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15 Oct 2020 Story
Man harvesting sorghum seeds
Eating better - for us and the planet

Industrialized farming has been a reliable way to produce lots of food, at a relatively low cost. But it’s not the bargain it was once believed to be. Unsustainable agriculture can pollute water, air and soil; is a…

15 Oct 2020 Story
Farm
The true costs of food systems and why they matter

World Food Day, which falls on 16 October, is an opportunity to reassess how humanity produces, distributes and consumes food. Are we doing those things in a sustainable way that benefits farmers, the environment…

15 Oct 2020 Story
Женщина в лесу
Agroecology – a contribution to food security?

World Food Day on 16 October calls for global solidarity to help all populations, and especially the most vulnerable, to recover from COVID-19. We asked Marieta Sakalian, a food systems and biodiversity expert with…

04 Nov 2019 Story
Why food systems need to change

An interview with UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) food systems expert James Lomax. Tell us about your professional background and interests. Before joining UNEP, I worked in commercial food production and farming…

23 Oct 2019 Story
Microbes offer hope of cleaning up Iraq conflict’s pollution legacy

A biological remediation pilot project seeking to enhance nature’s own ability to clear up oil spills in Iraq’s conflict-affected areas has been launched in Kirkuk by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP…

16 Oct 2018 Press release
Forward-looking UN Environment initiative on food security honoured with Future Policy Award

UN Environment’s TEEBAgriFood initiative has been recognized with a 2018 Future Policy Award. The initiative helps decision-makers to compare policies and markets to value food more accurately. World Food Day is…

15 Oct 2018 Story
Diverse wild species vital for healthy agricultural production

World Food Day on 16 October reminds us that 821 million people in the world are undernourished and that sustainable agriculture requires mainstreaming of biodiversity. Farmers across the world are facing difficult…

16 Oct 2017 Story
Biodiversity for a world without hunger

World Food Day on 16 October is an opportunity to reflect on how healthy ecosystems can help to reduce the number of people who don’t have enough to eat. Food security is notoriously complex. It is more about…

12 Oct 2016 Story
World Food Day: Resource-smart food systems are a must for sustainable development

When we sit around our dinner tables or have a drink at a café with family or friends, the food and drink we enjoy has journeyed through a huge and complex system that ends with us - the consumer. That makes us…

30 Jul 2015 News
2nd Africa Ecosystem Based Adaptation for Food Security Conference 2015

Experts & Policymakers Re-Imagine African Agriculture in Face of Climate Change 65% of Africa’s Land Affected by Degradation; New Approach Essential Nairobi, 30 July 2015 – Over 1,200 experts, policy makers…

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