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Thrilled to see the release of my first publication as the lead author! This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration and support of my brilliant colleagues Heli Sihvonen, Lisen Runsten and Sharon Brooks 🙌 Our brief aims to provide agri-food businesses and decision-makers with introductory guidance on landscape-level approaches and encourage them to participate in these transformative initiatives 🌄 Approaching supply chain sustainability interventions at a landscape level presents a great opportunity to tackle social, environmental, and business challenges holistically. While there is a clear business case for the private sector to get involved from a compliance and risk mitigation perspective, the benefits go far beyond that, as real value can be created at multiple levels. For example, local communities can benefit from more resilient livelihoods, brands can gain sustainable value that differentiates them, and landscapes can restore replenishment cycles and degraded ecosystem services 🏘 You can find the brief below, and access the release page here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Mwpe6T

Agricultural food production depends on and impacts the health of the wider landscapes in which it functions🌴🦎 📢 Juan Manuel Vargas et al's new business brief aims to inform agrifood businesses on the philosophy and practice behind landscape-level approaches. These approaches can help companies achieve sustainability outcomes! The brief:  🌿 Provides a business case for landscape-level approaches,  🌿 Details their benefits in achieving positive social and sustainability outcomes,  🌿 Describes benefits to smallholders and local communities,  🌿 Maps out how to build a landscape-level approach,  🌿 Shares examples of successful landscape-level approaches. Read the full brief 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZbQD5u Read the blog 👉 https://bit.ly/3Mwpe6T

🚨The call for sustainable food systems has never been more urgent.    We must prioritise sustainability from farm to table; produce agricultural commodities without deforestation or habitat conversion; and revitalise soils and degraded areas.     FOLUR’s power and potential lies in its practical agribusiness approach: by engaging both the private and public sectors in discussions and knowledge exchanges, transformations in the agricultural landscape are underway.     Learn more in the new annual report:  https://lnkd.in/ewkrz2vi  #FOLURImpact

👩🌾 Policy coherence and innovation to drive the agrifood transition Last week, Melanie Muro participated in the Global Forum on Agriculture organised by OECD - OCDE to discuss the importance of policy coherence for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity. Here’s a recap of the discussion 👇 1️⃣ Public money should drive progress towards meeting specific objectives and targets of the agricultural sector. Over decades, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has shifted from boosting food production to also supporting climate, environmental, and social goals. However, it has only made limited progress in making farming more sustainable. For better results, CAP reforms should go beyond just adding environmental requirements to existing payments. Public money should be directed to areas that need it most - for both environmental protection and supporting rural communities. This doesn’t mean completely changing how the EU currently supports farmers, but rather adjusting where the money goes. Instead of mostly giving payments based on the size of a farm, the idea is to focus more on supporting farmers who truly need it and to encourage environmentally friendly and resilient farming practices. To direct funds and to give farmers, businesses, and lenders the stability they need to plan effectively, we need clear goals for the agriculture sector, both for the near future and long term.  2️⃣ We need to create inclusive decision-making structures to develop adequate and socially accepted policies and solutions. This includes a stronger role for environmental and climate authorities. Coordination units with a concrete mandate and funding available for their work could facilitate such coordination at EU, national, and regional levels. 3️⃣ Balancing benefits and costs along the whole agri-food chain.   Agrifood policy must move beyond farm-level interventions to address the whole food system, including supermarkets, food processors, and consumers. We need incentives for the adoption of sustainable practices and nature-based solutions and instruments to facilitate changes in what we eat need to be implemented simultaneously.  The current CAP structure places a heavy burden on farmers as primary deliverers of sustainability, yet retailers, food producers, and consumers need to play a role in delivering sustainability outcomes. ✍ Contact Melanie Muro ([email protected]), for any questions and potential collaborations on these topics. 📑 Reading list ✔ https://lnkd.in/esaAGcnV ✔ https://lnkd.in/eQjU37rE ✔ https://lnkd.in/dByB_QVp  ✔ https://lnkd.in/eiZncNjC

A new series of 'Agribusiness and Trade' articles from the New Zealand Herald (paywalled) features insights from a number of our members. 🚢 Chapman Tripp's Nicola Swan and Kate Wilson Butler highlighted insights from their recent report on sustainability and exporting, highlighting the mahi of Silver Fern Farms Ltd, Zespri International and Fonterra: https://lnkd.in/gzZnG5ip 🐄 AgriZeroNZ's Wayne McNee discusses innovations in green tech and the growing expectation for New Zealand's agriculture sector to get creative in reducing emissions: https://lnkd.in/g9sPQJyb 🥝 ASB Bank's Aidan Gent calls attention to the clear signs of positive momentum in the food and fibre sector, driven in large part by the introduction of environmental reporting: https://lnkd.in/gdu7_dzg #agriculture #sustainableagriculture #sustainableexports #methane #emissionsreduction #foodandfibre

In recent years, the concept of sustainability and agriculture has gained significant attention. Especially in agriculture, sustainable agricultural practices are now widely adopted to protect soil health, maintain food security and preserve natural resources for future generations. We have compiled a list of thought-provoking quotes to remind you of the connection between sustainability and agriculture. Use these quotes to fuel your drive towards creating a greener and more sustainable world.🌱 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBady-rW #sustainabeleagriculture #sustainability #sustainabilityquotes #environment

Day 10 of 30 - Day Sustainable Finance Challenge! 📌 Sustainable Agriculture and food systems. Sustainable agriculture and food systems are essential in creating a world where food security and environmental health go hand-in-hand. As part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this approach balances economic growth with social equity and environmental stewardship, ensuring food for all while preserving our planet. Here’s what it means and how accounting, finance professionals, and investors can drive change: 💡 Resource Efficiency: Using water, soil, and energy sustainably to prevent depletion. 💡 Biodiversity: Promoting crop diversity and natural ecosystems for resilience against climate impacts. 💡 Social Equity: Ensuring fair wages, safe working conditions, and community investment. 💡 Climate Action: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving carbon sequestration in soils. Investors and accounting professionals can develop financial models that support smallholder farmers with fair pricing, training, and access to sustainable finance, boosting rural economies, support technologies that enable precision farming, water-saving irrigation, and organic pest control for resource-efficient, high-yield solutions. #FoodSecurity #Sustainability #SDGs #Investors #Accountants

We are thrilled to announce that MetaCycler BioInnovations has been awarded $200,000 from the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative! This funding will enable us to further our commitment to creating cost-effective bioplastics and integrating them into our ideal circular bio-economy. The Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative grant is designed to foster innovation in the direction of sustainability within Ontario's agricultural and food industries. At MetaCycler BioInnovations, we were beyond honored to be recognized for our contributions to these industries through our sustainability research. We specialize in the development of microorganisms that are capable of utilizing renewable resources, such as dairy waste, as feedstock to produce PHAs or bioplastics. These plastics are completely degradable in both land and marine environments! We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative for expressing their confidence in our work. This milestone is a testament to our team's dedication and our shared vision for a sustainable future! Thank you to everyone who is supporting our journey and we are excited to innovate further and to continue to make a positive impact in the Agri-Food industry. Funded in part by the Governments of Canada and Ontario under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a five-year, federal, provincial, territorial initiative. Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Agriculture, Alimentation et Affaires rurales #FundingAnnouncement #OntarioAgriFood #ResearchInitiative #Innovation #Sustainability

🌾 Empowering small-scale producers for a resilient and sustainable agrifood system Small-scale producers face numerous challenges, including persistent social and income inequality. Despite these hurdles, they hold the key to transforming agricultural production and contributing to sustainable agrifood systems. To achieve this potential, they need access to essential resources like land, water, and credit. Empowering them throughout the food value chain is essential. Currently, unsustainable food value chains funnel the most profit to those with the most power, leaving the risk-bearers —often the farmers— at a disadvantage. Explore how UNDP is committed to supporting governments in diversifying domestic food production in their latest publication: "Supporting Food Systems Transformation Towards Sustainability and Resilience". Let’s work together to create a fair, equitable, and resilient food value chain. Download our White Paper today! https://lnkd.in/dgTbRbWq

We must transform our food systems so they become a solution to the #ClimateCrisis. “Moving away from a fossil-fuel based food system will not be cheap. It requires unlocking $250-430 billion per year, but this is in fact cheaper— than what is currently spent each year on harmful agricultural subsidies ($635 billion each year)”. Read more on why we need to fund this transformation: https://lnkd.in/gxjD7CYc #FoodSovereignty Global Alliance for the Future of Food McKnight Foundation IKEA Foundation