Food and Water
Ground zero: why soil health is integral to beating climate change
There is growing political awareness and support for measures to enhance the world's soils – but farmers also need technological and financial support
Tania Strauss
2003, BSc, Skidmore College; 2008, MIA, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs; 2015, Executive Masters in Leadership, World Economic Forum’s Global Leadership Fellows, a partnership with the Wharton School, Columbia University, INSEAD, the London Business School and China Europe International Business School, CEIBS.
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Regenerative agriculture enhances climate resilience by restoring soil health, sequestering carbon and boosting biodiversity, making food systems more sustainable.
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La colaboración está impulsando la innovación alimentaria, escalando las soluciones locales y transformando prácticas agrícolas para afrontar los desafíos del futuro.
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We need bolder action and understanding on how to fix the way we produce and consumer food, embracing complex and holistic solutions like climate change and food security together.
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Food systems are essential to life and currently account for around 12% of global GDP. Leaders share their insights on how to build sustainable food systems.
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The COVID-19 pandemic highlights 3 ways to build a portfolio of resilience-ready, healthy and nutritious, inclusive and sustainable solutions for food
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How consumers and farmers can transform food systems
This challenge of changing the way the world produces and consumes food is central to companies, governments, international institutions and civil society.