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A study identified relevant policy approaches to improve the food system performance of developing countries. Source: ACIAR The risk assessment paradigm is the most effective method for regulating food safety. With this paradigm, the most significant risks are identified, decisions are made about where and how to decrease risks, and risk avoidance is discussed with …
Using tools such as foresight, FAO identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes emerging trends and drivers within and around agrifood systems that may have food safety consequences. Source: FAO In the face of economic, social, and environmental challenges, increasing efforts are being made to transform agrifood systems to ensure that the growing global population has access to …
Using bamboo as a move towards eco-friendly resource consumption gives a chance to combat climate change and create jobs for communities. Source: IFAD Bamboo, an effective carbon sink, is considered as one of the solutions to climate change. It grows abundantly in a wide range of tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Recognized as a possible …
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Due to climate change-related circumstances and natural catastrophes, Filipino farmers are finding it difficult to produce enough food for the nation. Source: The Weekly Sillimanian According to the Department of Agriculture, agricultural damage brought on by typhoons in 2019 and 2020 were P8.1 billion and P14.25 billion respectively. The Philippines are still struggling to recover …
Using a model-based analysis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development assessed the impacts of policy reforms on agriculture’s capacity to adapt in the face of accelerating climate change. Source: IPCC Faced with a rapid climate change, the agricultural sector is increasingly challenged to provide food, farm incomes, employment, and environmental services to millions of …
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With the effects of climate change, the Philippines created a climate change agenda across sectors and government institutions and put important national policies and legislation into place. Source: World Bank The establishment of a risk-based framework for national and sub-national climate policies was set in the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change 2010-2022 (NFSCC) to …
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Socio-economic impacts were assessed to revitalize the shrimp farming industry in the Philippines. Source: SEAFDEC Due to its attractive marketable price, there is a shift from milkfish to prawn for the aquaculture industry in the Philippines. Negros and the Panay Islands in Central and Western Visayas have been the primary locations for shrimp farming. This …
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In an article released by the Manila Bulletin, fish production in the Philippines continues to decline as a result of coral reef destruction. Source: Manila Bulletin Philippines, one of the world’s top producers of fish, came in at number 10 in terms of capture fishery production in 2019. Fisheries resources contribute significantly to the country’s …
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WorldFish presents its transformational agenda for research covering the aquatic food systems component of the global food system. Source: WorldFish More than 800 million people in developing countries, especially those who are susceptible to climate change, poverty, conflict, and humanitarian situations depend on aquatic foods for their livelihood, food security, and nutrition. Aquatic foods are …
USAID through its flagship program support women’s economic empowerment while reducing marine plastic pollution in Philippines and Indonesia. Source: USAID Under the Save our Seas Initiative, the Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) – USAID’s global flagship program started the Women in Waste’s Economic Empowerment (WWEE) activity. This aims to provide empowerment trainings as well as …
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