Opinion: The last year should teach us that food security is not guaranteed
Food activist Sophie Healy-Thow reflects on how the pandemic impacted Ireland’s sense of food security.
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Food activist Sophie Healy-Thow reflects on how the pandemic impacted Ireland’s sense of food security.
“This black mountain, in the past this was all ice but now it’s just rock.”
More than half of Ireland’s bee species have experienced substantial declines since the 1980s.
Ireland is extremely vulnerable to external shocks in the food chain, writes Mícheál Callaghan.
The picture is clear: without adequate food and proper nutrition, a child will not live, learn and grow up to lead a healthy and productive life.
The newest Global Hunger Index shows the unsustainable use of land, water, and energy are the biggest factors affecting the food security of the most vulnerable people around the world.
Enda Kenny’s address at Béal na mBláth also reveal details about the overall themes of Ireland’s EU presidency.
Irish development agency Vita has launched a Potato Centre of Excellence in Africa with an aim to provide sustainable access to food for two million people.