'The global food system holds the future of humanity in its hand': How to fix broken food system economics

Cecilia Keating
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A major new report sets out the economic rationale for delivering a sustainable food system that can tackle climate change

Global food systems are currently a major strain on the planet's natural resources, contributing to roughly one third of global greenhouse gas emissions and resulting in the net loss of more than six million...

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