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24 Mar Comparing the environmental cost of foods: Nutritional LCAs

Posted at 14:21h in Climate, Diet, Energy Consumption, Food Systems, Health, Mortality, Nutrition, Sustainability

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The environmental impact of a food, be that carbon footprint, water use, land use or some other...

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15 Mar “Local” food and sustainability

Posted at 11:24h in Climate, Energy Consumption, Food Sourcers, Food Systems, Sustainability

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Read the article Local food supply chains are often touted as more sustainable than international food trade. A...

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08 Mar Minor links between agricultural subsidies and greenhouse gas emissions

Posted at 15:42h in Animal Food Sources, Climate, Food Systems, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources

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Read the article The impact of agricultural subsidies on climate is challenging to quantify and few such studies...

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01 Mar The dietary trio of healthy, nutritious and climate-friendly

Posted at 09:26h in Climate, Diet, Health, Mortality, Nutrition

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Read the article A recent study and accompanying editorial have compared dietary nutrient density and diet-related greenhouse gas...

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15 Feb Linking agricultural conditions to childhood undernutrition

Posted at 09:34h in Climate, Diet, Food Systems, Health, Mortality, Nutrition, Production, Vegetable Food Sources

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Read the article A study of infant malnutrition in the West African country of Burkina Faso has established...

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25 Jan Commentary on nutritional LCAs

Posted at 09:53h in Climate, Diet, Energy Consumption, Food Systems, Health, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability

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Read the article Dr Bradley Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist at Australia’s CSIRO and agricultural sustainability researcher, has recently...

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20 Jan Evidence for Sustainable Food Systems at Three Scales

Posted at 10:46h in Affordability, Animal Food Sources, Climate, Cost, Diet, Food Sourcers, Food Systems, Health, Livestock, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources

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The future of the food system is a major topic of conversation with various voices advocating the...

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11 Jan FAO report on “harmful” agricultural subsidies calls for urgent change

Posted at 10:11h in Affordability, Animal Food Sources, Climate, Cost, Food Sourcers, Food Systems, Health, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources

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Read the report A report co-produced by the FAO, UNDP and UNEP has analysed current levels of agricultural...

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18 Nov Need or Greed?

Posted at 15:21h in Affordability, Animal Food Sources, Climate, Diet, Food Sourcers, Food Systems, Livestock, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources, Waste

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Adjunct Professor of Massey University and the Riddet Institute and Fonterra Chief Science and Technology Officer, Jeremy...

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16 Nov Combined nutrition and environmental scoring

Posted at 16:08h in Animal Food Sources, Climate, Diet, Health, Nutrition, Sustainability

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Read the article A recent study of Belgian consumers has indicated that product labelling has the potential to...

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