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Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security
#Canada #FoodSecurity #Economy #FoodSovereignty #NationalSecurity #Agriculture #SupplyChain #Trade #Resilience #Indigenous #Inequality #Communities #FoodCrisis #LocalFood #Sustainability
https://the-14.com/community-food-systems-are-critical-to-canadas-national-security/

Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security | The-14

Community food systems are vital to Canada’s security, strengthening resilience, reducing dependence on imports, and ensuring access to food nationwide.

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The Times of Central Asia 46m ago

Central Asia faces a tense summer as water shortages threaten crops, food security, and regional stability https://timesca.com/water-stress-will-the-summer-of-2026-become-a-turning-point-for-central-asia/ #WaterCrisis #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #AralSea #WaterShortage #CentralAsia

Susan Ville 8h ago

📌 More than 38,000 #women and #girls were killed in #gaza between OCT-2023 and DEC-2025 – #UN Women

#news #ihl #CrimesAgainstHumanity
#UNres2803scam
#genocide #palestine

#cairo / #geneva / #NewYork, APR-17 2026 – Six months after the "ceasefire" in Gaza, women and girls continue to face severe and persistent risks, as #humanitarian needs remain critical and recovery conditions remain fragile

#emergencyresponse
#water #foodsecurity #healthcare

📰 UN #press

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/04/more-than-38000-women-and-girls-were-killed-in-gaza-between-october-2023-and-december-2025-un-women

More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters

Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk.

UN Women – Headquarters

Ms. Que Banh 17h ago

What I sowed today:

Okra, romanesco broccoli, dill, rosemary, purple carrots, slim orange carrots & a cool cilantro pea plant - you can eat the peas & foliage tastes like cilantro. It's a new experimental food crop for me. I got the seeds from a local farmer friend.

#FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowFood #AnarchoSocialist #SeedStarters #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #FoodSeeds #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle

The-14 1d ago

The next frontier of AI is biological digital twins
#Canada #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #Climate #Innovation #Data #Governance #Environment #Research #FutureTech #Food #Science #DigitalTwins #BiologicalDigitalTwins
https://the-14.com/the-next-frontier-of-ai-is-biological-digital-twins/

Thomas 1d ago

Not sure how it is in your country but when our politicians scream about food security they neglect the fact that about 75% of Belgium's agricultural area is used to grow animal feed. And here's the shocker: 75% of the meat produced in Belgium is exported.
#foodsecurity

Headlines Africa 1d ago

Africa: Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation Sets Benchmark for Africa, Says AUC: [ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission has underscored that Ethiopia's agricultural transformation offers a practical model for other African countries striving to enhance food security and boost productivity. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS3jSm #Ethiopia #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #AfricanUnion #SustainableDevelopment

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 1d ago

Aquatic Disease And Pathogen Repository (Aquadepth) To Track, Evaluate, And Ultimately Predict Aquatic Disease Outbreaks Across The Nation [inc. spatial, USA]
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center/news/aquadepth-merging-aquatic-disease-surveillance-data <-- shared technical article
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#fedscience #publicgood #foodsecurity #health #fish #fisheries #coral #sampling #mitigation #animalhealth #naturalresources #ecosystems #environment #habitat #aquaculture #economics #planning #impacts #humanimpacts #AquaDePTH #aquatic #disease #pathogen #database #spatial #GIS #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #surveillance #monitoring #USA #opendata #biogeographic #nationwide
@USGS

Pacific Byiringiro 1d ago

RE: https://mas.to/@econetwork/116409130470866685

Hi, whether you want to grow potatoes, already growing them, and you still need more knowledge about them, here is a helpful thread for you on @econetwork page!

#PotatoFarming #Agriculture #FarmingTips #FoodSecurity #LearnFarming #SustainableFarming

The-14 2d ago

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why
#Africa #SouthAfrica #Environment
#Agriculture #Farming #SoilHealth #Agroecology #Fertilizer #Legumes #FoodSecurity #WaterPollution #EcoSolutions
https://the-14.com/south-africas-farmers-arent-yet-replacing-chemical-fertilisers-with-sustainable-alternatives-this-is-why/

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why | The-14

South African farmers resist switching to sustainable fertilisers due to poor access, low awareness and convenience, despite benefits for soil health and yields

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