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Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet.
You read that right.
The problem is access & availability of nutritious food, which is increasingly impeded by multiple challenges.
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You read that right.
The problem is access & availability of nutritious food, which is increasingly impeded by multiple challenges.
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These include #COVID19 pandemic, conflict, the #ClimateCrisis, inequality, rising prices & international tensions, & they are threatening our #FoodSecurity.
People around the world are suffering the domino effects of challenges that know no borders.
People around the world are suffering the domino effects of challenges that know no borders.
Our goal is to build a world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. A world where no one is left behind.
Ahead of this #WorldFoodDay, we want to share a few inspiring stories of #FoodHeroes who are helping to build a better world for all.
Ahead of this #WorldFoodDay, we want to share a few inspiring stories of #FoodHeroes who are helping to build a better world for all.
The US Govt just announced and EO for advancing #biotechnology and #biomanufacturing for a #Sustainable , safe and secure #bioeconomy.
There are 11 areas they will be looking to fund and develop within this niche.
Read the full article here - whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
There are 11 areas they will be looking to fund and develop within this niche.
Read the full article here - whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
Here is a quick summary:
1) Coordinate investment in key R&D areas to further societal goals
2)Foster a biological data ecosystem, while adhering to principles of security, privacy, and responsible conduct of research
1) Coordinate investment in key R&D areas to further societal goals
2)Foster a biological data ecosystem, while adhering to principles of security, privacy, and responsible conduct of research
3) Expand domestic #biomanufacturing production capacity and processes, including #piloting and #prototyping efforts to accelerate the translation of basic research results into practice
4) Boost #sustainable #biomass production
4) Boost #sustainable #biomass production
Thank you @GeorgeMonbiot for #regenesis. One of those rare books I could subscribe to every word! Very deep and differentiated and systems thinking: the ingredients needed to get our #FoodSystems transformed. Some favorite quotes in this thread 1/8 
"Q: 'What do you grow?' A: 'Biodiversity' The vegetables are a by-product". Tolly talks about vegetables. That concept should be default for all livestock systems. And #EcosystemServices be the reason for farming. 2/8
"Reducing food waste, while essential, is one of the many solutions [...] whose potential has been greatly exaggerated." No food should go wasted! But reducing #FoodWaste alone doesn't solve the systemic and distributional failures of our food systems. 3/8
"Sorghum is a compelling bioresource for the sustainable production of cellulose nanofibres"
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Our new research in Industrial Crops & Products made a reality with the help of @Crooked50 @Godwin_UQ, Darren Martin et al. #bioeconomy #nanocellulose #sorghum
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Our new research in Industrial Crops & Products made a reality with the help of @Crooked50 @Godwin_UQ, Darren Martin et al. #bioeconomy #nanocellulose #sorghum
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
The engaging graphical abstract was born from a creative collaboration with @cautioushopeful, which wouldn't have been possible without @LifeologyApp's science-art platform!! 👐
This research started all the way back in 2018 with 10 different sorghum varieties being selected & grown at @UQGattonUpdate w/ @Crooked50 in this plot ↓↓↓
I admire the ingenuity behind such wood-based products, I can’t help but cringe at this wood is good solution. Sure we’ve proven that we can make many things out of wood, and we can substitute many products from car parts to toilets. But is substitution really the solution? (1/n)
Take this toilet example⬆️Nice, it’s made out of wood but it’s not really paradigm-shifting, is it?
I mean, wooden toilets or "outhouses" have been around from the twentieth century. They’ve been slowly substituted by flush toilets from around the 1600s onwards (2/n)
I mean, wooden toilets or "outhouses" have been around from the twentieth century. They’ve been slowly substituted by flush toilets from around the 1600s onwards (2/n)
This was certainly a good thing (especially from a hygienic perspective), but today the flush toilet probably stands as one of the most unsustainable innovations in human history : theconversation.com/the-world-need… (3/n)
Praj is a biotechnology Company with global footprints having a diverse portfolio of Bio-energy solutions, High purity water systems, Breweries, Critical process equipment & skids and Zero liquid discharge systems
Company has a Bio-MobilityTM platform which comprises of Biofuels both in liquid as well as gaseous form and are derived by processing feedstock such as Agri residue, Molasses, Cane syrup, grains, oilseeds, etc
New Generation Plantations annual meeting #NGP2019 about to start - Africa’s Social Prosperity and Landscapes - newgenerationplantations.org/en/events/22
Pedro Dzucula - National Director of Agriculture and Silviculture on behalf of the Mozambican Government’s Ministry of Agriculture, formally opening #NGP2019
The 3rd in my treelogy of talks entirely based on pun titles - the most egregious one of all.
Here is the sing-along version of "grading and abetting - does timber strength grading help or hinder the circular economy" at the #TIMBER2019 conference of @wood_technology of @iom3 [1]
Here is the sing-along version of "grading and abetting - does timber strength grading help or hinder the circular economy" at the #TIMBER2019 conference of @wood_technology of @iom3 [1]
The previous talk "From forest to last" (#EvolvingTheForest) was a more general look at the future role of #wood the #bioeconomy & #CircularEconomy - which covered, among other things, the huge potential, but also the gap between renewable & unlimited [2]
& 1st talk was "Would you know a tree if you saw one?" (#napres19) in which we learned that it is hard to define a tree - & how this doesn't matter & also matters a lot.
Let's return to this topic of how words shape our thinking, not always for good [3]
Let's return to this topic of how words shape our thinking, not always for good [3]
No sing-along (as such) for today's presentation at #EvolvingTheForest on #wood the #bioeconomy & #CircularEconomy - partly because what matters most is the discussion afterwards. Thanks to @TilhillForestry for the invitation.
However, bonus content... (1/6)
#forests100
However, bonus content... (1/6)
#forests100
...the gist of the start is similar to this...let's not get too hung up on words
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Sing-along version of my slides for #superwood @forestsandwood event. #forests #wood #timber and the #bioeconomy ... with bonus links for extra credit reading
Trees contain a lot of potentially useful extractives - chemicals with useful functions that might be taken out before the fibre goes to another market. Some listed in our database thanks to @IBioIC
blogs.napier.ac.uk/cwst/ited/
blogs.napier.ac.uk/cwst/ited/
