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Key Takeaways from Oracle CloudWorld 2023

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This year, Mr. Ellison spun a vision of how the global agricultural industry’s value chain could be reconstructed to improve the quality of food while making the industry much more sustainable. According to Mr. Ellison, food grown indoors with AI powered greenhouses has the potential to use 98% less water and 90% less land.

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Five ways cotton production can help achieve Zero Hunger

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Strong links between cotton production and food crops present opportunities?—?and for the food and nutrition security of smallholder farmers [link] One of the 20 most important commodities in the world, accounting for 30 percent of all textile materials consumed globally, cotton is part of a huge industry and of our daily life.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

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Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nutritious food enjoyed at school feeds the bodies and minds of children.

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WFP and Cargill team up with these 8 Innovators to #disrupthunger

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Teams were selected for their expertise in the areas of nutrition, food processing and digital solutions for smallholder farmers, among others. In addition, each team will have the opportunity to present their solution to an audience of WFP leadership, government donors and potential investors at a pitch night on Thursday, 16 May.

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It takes a village to defeat HIV

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The other two are antiretroviral treatment (ART) and, perhaps less obviously, the nutritious food and support he receives from the World Food Programme (WFP). People also need to eat the right kind of food. Ensuring people living with HIV have enough of the right type of food throughout childhood?—?including

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2019 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: FAO, IFAD and WFP highlight the commitment of…

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It featured the voices from host governments, from the field, Board Members, and the RBAs, in order to shed light on concrete country examples and opportunities to reach the most vulnerable people through SSTC in areas such as family farming, market access for rural women, and engagement opportunities for the rural youth.

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Eco-Friendly Packaging + Shipping Materials for Ecommerce Orders

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Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? Example: a bicycle is more eco-friendly than a sedan, but a sedan is more eco-friendly than a Hummer. For example, mailers that have more than one adhesive strip can be used more than once. No worries.