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Sudan: Up to 60–80% of the population is engaged or reliant on agriculture for income.
But farming and pastoral activities have been scarred by over one year of conflict.
Here are five things to know about it's devastating impact on agriculture and people's #FoodSecurity .
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In a panel discussion ‘Global integration on PTFI tools & data’ at The Rockefeller Foundation, Food and Agriculture Organization’s Bridget Holmes highlighted the need for updated country-level food composition data & capacity building to ensure this data can be analyzed & used for better nutrition policies & programmes
Innovative technologies can help us make agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient & sustainable.
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📢 Save the Date: Addressing Global Food Insecurity and Famine Risk
Join us for a Round Table Policy Dialogue with Food and Agriculture Organization's Beth Bechdol, Ambassadors & other United Nations leaders!
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'We salute the Coalition because it reminds the role of different stakeholders in the protection and promotion of Indigenous Peoples' rights'.
- BAMBANZE VITAL, from @UNIPROBA, at Food and Agriculture Organization side event on the Coalition on Indigenous Peoples' food systems
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'When Indigenous Peoples talk about co-creation of knowledge, we imply that different cultures with different ways of creating knowledge interact with each other. This paradigm invites all cultures to participate under equal conditions'.
- Francisco Rosado at Food and Agriculture Organization side event
'For Indigenous Peoples, food is not only about nutrients. It is intertwined with their culture, spirituality, languages and ecosystems. This way to conceive food supported the creation of the Coalition in the debate on food security'.
- Dario Mejía Montalvo at Food and Agriculture Organization side event
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'We need to make sure that there will be enough funding for Indigenous Youth to attend, participate and co-lead global processes'.
- Herbert Nakimayak, from ICC Canada, at Food and Agriculture Organization side-event on the Coalition on Indigenous Peoples' food systems
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'People say Indigenous Youth and Indigenous Women are the future. Therefore, we need to be included in the decision tables where they talk about this future'.
- Elle Rávdná Näkkäläjärvi at Food and Agriculture Organization side event on the Coalition on Indigenous Peoples' food systems
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🌍The 2024 Global Report on Food Crises
Download the report, get all the #GRFC24 resources, and find out more about #foodcrises and malnutrition in 2023.
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Global Report on Food Crises shows a rise in acute food insecurity.
282 million people experienced acute hunger & were in need of urgent assistance in 2023.
Food and Agriculture Organization's @ReinPaulsen explains the main drivers & what can be done to #FightFoodCrises .
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