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"On the World Food Forum, GhaFFaP youth raised their voices to advocate for sustainable food systems and empower rural communities. As I always say, 'We’re not just planting crops—we’re growing resilience, innovation, and the future.' Read more about the forum and its impact [here](https://lnkd.in/e4PpUBsv)."

As we celebrate World Bee Day 2024 🐝today, brands across the globe are stepping up to support our pollinator friends. This year’s theme, “Bee Engaged with Youth,” highlights the crucial role young people play in protecting bees and other pollinators. Here's some inspiring examples of how brands are making a difference: Lidl GB: Launching ‘Bee-rs,’ filled with sugar syrup for wild bees, Lidl is also donating £10,000 to The British Bee Charity. This initiative helps sustain wild bee populations and supports the BeeBombs4Schools education program. Guerlain: Through their “Guerlain for Bees Conservation Programme” and the “Women for Bees” initiative with UNESCO, Guerlain is empowering female beekeepers and educating children about the importance of bees via their Bee School program. Neal's Yard Remedies: The “Bee Lovely Collection” has raised over £350,000 for bee-friendly causes. Their “Stand By Bees” campaign fights to end the use of toxic pesticides, crucial for protecting bee populations. Arla Foods: The “Bee Road” campaign encourages dairy farmers to grow pollinator-friendly plants and distribute 100,000 seed packs along with educational kits for children, fostering a bee-friendly environment. Capgemini: In partnership with Pollenize CIC, Cap Gemini uses data-driven approaches to protect bees and enhance biodiversity, demonstrating the power of technology in environmental conservation. These brands are setting a powerful example of how businesses can contribute to environmental stewardship and inspire future generations. Join the movement and support these initiatives to protect our precious pollinators! 🐝🐝🐝 And to find out 10 ways that you and other stakeholders can make an impact check out Citizen Good's World Bee Day blog post. #WorldBeeDay #Savethebees #Beengaged #citizenbrands https://lnkd.in/ew6iARsC

If you care about #sustainability and #foodsecurity, you won't want to miss this. Today, Jennifer Nelligan from The National Association of Conservation Districts answers part 1 of the 'harmonizing sustainability and food security series. 1) How can we best feed people in a sustainable way?    'At the farm level, land stewardship practices are incredibly important. Conservation districts have partnered with American producers to design and implement conservation/regenerative land management systems since the 1930s. Indigenous communities already knew this wasn’t the case, but early US settlers thought that soil was an inexhaustible resource. It didn't take long for us to create dust bowl conditions and realize how necessary conservation mindsets/practices are to regenerate and sustain healthy soils. Without these practices, we can't have a thriving agricultural industry or be a food secure nation.    While the discussion may start at the farm gate, you ask a much bigger question. Driving sustainability within the food system requires all of us to make behavioral and systemic changes. It doesn't happen without dedicated investments, programming, and effective incentives. PPPPs – private, public, and philanthropic partnerships and collaborations – are incredibly important as we think about the players needed to align, collaborate, and sustain a global food system.    Well-designed policies (public and corporate, such as procurement or investment policies) and financial resources are also incredibly important. Through many programs, including USDA's Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities, diverse groups of stakeholders are setting common goals, collaborating on interventions and nature based solutions, and working to make good on climate and sustainability commitments. Hearing some major CPGs recognize that they're also agricultural companies is an example of shifting mindsets and priorities, which is fantastic.    But that's not all. We need continued investments in science and technology to develop solutions that increase agricultural productivity, particularly as we continue to lose farmland. We need to find ways to reduce the huge amounts of waste within the food system. Approximately 38% food is wasted in the US and we haven't even touched upon packaging or single use items. We need products and approaches that improve supply chain resilience in the face of changing climate. Consumers need to continue to demand sustainably sourced products to influence market changes and corporate behavior.    And we need balance.    Working lands conservation is about finding harmony with nature and critical ecosystems. Land use changes and conversion have huge impacts on agriculture and nature. Conservation districts collaborate with organizations across the country to implement programs designed to increase the resilience of working lands and critical ecosystems, as well as develop the next generation of conservation leaders.'

"The top 1 percent of world’s largest farms now control 70 percent of land, leaving smaller-scale farmers behind." It's a global trend. A shift in the control of land to fewer individuals - and as a result, our food supply. Conservation efforts may not be enough, especially if they don't include local people (often the case). So, what can be done? One of the main recommendations in the report by IPES-Food: More community governance. Ensuring that policies, systems and decisions meet the needs of the people they are meant to serve will help build more sustainable futures for people and the planet. Great article by Food Tank: https://lnkd.in/gPyV9ufE #foodsecurity #foodinsecurity #health #community #communitydevelopment #longevity #foodsystems #foodjustice #foodsovereignty #localfood #eatlocal

🌍With climate change and population growth, adopting sustainable food production is crucial. In Kenya, smallholder farmers are leading with innovations in soil health, biodiversity, and water management. These practices boost crop yields, enhance food security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Investing in sustainable practices is essential to securing our food supply and tackling climate change. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/debdKYmR By Joyce Maru, Regional Director for Africa, International Potato Center (CIP) NationAfrica

Reflecting on my first CBD #COP and feeling so inspired by all of the many people gathered here with the same ambition: to take on the biodiversity crisis with the level of seriousness and action it deserves. 🎤I was honored to be on a panel with Lasse B., Ceiça Pitaguary, Doreen Robinson, Deissy Martínez-Barón, haseeb bakhtary, Joao Campari, and Moritz Fegert. As Joao reminded us, “Food systems are the number one threat to people in nature."  Industrialized food systems drive 90% of #deforestation, 60% of biodiversity loss, and account for 70% of the world’s freshwater use – I cannot underscore more the gravity of this crisis and the necessity for immediate action. I got to speak about the new tool the Global Alliance for the Future of Food launched last week to help governments integrate agroecology as a key lever for biodiversity action. When Lasse asked me about some of the key barriers to making the change we all dream of possible, I emphasized three things: 1️⃣ The need to change our narrative about what’s possible. We too often hear that there is no alternative to an energy-intensive fossil fuel food system, but all around the world, we see the power of agroecological interventions to not only provide healthy, nutritious food, but also to reduce farm-level greenhouse gas emissions, improve resilience to weather shocks, benefit community health, and improve farmer livelihoods. 2️⃣ The need to finance the transition we so badly need with the resources the transition requires and I stressed that the money is there. As the UNEP report on subsidies, all around the world, the public is paying for the subsidies and incentives in the food system that are impacting our health, the environment, and farmer well-being. We can harness and repurpose these subsidies, we can inspire investors to align with values of biodiversity and health, and we can call on donor agencies to look for ways to invest in food system solutions that are good for people and the planet. 3️⃣ The need to tap into the power of procurement to align public dollars with our climate and biodiversity goals. In the US, the Good Food Purchasing Program has shown the way, developing a policy that enables public institutions to support food purchasing that aligns with the values of local economies, health, animal welfare, the environment, and worker wellbeing—not just having to accept the lowest bidder. 🔴 Watch our full panel discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gtN3eWNb   📖 Dive into our guidance tool for boosting #biodiversity through #agroecology here: bit.ly/NBSAPS   📸 And don’t miss the photo below, taken with just some of the remarkable frontline food systems leaders I had the privilege to connect with. You can meet them all here: https://lnkd.in/euBUvGRx #COP16 #FoodSystems

📣 In this latest op-ed from Thomson Reuters the CGF's Health and Sustainability Director Sharon Bligh and World Wildlife Fund's Alex Nichols-Vinueza, share more about the recently launched Global Farm Loss Tool. Equipping growers, they share, with an easy-to-use tool to track, address and ultimately reduce their food loss can help them utilise more of what they grow and cut the carbon emissions and environmental impact of the food system. 👩🌾 "It all comes back to equipping growers with a simple and actionable tool to measure food loss. If we can’t measure it, we can’t manage it." 🔗 Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3Xsf7pU

Preparing for Future Generations STRIB'ble District LLC focuses on sustainability, community development, and empowering future generations through self-sufficient living models. Our initiatives emphasize: Cottage Homesteading: Self-Sufficiency: Encouraging small-scale homesteading provides families with the skills to grow their own food, reduce waste, and rely less on external systems. Education & Skills Training: Offering workshops or programs on sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and food preservation. Community Resilience: Building local networks where resources and knowledge are shared, enhancing overall preparedness for economic or environmental challenges. Future-Centric Development: STRIB'ble District emphasizes preparing youth and families for uncertainties, such as climate change, food insecurity, and economic fluctuations. Promotes a lifestyle that aligns with nature, ensuring future generations inherit a more sustainable world. The Grab Documentary/Alignment with Cottage Homesteading Vision The Grab (by investigative journalist Nathan Halverson) explores how global powers and corporations are acquiring vast amounts of farmland and water resources to control food production, potentially leading to widespread exploitation and shortages. Key themes include: Resource Control: The documentary exposes the risks of allowing private or foreign interests to dominate essential resources, echoing the need for localized, independent food systems. Food Sovereignty: Reinforces STRIB'ble District's emphasis on community-centered homesteading as a defense against global monopolization of food and water. Resilience & Independence: Advocates for small-scale, regenerative agriculture, aligning with cottage homesteading principles, which ensure that communities remain self-sufficient and less vulnerable to global economic pressures. Protected and Preparing STRIB'ble District LLC's focus on cottage homesteading directly addresses the concerns highlighted in The Grab. By promoting self-sufficiency, community resilience, and sustainable practices, we prepare future generations to navigate a world where control over food and resources may become increasingly centralized and contested. This alignment underscores the urgency of developing localized, autonomous food systems to protect communities from future uncertainties. (ai assisted in writing this summary)

From Technogranny's desk: 16th October was #WorldFoodDay2024 #DBE #zibuzanet #SADTU #sace9 #foodforafrica #permaculture #intercropping #Mulching #organicproducts #organicfarming From Technogranny's desk: Our curriculum is deeply integrated with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), ensuring that each lesson addresses at least one of these global challenges. At home, I established a tire garden in my backyard as a practical example for the youth in our community. This initiative not only demonstrates sustainable backyard gardening but also teaches the importance of responsible food consumption and self-sufficiency in food production, no poverty, and healthy living. My goal is to inspire future farmers, biotechnicians food health i spectors, food scientists, and economists. So today, the children from our community came to collect tires to prepare for planting spinach and onions.I gave them two weeks to prepare soil and organic manure using left over food so that we produce organic foods They will be practicing the intercropping method, which enhances crop diversity and yield. A special thanks to my neighbor, Mr. Mahwibila, for generously donating the tires. This project also highlights a creative way to repurpose old car tires, promoting environmental responsibility."