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Image Journal articles Integrating nutrition into environmental impact assessments reveals limited sustainable food options within planetary boundaries This study integrated nutrition in the assessment of environmental sustainability in 559 food products across various categories. The researchers argue that the results demonstrate the model’s effectiveness in appraising food products based on environmental performance and nutrient composition. Read
Image News and resources How "national champion" firms are reshaping the global meat industry This article argues that Brazil’s JBS and China’s WH Group grew into global meat giants through state support, accelerating consolidation and environmental harm. Despite national backing, they now primarily serve transnational capital. Scholars argue for a global competition treaty to curb unchecked corporate power. Read
Image News and resources Bombs, mines and chemicals: how agricultural soils in Ukraine have been ravaged by war Researchers estimated the cost of restoring Ukraine's agricultural soil after the war to be 20 billion dollars. The researchers first analysed the damage to the landscape using high-resolution satellite imagery. Read
Image News and resources Food industry insiders warn food crisis is looming A group of senior professionals working within the biggest food retailers warn that an interconnected set of crises – degrading soil health, water scarcity, climate change – will have a significant impact on food businesses unless there is deep structural and cultural change within the industry. Read
Image News and resources At 88, A nutritionist meets her moment After five decades in the field of nutrition, Dr. Marion Nestle thought she had seen it all. Then came “Make America Healthy Again.” Read
Image News and resources PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows A leaked document shows that vested interests may have been behind a “mud-slinging” PR campaign to discredit a landmark environment study, the Eat Lancet study in 2019, according to an investigation in the Guardian and DeSmog. Read
Image Books Food fight: from plunder and profit to people and planet Author Stuart Gillespie argues that the food system we once relied upon for global nutrition has now become the very thing making us sick. From its origins in colonial times, through the last few decades of neoliberalism, he claims the system now lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful transnationals. Read
Image Books Food Policy in the United States This book is an update to the book about all aspects of food policy in the U.S. It covers policy changes since the 2018 Farm Bill, the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and President Trump’s approach to food and agricultural trade. Read
Image Journal articles What policy support do smallholders in high-income countries need to contribute to healthy, sustainable food systems? A scoping review This review highlights gaps between high-income countries' smallholder needs, existing policies and international policy advice with implications for policy, namely, that policymakers should collaborate with smallholders to develop simple, targeted policies and focus on strengthening rural communities. Read