Local food systems are often viewed as alternatives to the global food system to stress their "promise of difference." But many myths have also been debunked, such as the "local trap" — the belief ...

UN Warns ‘Water Bankruptcy’ Threatens Food Systems Worldwide, Fueling Shortages and Farm Losses Unless Governments Act ...

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Place-based solutions are key to transforming food systems - the complex network of activities that involves the production, processing, transportation, and consumption of food - and unlocking their ...

What will it take to create systems change in our food system? Because of food’s centrality to how we all live—a centrality which produces complex relationships and interconnections across multiple ...

Innovation has a vital role to play in helping us unlock new ways to produce, manufacture, trade and consume food. These are solutions that we urgently need to move towards a more healthy, sustainable ...

Four area organizations who share the goal of strengthening the local food system come together for the Northwest Arkansas Local Food Systems Conference set for Dec. 10 and 11 in Springdale. The ...

Nevada’s farmers face steep challenges. Extreme temperatures, scarce water and limited access to markets test the 3,100 farms that help supply fresh foods to Nevadans. Local farmers also struggle to ...

East Asia — a region with dense coastal populations, profound cultural ties to aquatic food systems and facing acute vulnerability to environmental change — has the unique capacity to spearhead a ...