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Rockefeller Foundation and AIT sign MoU to drive climate resilient agriculture solutions in Southeast Asia
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The Rockefeller Foundation and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have sealed their partnership through the inking of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which aims to catalyse regenerative agriculture practices, minimise climate change impacts, and promote sustainable food production in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states of Cambodia, Laos People's Democratic Republic, and Thailand
First Movers Coalition for Food initiative to create billion dollar value chain for sustainable farming
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) on 1 December announced the launch of its new 'First Movers Coalition for Food' initiative, aimed at accelerating sustainable farming and production methods and technologies by leveraging collective demand for low-carbon agricultural commodities
US contributes to new multi-donor trust fund hosted by IFAD
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US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken recently announced that it will be contributing US$50mn to the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)’s new multi-donor trust fund, hosted by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Tadweer signs million dollar agreement with Aquagrain to deploy soil enhancing technology
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Abu Dhabi waste management company, Tadweer recently announced a US$2.5mn pilot project with UK start-up, Aquagrain, which has developed a unique soil enhancing technology that harnesses organic waste
Policymakers requested to adhere to NGT ban in organic production
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Jan Plagge, president of IFOAM Organics Europe at an online press conference called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and Member States to respect organic farmers and operators' choice to not use novel genomic techniques (NGTs)
As laid out in the Commission's proposal, policymakers were requested to adhere to the ban on the use of NGTs in organic production and include full traceability on the use of NGTs in the production chain and the possibility for coexistence measures at national level in the legislative proposal.
IFOAM Organics Europe Board member and sector representative for processing and trade, Bernard Lignon declared that transparency and traceability of NGTs are essential for breeders and farmers, as well as for processors, retailers, and consumers.
“Exempting certain NGTs from risk assessment and traceability would have important consequences for the food production sector in Europe, much beyond the organic market, and these discussions should not be rushed, neither in the European Parliament nor among the Member States in the Council,” said president of IFOAM Organics Europe, Jan Plagge.
The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is planning to reach a general approach in the Council of Ministers from 10-11 December, with preparatory meetings planned the following week. The European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is expected to vote on its opinion the week of 11 December, while negotiations on compromise amendments have started in the Parliament’s Environment Committee, with the rapporteur intending to vote in committee on 11 January. A vote in the Parliament’s full Plenary is scheduled only one week afterwards, around 15 January.
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