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[UN observance] World Pulses Day
virtualEach year on February 10, the United Nations commemorates World Pulses Day. "Pulses, also known as legumes, are the edible seeds of leguminous plants cultivated for food. Dried beans, lentils and peas are the most commonly known and consumed types of pulses. The nitrogen-fixing properties of pulses improve soil fertility, which increases and extends the
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FORUM2021 Sacred Food ~ Blessed Earth
worldwide/virtualIn solidarity with other NGO’s offering a strong critique of the fall UN Food Summit, FORUM2021 explores the potential of local regenerative agriculture, highlights the growing organic farming movement and offers an interfaith moral call to redressing the harm caused by agribusiness, the industrialization of the world’s food production system. FORUM2021 explores the ancient, respectful
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Panel discussion on Kiss the Ground documentary & regenerative agriculture
worldwide/virtualGreetings, Colleagues! You are warmly invited to join in on a panel discussion on regenerative agriculture this coming Monday, September 13, 7 PM EDT. We have three stellar panelists lined up to discuss the documentary "Kiss the Ground." This event is free and open to anyone who's interested in learning more about regenerative agriculture and
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Third Meeting of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Food Sovereignty
worldwide/virtualThe need to establish this Independent Forum was agreed at the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Consultation for the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) on May 29-30, 2021. Its focus is information sharing and discussion of strategies to strengthen the self-determined participation of Indigenous Peoples in UN bodies impacting Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and Right to Food.
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International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
worldwide/virtualReducing food losses and waste is essential in a world where the number of people affected by hunger has been slowly on the rise since 2014, and tons and tons of edible food are lost and/or wasted every day. Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent
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