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Agriculture
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Former president of Costa Rica on de-risking fertilizer shocks: how $700 billion in subsidies can do more | Fortune

Fertilizer price surges due to geopolitical conflicts threaten food security and expose vulnerabilities in agricultural systems worldwide.
fromStreetsblog
4 months ago

Opinion: Why Urbanists Should Support Plant-Forward Policies - Streetsblog USA

It shows up three times a day, on your plate. The U.S. spends over $30 billion annually on agricultural subsidies. Most support corn and soy, crops that become livestock feed, not food for people. U.S. meat is artificially cheap, which has locked us into a high-emissions food system. It's the highway funding of food: a policy choice that induces demand and reinforces path dependency.
Environment
Europe politics
fromBusiness Matters
10 months ago

When Labels Fail: What a 400 Million Fraud Tells Us About the Illusion of Reform in Europe's Food Policy

The European Commission's Nutri-Score labeling system fails to deliver promised health benefits.
The Greek subsidy scandal highlights systematic issues in EU policy effectiveness.
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