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#foodsystem — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Heatwaves & #drought put pressure on food production. Global conflicts threaten #supplychains. The need to diversify #protein production is clear. Plant-based #meat, cultivated meat & #fermentation can help build a more resilient #foodsystem. Alternative proteins use… gfieurope.org/blog/investm... +

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  2. Here is another brilliant Japanese example: how you can better integrate #LocalFarmers into the #FoodSystem with very short and flexible supply chains by also optimising the amount of fresh produce in the shops.

    Two key problems are tackled:
    - the amount of #FreshProduce delivered to the stores
    - #price optimisation

    (the relevant part starts at 13:40)

    www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/sho

    #FoodSystems #agriculture #farming #SmallholdFarm

  3. These insights can also be used for other instances of abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios, such as by #supervolcano or #asteroid impact.

    This enhanced #resilience of our #FoodSystem after catastrophes is just one of the reasons we should use more seaweed. It can also be used to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and the #FAO regularly writes reports which advice us to grow more seaweed now to enhance our global #FoodSecurity.