Food Waste
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Education U.S. West, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, World Hunger, World Population,

UC Davis engineers fight food insecurity through sustainable agriculture

By Noah Pflueger-Peters and Constanze Ditterich Associate professor Isaya Kisekka (Lucy Knowles/UC Davis)With the dawn of agriculture, humans became dependent on food production systems that exploit nature’s limited resources of land, water and air. As the world’s population is expected to reach 9–10 billion by 2050 according to the U.N., the world must double food production to meet demand while using and reusing the resources we have left in a sustainable manner. Ruihong Zhang and Isaya Kisekka at UC Davis are rising to meet the challenge by finding new ways to sustainably produce food, while conserving resources by using microbes to produce new sources of protein and managing and irrigating crops with pinpoint precision. “We really need to think hard about how to be climate-smart and optimize our resources,” said Kisekka. Harnessing the power of microbes Zhang, professor of biological and agricultural engineering, says one way to produce food more sustainably is by tapping into the huge potential of microbes like fungi and algae. Growing livestock is an expensive and time-consuming process due to the land, resources and time that are needed, leading to a huge carbon footprint. By contrast, microbes such as fungi and algae can grow in less than a week in any climate and require a small fraction of the space and resources. “We want society to start paying more attention to microbes as alternative food sources,” she said. “There are a lot of benefits environmentally and economically, especially for populations who live in areas that have very limited land for growing crops.” Eating fungi and algae is nothing new, as mushrooms and seaweed are staples of diets around the world. Zhang plans to innovate by harvesting these microbes using agricultural byproducts such as almond hulls and carrot and tomato pomace, the material that’s left over after pressing for juice or oil. This method improves the sustainability of the entire food production system, as what was once waste gets broken down i...

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TOPIC(S): Food Waste, Sustainability, Ag North America,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, USDA,

Disgraceful abuse of system designed to help farmers

Report Spotlights Ohio Farms Created on Paper Garnered Millions in SBA Aid

The loans and grants to paper businesses that did not exist a year ago reflect some of the fraud that occurred as the Small Business Administration sought to provide immediate emergency relief to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID,

11/18/2020 SOURCE: www.prnewswire.com

The survey inquired about the experiences of 2,000 Americans, and found that 79% of survey respondents struggled to find the support they needed when they were faced with food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Survey Explores Evolving Dynamics of Those Experiencing Food Insecurity for the First Time in COVID Era

/PRNewswire/ -- Danone North America's Two Good® Yogurt today released results from an online survey conducted around the impact and prevalence of food...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag South America,

Latin America poised to lead the next 50 years in food systems and agrobiodiversity research

CGIAR centers make strong case for Latin America as the best place for investing in solutions to overcome challenges to global agriculture from climate change, pandemics and more.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability,
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, Food Waste,

Who knew, but it makes perfect sense?

11 Great Posters From When We Used to Care About Wasting Food

These great old posters show how the government once campaigned to stop wasting food.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability,

10/01/2020 SOURCE: www.onegreenplanet.org

#ZeroWasteWeek: 10 of our Favorite Guides to Help You Reduce Waste - One Green Planet

For some tips on how to make your life a little bit more eco-friendly, check out some of our favorite waste-reducing guides below!

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TOPIC(S): Food Waste, Ag United Kingdom, Weather,

10/01/2020 SOURCE: www.leaderlive.co.uk

Businesses urged to help combat the UK's food waste crisis

THE UK's fastest-growing commercial waste company is urging businesses to act now to combat the food waste crisis.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Food Waste,

10/01/2020 SOURCE: www.foodbusinessnews.net

Front of package labels drive category-wide nutrition improvements

Labels linked to 13% reduction in calories, saturated fat and sugar.

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