Emphasising the limitations of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for certain product categories, IFOAM Organics Europe on 14 February, welcomed the vote on grain claims, with the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) confirming these limitations, that were already highlighted in the Commission proposals
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While critical global issues such as climate governance, energy security, and sustainable agriculture were highlighted at COP28 last year, Chinas practices in photovoltaic agriculture stood out as a promising solution to climate change challenges
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Data published by the Food Systems Countdown to 2023 Initiative (FSCI) provides the first science-based monitoring to guide decision-makers as they seek wholesale transformation of the global agriculture and food systems