politico-economic dynamics that influence food systems differently across the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. For most, the viability of the food systems to sustain the growing populations while ensuring a safe food supply is threatened by the overuse of groundwater, now compounded by the effects of climate change. Additionally, governmental strategies prioritizing investments in research, proactive systems, and technological solutions play a crucial role. At the same time, effective communication and collaboration across sectors and institutionalization of food governance are vital leadership components in this context, especially regarding shared limited water resources.Nevertheless, the factors shaping the region’s ability to formulate and ensure the effective execution of relevant policies are subject to significant variations among the countries to tackle critical issues such as food security, foodborne disease prevention, water scarcity, and trade enhancement. The outcomes of these efforts hold immense significance for the social and health well-being of future generations". This Special Issue on “Food Policy, Strategy, and Safety in the Middle East” aims to present a comprehensive outlook on these crucial areas. We invite you to submit your latest research works on subjects, including, but not limited to, the following keywords: Food safety Climate change Food security Food systems Food safety governance Food trade Crop irrigation Link: https://lnkd.in/eYT8EZt5 I appreciate sharing it with your network. #foodsytems #foodpolicy #foodsafety #onehealthapproach #climatechange #foodtrade #foodgovernance #foodsecurity

Did you feed your microbes on #WorldMicrobiomeDay?   🦠 Microorganisms might be invisible to the naked eye, but they are crucial for maintaining our bodies and the environment healthy and balanced.   🔎 Research is uncovering their essential functions and at EFSA we are preparing for future risk assessments!   Want to know more?   Learn more about our efforts on gut and environmental microbiomes and join us in celebrating their incredible value for our health and the environment.   🧾 Roadmaps: → bit.ly/3UIRcSc → bit.ly/3T3lxtk   #FeedYourMicrobes #Microbiomes4Life Carlos Gonçalo Das Neves EU Health and Food Safety European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

A Brief History of Food Security While concerns about hunger and food scarcity have existed throughout human history, the concept of "food security" as we understand it today has evolved over the past century. Let's take a quick journey through its development: 1935: The League of Nations publishes a report on "Nutrition and Public Health," providing the first account of worldwide hunger and malnutrition. 1945: Establishment of the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 1974: World Food Conference, first official definition of food security focuses on global food supply and availability. 1996: World Food Summit, comprehensive definition adopted: "Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food". 2003: In the USA, the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 establishes food and agriculture as a critical infrastructure. 2007-13: EU Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) to address food security in developing countries. 2021: The EU establishes the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism (EFSCM). 2022: G7 Global Alliance for Food Security (GAFS) and EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes are formed. The latter enables agricultural export from Ukraine through the EU to avoid Russian blockade of the Black Sea ports. Understanding this history helps us appreciate the complexity of food security and the ongoing efforts needed to ensure it for all. How do you feel that the ongoing conflicts have impacted food security? Have you noticed any difference in your groceries? #FoodSecurity #GlobalDevelopment #Agriculture #Sustainability

To bolster global food and water security, CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program experts David Michel and Caitlin Welsh recommend strengthening U.S. policy coordination to maximize resources and capture multiple synergies across global food and water security goals. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epkzTwCp

Microbiome integrative knowledge is key for global health and food safety!

COREnet, EU4Advice and #CleverfoodEU will host a Conference and Policy Workshop on December 4, at Central European University, Budapest The conference is dedicated to exploring innovative pathways for strengthening local food systems across the BIOEAST region, enhancing regional food security, #sustainability, and resilience. Read more https://lnkd.in/d3J3cV23 FOOD2050

Did you know? Food loss and waste can negatively affect food security and availability. Food security is one of APEC’s top priorities. APEC economies have committed to fully implementing the Food Security Roadmap Towards 2030 and its implementation plan. Click on the link below to learn more about the issues that will be discussed at the workshops and meetings in Trujillo this week. #APECPeru2024 https://lnkd.in/gej5PwWt