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China’s Plight with Food Independence
Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambition to reshape global world order and replace the U.S. as global economic and military leader misses one key element: China's dependence on capitalist and democratic nations for food security.
Food Security, Food Trade
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Ukraine Conflict Tops 2022’s Ag Headlines
The resulting disruption ripples across every aspect of agriculture, magnifying the importance of global interdependence. We'll also highlight other top stories and questions as we move into 2023. Buckle up.
Food Production, Food Technology, Food Trade
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Digging In: Mark McCall, iSelectFund
Lucy talks with Mark McCall, Managing Director at iSelectFund, a venture capital fund that creates strategic partnerships to transform our global food system for a growing population, all while improving human health. No small feat, indeed.
Food Technology
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How does alcohol affect our health?
We wondered to what degree drinking alcohol detracts from our health. So we're digging into alcohol's effect on our brain & body so we can make informed lifestyle decisions.
Health
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Not All Fiber is Created Equal
Most of us are fiber deficient, which is a pity: fiber helps maintain digestive health, lowers cholesterol, and controls blood sugar levels. But we can't just add any fiber to our diets to reap all these benefits; we need to consider a few other things...
Diet, Health
Lost at Sea: Ukraine Struggles to Revive Ag Sector
Uncertainties over Ukraine's ability to export ag products have resurfaced following news of Putin’s decision to withdraw from an international agreement. Trade manages to continue, but once again the stability of the global food system has been called into serious question.
Food Production, Food Security, Food Trade
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Plastic food packaging: opportunity or lost cause?
Plastic packaging has indisputably revolutionized our global food system, keeping foods safer as it moves across the globe with fewer transport needs and less fuel...but at a steep environmental price. Is there any hope?
Food Production, Food Safety
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Anybody Want a Job in Ag?
Finding the workers needed to make our modern food system function is a major challenge across our supply chain. And now we have a perfect storm of labor issues affecting us all.
Agricultural Labor, Food Production
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The Ins & Outs of Climate-Conscious Eating
Think you know what climate-conscious eating looks like? Think again. Its complexities extend far and wide, from effects on soil, water use, and farming practices, to just name a few...
Climate Change, Soil and Crop Management
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Digging In with Dr. Michael Swanson
Noticed some dramatic increases with your food budget? Same here. So D2D talked with Dr. Michael Swanson, Chief Ag Economist at Wells Fargo, to look beyond the bill at the checkout counter to see the bigger picture of our food system right now.
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WHAT D2D IS READING
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Versailles Farms: Let’s Grow Our Own Food (YouTube)
This featured farm operates in Greenwich, CT and works in harmony with the land to grow for flavor, nutrient density and good digestion.
D2D on the Farm, Soil and Crop Management
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The World Needs Processed Food (Wired)
The stigma against processed food is growing, but there's no way to sustainably feed 8 billion people without it.
Food Production, Food Security
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Culinary journeys: A new kind of European vacation (CNBC)
Travelers are returning for trips that are all about food and wine.
Food Ingredients, Food Production
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Processed foods key to rising obesity (Science Daily)
'Protein hunger' drives overeating, large-scale population study shows.
Health
