What do we want?

❌desolation
❌disorder
❌disasters

or

🔬science
🍛sustenance
🌿sustainability

The choice is ours.

My talk at EFSA #SIF2022

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As we scale up humanitarian food assistance in food crises, we must also prioritize small-holder agriculture as a strategic frontline humanitarian response.

At Food and Agriculture Organization, we know that investing in agriculture and rural livelihoods is a cost-effective way to #FightFoodCrises .

Did you know?

Urban trees are excellent air filters, removing harmful pollutants from the air.

#GreenCities #WFUF2023

95% of the food we eat wouldn't exist without soils. And more than 90% of the benefits of soils have yet to be discovered. Here's how to nurture and harness this bounty 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cc0900…

#Soils4Nutrition

Happy to have contributed to A Research Agenda for Food Systems ed. by @envirofood
Chapter 2: The rise of big food and agriculture: corporate influence in the food system elgaronline.com/view/book/9781… Chapter is open access! the book's intro chapter by Colin Sage also open access!

Closing todays #GIAHS 20th anniversary event, the FAO Chief Scientist spoke about #agriculturalHeritage describing the sites as unique systems & models of sustainable farming practices deserving support.

'Its our responsibility to transmit these treasures to future generations'

„Climate Change Brings New Pest & Disease Pressures Previously Unimaginable“ UN Climate Change Bundesentwicklungsministerium FAO Chief Scientist IPES-Food Kathleen Merrigan Ambassador Joachim Bleicker Umweltbundesamt

Estoy convencida de que la información es la base de la gestión sostenible de nutrientes y que el consenso de que la gestión sostenible del suelo es una de las soluciones más rentables para aumentar el contenido de macro y micronutrientes en el suelo.

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A new report from the @Global Alliance for the Future of Food finds that food production account for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, but food systems receive just 3% of climate finance. Click here to read the full report: bit.ly/3yGsm9F

Inspiring words by FAO Chief Scientist at the closing of our #GIAHS 2⃣0⃣ th anniversary 🎉event today: My wish for this anniversary is to see the GIAHS network grow around the 🌍. Rural communities deserve our support as they share their traditional knowledge, customs & traditions.

🚨Millions of people👪 are facing hunger.

What can science do to provide sufficient, nutritious & safe food🍲🌍?

Science, says FAO Chief Scientist, is a success factor in helping us improve food production & reduce undernourishment.

#OneEU2022

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Looking forward to participating in 2⃣0⃣th year anniversary of #GIAHS later today!

🔵 Thanks to a new $250 million grant, USAID & Food and Agriculture Organization are scaling up efforts to strengthen global animal food security with the aim of protecting human lives and livelihoods while improving agrifood systems and safeguarding the environment.

#OneHealth
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What a week! A remarkable time in which our experts had the opportunity to be involved and participate actively in the World Food Forum and #SIF2022 , in inspiring roundtables on gender, science, innovation for #FoodSecurity , #nutrition , livestock, fisheries and much more!

In occasion of #WorldFoodForum in Rome, it was a great opportunity to meet and Celebrate 5 years of friendship with Director General of FAO Dr. Qu Dongyu #FAO #SIF2022 #DGFAO