Food and Land Use Coalition - FOLU India

Digital conferencing technology was a lifeline for the #FoodSystems community during the pandemic, allowing global teams to stay connected and maintain their initiatives when travel and social distancing restrictions were in place. But when it comes to transforming agriculture, there’s no substitute for getting together in person, sharing knowledge over a locally-grown meal, and learning first-hand from farmers and communities about the challenges they face and the solutions they’ve pioneered to tackle them. This year, FOLU’s India and Ethiopia country platforms have been doing exactly that – connecting across borders as part of a cross-country learning programme on sustainable and regenerative agriculture. Read about the programme in this photo story, which captures snapshots from its various workshops, site visits and field trips, and highlights what the countries can learn from each other’s respective initiatives to improve livelihoods 👩🌾, soil health 🌱 and yields 🌾 https://lnkd.in/eRCaZMSA

Stronger #localfood economies can help drive change at the regional level and influence the overall food system.  Know how #farmers in #Uttarakhand are producing, processing and encouraging the consumption of local nutritious food using sustainable methods. Read more: https://bit.ly/3x2Fc4H TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute 

Fostering relationships across the agri value chain🌿🔗can unlock a win-win scenario for all stakeholders 🧑🏼🌾👩🏼💼🏛️. Investment from the private sector towards advancing supply chain transparency & sustainable practices can contribute to capitalising on the key opportunity in the global agri commodities market driven by recent mandatory regulations – Dr. Jayahari KM, FOLU India Country Coordinator. Alongside FOLU India's participation in a WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development-Godrej Industries Group session on ‘Scope 3 Emissions in Agriculture and Food’ in Mumbai, here is an opinion blog by FOLU authors, Dr. Jayahari KM and Alex Andreoli, Associate on the critical role that private sector can play in reducing food systems emissions. Read here: https://bit.ly/3VWovBl Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)

Endowed with vast forests and more than 8% of the world’s biodiversity, “India is well-placed to export agricultural commodities to sustainable markets that have clear requirements on issues such as deforestation,” highlight Dr. Jayahari KM and Alex Andreoli in a new Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) blog. However, to truly harness the opportunity, companies exporting Indian agricultural goods should “invest in strengthening the traceability of their products and scaling inclusive partnerships with farmers.” Doing so will place companies in a stronger position when new climate and nature regulations come into force, build the resilience of their supply chains, and support the development of sustainable, prosperous and inclusive rural livelihoods in India. Read it here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dR_WjR9Q

Repurposing #foodwaste goes a long way towards reducing the negative impact on the environment.  Learn more about how a @FOLUIndia initiative with TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute is supporting #farmingcommunities as they #repurpose food waste into animal feed to combat the environmental costs at https://bit.ly/4bUouTY #Uttarakhand #Himalayancommunities

🚨 600m people are on track to face hunger by 2030 unless ambitious action is taken to transform #FoodSystems, reveals new report from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Read the report for key modelling insights and policy recommendations on what it'll take to course correct, while simultaneously: 🌱 Protecting and restoring nature 📉 Mitigating emissions from agriculture, food and land use 👩🌾 Ensuring climate-resilient livelihoods for farmers https://lnkd.in/eqiKbGH #SDR2024 #Agenda2030 #SustainableDevelopment #SummitoftheFuture

#Sustainableagriculture is key to reducing #foodloss and boosting #nutrition. Learn how our core partner TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute supports Himalayan #farmingcommunities as they adopt #sustainableinterventions to grow and consume #healthy #localfoods. #Mukteshwar #Uttarakhand https://bit.ly/4bUouTY

“The number one thing that companies should be thinking about is how they can allocate sufficient funding to the people on the frontline of their #NetZero plans.” Owen Bethell on the need to put farmers front and centre of the food sector’s regenerative transition. By rethinking their sustainability investment strategies to alleviate the costs that farmers face in implementing climate solutions, agrifood companies can mitigate as much as 9GtCO2e by 2030. That's roughly 1/2 of global #FoodSystems emissions. Read more via Reuters 🌱 https://lnkd.in/gjKhkZRn

A recent report from FOLU, We Mean Business Coalition and WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development examined the costs of mitigating food sector emissions, and how they impact actors at different stages in the value chain. It found that achieving a 30% reduction in agricultural emissions could cost farmers as much as 17% of their annual revenues, compared to just 3% and 1% of revenues for traders and multinational companies respectively. Hear from Alex Andreoli, one of the report's lead authors, on how agrifood companies can alleviate the inequities farmers face in implementing climate solutions, and collectively drive forward a 50% reduction in global #FoodSystem emissions by 2030. Via FoodBev Media 🌱 https://lnkd.in/e4NskWYF

#Malnutrition adds to the economic burden of a nation. Through community dialogue, our core partner TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute is supporting the creation of #knowledgecentres in Mukteshwar to increase awareness about #nutrition & #healthydiets among #localcommunities. #Uttarakhand Learn more: https://bit.ly/3x2Fc4H