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Powerful write-up on our 2022 State of Global Policy Report (and I learned a thing or two!). “Relative to the size of the US food industry, however, that’s not all that much money. By comparison, small countries are punching above their weight when it comes to public funding for cell agriculture — and for the $10.1 billion estimate in the GFI report to be in reach, the US will have to step up.” https://lnkd.in/dMmzyshk

Call for Proposals: Cooperation with the private sector on Sustainable Soya Production in Zambia The EU and Germany financed "Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems“ (SAFE) Project invites Zambian private sector companies in the soya beans value chain (preferably organic) to apply for our Call for Proposals. We are looking for partners to foster partnerships among cooperatives, smallholder farmers, and private companies to implement deforestation-free practices and pilot tools to meet the European Union’s deforestation-free regulation (EUDR) for potential exports to EU Markets. More details on the opportunity can be found on: https://lnkd.in/dxbKfRFF Applications are open to private sector companies registered and operating in Zambia's soya beans value chain. This includes seed companies, traders, and processors. Applications can be on individual basis or as a consortium. Embrace sustainability and make a global impact! hashtag #SustainableAgriculture hashtag #DeforestationFree hashtag #ZambiaSoy hashtag #EUCompliance hashtag #CallForProposals #EUDR#Privatesectorcooperation

💥 Interesting read! Coming soon: Beef, coffee, and chocolate, without a side of #environmental destruction ☕️ Many popular grocery store items, from beef to coffee, have a dark side. They’re often grown on land where forests were cut down. Currently, #agriculture causes nearly two-thirds of all #deforestation in the tropics.   🇪🇺Good news: In December, the European Union agreed on a landmark law to prevent companies from selling #beef, #coffee, and a handful of other commodities in the EU if they’re grown on land where forests were recently cleared. This could be a game-changer for the EU #foodsystem and the health of our planet.  🔗 Find the article here: https://ow.ly/ScyF50PyNXP

As is the case with most interventions to address food security, biodiversity loss and the climate crisis: we need more public money for public services. It shouldn't just be up to private investors, such as those at Plant Based Fund, to finance the solutions to the world's pressing issues. #altprotein #foodsecurity #biodiversityloss #biodiversitycrisis #biodiversity #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #ecosystemrestoration #environmentalsustainability #sdgs #government #subsidies #funding

One of the challenges facing cellular agriculture is scaling production. Currently, it is expensive to produce cultivated meat at a scale that could meet the demand for meat. Researchers are working on developing new technologies and processes to reduce the cost of production, but it is still unclear when cultivated meat will be able to compete with traditional meat on price. Despite this challenge, cellular agriculture has the potential to make a real difference in the world. By producing meat in a more sustainable, ethical, and safe way, cellular agriculture can help to reduce the environmental impact of meat production, improve animal welfare, and reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Read how scaling can be addressed and what how collaborations between organizations and governments and research institutions, among other things, can contribute in particular. Thanks for following! https://lnkd.in/eUiWmYsm #cellculture #alternativeprotein #climatechange #cultivatedmeat #investments #future #foodsecurity #food #growth #environment #earth #foodsecurity #foodhabits #research #researchanddevelopment #labgrownmeat #climatechange #climateaction #future #foodcrisis #culturewars

Digital ads that don’t feel invasive. 💡 The GROWERS platform enables brands to compete for farmers’ business in a way that doesn’t feel invasive or uncomfortable for farmers. Check it out --> https://hubs.li/Q02d0NSH0

#Repost. “Public money for public services.”You can engage with your local community and politicians demanding better, cleaner use of your tax money. Lobby to divest from industries destroying public health and natural capital. Demand that your money be redirected to industries supporting regenerative practices, green job creation and future food security.

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"Trust but verify" ... interestingly, this is the same standard I have proposed for Federal Australian Parliamentarians' and their politically exposed persons' disclosure obligations for trading in water rights, given the apparent sabotage of the reporting mechanism for trading in Murray Darling Basin water rights since the separation of water titles from land titles (commoditisation of water as a capital markets asset class). Given the constitutional implications of water rights in Australia and the implications for everyday Australians implied food security guarantee ... trust but verify, for all politicians who have served since at least 2008 is a fair standard. Interesting to hear PM Albanese spruiking his Irish-Australian credentials in a "me too" tour de force. Given the money laundering, human trafficking and asset stripping issues affecting Australia's water markets, impacting most heavily on Irish Australian dairy farming families ... I wonder if Albanese is inclined to enforce parliamentary disclosure standards dating back 20 years that is having an effect on loss of food security for millions of Australian families today? https://lnkd.in/g-nxwKa9