My initial observation was too much cheese and too much bolognese. I mean, in proportion to the spaghetti.

Small-scale farmers produce more of the rich world’s food than previously thought – new study The prevailing narrative that feeding the world is the preserve of industrial agriculture is based on flawed logic.

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Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it | Moustafa Bayoumi His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city

Zohran Mamdani refused to compromise on his values – and was rewarded for it
@moustafabayoumi.bsky.social
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The weather man or someone on the wireless is telling me it's the strongest, brightest full mood tonight. Fat chance. Heavy rain, dark clouds. Only about two fireworks. Hardly a sound.

Fixing Food Systems Will Take More than Good Intentions - V sensible thoughts from IPES-Food heavyweights Shalmali Guttal, Sofia Monsalve and Pat Mooney foodtank.com/news/2025/10...

I had a wonderful conversation with my fellow IPES-Food panelist and longtime friend and comrade Million Belay on the future of African Agriculture. Listen to them all here: www.youtube.com/@BFAAPOD

WorldFoodDay Brazil's recipe to end hunger

🥣 Brazil’s recipe to end hunger is shockingly simple – and it works.

👧🏽 Universal school meals
💸 Cash transfers + minimum wage
🌾 Buying from family farmers
🍲 Community kitchens
📜 The right to food in law
🌱 Support for agroecological farmers

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#WorldFoodDay

It all comes back to land.

Welsh Onions are not Welsh. They're merely foreign. Allium fistulosum is a perennial plant.

No Latour? It okay 👍. You have Jason Moore.

Great #tomatoes this year.

Israel has killed hundreds of journalists, including Anas al-Sharif. Meanwhile, the mainstream media continues to enable the genocide. The tide is not turning nor are journalists in the West developing a moral compass. They are entirely complicit.

Anas Al-Sharif's Final Message Israel Killed Anas on August 10, 2025.

"I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland."
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Anas Al-Sharif pictured with his two young children that he is holding. They are all smiling.

Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him.

Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated:

RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal

#damson

Nice birthday gifts, wow!

Rest in Peace

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

#BlackSky #Blackademics

Bedlinog pit pond, 2025

A small road going to the right of 19th century abandoned building. It's in a cemetery up above the village of Bedlinog, South Wales.

The crisis of African liberators As Mozambique nears 50 years of independence, its ruling party clings to power amid political turmoil, contested elections, and growing public discontent. Is this the beginning of a new struggle for l...

As Mozambique nears 50 years of independence, its ruling party clings to power amid political turmoil, contested elections, and growing public discontent. Is this the beginning of a new struggle for liberation? africasacountry.com/2025/03/the-...

Only politics can end world hunger - IPES-Food "Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. Food isn’t scarce but many people can’t access it.” To give people access to food, we must confront power & inequality.

Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, and inequality. Agroecology can be a solution! 🌱

Take a look at this article by Jennifer Clapp (on behalf of IPES-Food) ➡️ ipes-food.org/only-politic...

Today is publication day! I explain how agricultural inputs - which weren't even widely traded market goods 200 years ago - have become giant industries dominated by just a handful of transnational firms today.

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Many thanks to those who helped me along the way!

RIP to one of the bona fide greats

No!

🌾🥣 Hunger and malnutrition are a matter of #food access, inequality and poverty. #Hunger is a political choice: it's not rocket science 🧵👇

Only politics can end world hunger - IPES-Food "Hunger persists because we allow injustice to endure. Food isn’t scarce but many people can’t access it.” To give people access to food, we must confront power & inequality.

The world produces more than enough #food to feed everyone.

Yet it is shamefully misallocated.

BigAg firms make more profit by exporting food for animal feed, biofuels, or ultra-processed foods, than selling it to poor people. 1/3 of all food is simply wasted.
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Agroecology vs industrial agriculture. Which approach do you think is better for the future of food?

The world grows enough food for everyone to eat. Conflict, poverty, and inequality stop people accessing it. IPES-Food

"We produce more food per person than ever before—yet hunger persists across the globe."

#Hunger is political.

The proven solutions? Courageous political choices that confront power and put equity over profit.

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