Jane Maland Cady, McKnight Foundation, shares experiences and insights on Blue Marble Evaluation as the leading innovative edge for evaluation for the times we live in.
BY CLAIRE NICKLIN, REPRESENTANTE REGIONAL – LOS ANDES, COLLABORATIVE CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM AT MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION Summary: Writing on the day of the launch of Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles in Minneapolis, Claire Nicklin, Representante Regional for the McKnight Foundation, shares her thoughts about how Blue Marble has provided the Collaborative Crop Research Program with important ideas and concepts … Continued
This year’s fires in the Amazon, the worst in recent years, are a stark reminder of the challenges of producing plenty, affordable, and healthy food for a growing and more affluent world. Today, almost all of the soy that Brazil exports goes to China, the rest to the European Union and other developing markets. There, … Continued
The evidence is clear and irrefutable. Climate change, ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity represent serious and interconnected threats to the well-being of people and the planet. There is an urgent need to accelerate creative and effective solutions. According to the IPCC special report on Climate Change and Land, released in August, agriculture and food … Continued
In October 2018, 93 people gathered for a strategic convening on resilient seed systems hosted by the Global Alliance, in Oaxaca, Mexico — a globally important centre of origin for corn and other crops. The combination of a diverse group of participants with deep expertise related to resilient seed systems, and the influence of Oaxaca’s landscape, farms, culinary traditions and unique biocultural history, led to important discussions, insights, and ideas.
I recently visited Mexico in preparation for a strategic convening the Global Alliance for the Future of Food is planning on resilient seed systems. While in Oaxaca, I saw first-hand how the deep historical connection to the milpa (maize system) is tied to socio-cultural and culinary traditions, local livelihoods, as well as the region’s ecological … Continued
At Dumfries House, Scotland, in early May 2018, HRH The Prince of Wales and Sustainable Food Trust hosted a convening on the Future of Food and Farming, with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food as a collaborative partner. In connection to its ongoing work on the positive and negative externalities of the food system, the … Continued
Lauren Baker takes a deep dive into investing in agroecology for a future of food that is sustainable, secure, and equitable.
In February 2018, Ruth Richardson, Executive Director of the Global Alliance, was invited by Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) to travel to Andhra Pradesh – a state of 49 million people in south-east India – with a mission to see first-hand the ambitious Climate Resilient Zero Budget Natural Farming initiative (ZBNF) supported by APPI and the Andhra … Continued
New report outlines health impacts of food systems and potential levers for change In October 2017, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and IPES-Food launched “Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus: Addressing Practices, Political Economy, and Power Relations to Build Healthier Food Systems”, a report outlining the health impacts – and ballooning costs – of unsustainable food systems practices. “The … Continued
