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  • Fueling change through clean stoves

    September 06, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Clean Cooking Stove Entrepreneurship project offers two-week training programs to teach women how to practice safer, cleaner cooking practices as opposed to the dangerous open-fire cooking methods they’re most familiar with. Women who complete the training then return to their communities to advocate for and educate others on these new skills. Since starting in 2016, more than 9,000 women have received clean cooking education and access to stoves to practice these more sustainable cooking practices.

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  • Grown-to-Order Veggies

    April 11, 2022 |

    Inside Turkey |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Sivas

    Farmobile allows people to pick seasonal produce and have it grown for them on leased land and receive shipments of the crop once it starts producing. Farmobile makes safe, healthy, freshly grown produce more accessible to those without a means to farm.

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  • Chocpocalypse Now! Quarantine and the Future of Food

    June 22, 2021 |

    Gastropod |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia, Barrow Island, Western Australia

    Off the coast of Australia, the energy company Chevron is experimenting with new quarantine management techniques to ensure that any plants and pests don’t hitchhike to new places, which can devastate the global food economy. They’ve redesigned shipping containers to make it harder for insects to tag along and they’ve created a video game to train workers on how to be better at finding these pests in their inspections. Some creatures and plants can slip through the process, but these tools have been successful and could be used in other ways.

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  • In a first for the region, Hannaford says its grocery stores have achieved zero food waste

    April 20, 2021 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Scarborough, Maine

    The Hannaford supermarket chain has achieved their goal of creating zero food waste. Over the past year, they diverted 65 million pounds of unsellable products to food banks, de-packing facilities, and anaerobic digestion facilities where it’s converted to energy. The grocery store is also making adjustments to how it purchases and sources food and how it’s displayed with the hopes of extending the food’s shelf life.

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  • The rise of the land salmon

    December 19, 2020 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    In Florida, a land-based salmon farming operation has optimized the ideal conditions for fish to be raised sustainably on land. “There is no winter here, there are no diseases, there are no sea lice. We optimize everything the fish needs," explains the company's chief sales and marketing officer. Although the practice is still "in its infancy" and struggles to return a profit, it has caught on elsewhere and land-based salmon are now sold in a variety of grocery stores.

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  • The Sweet Fruits of the Chilean War on Sugar

    November 03, 2020 |

    Reportér |

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    Response Location: Chile

    To fight obesity concerns, a law in Chile is now requiring that foods high in sugar, have a high content of saturated fats, are high in sodium, or high in calories carry a label (or labels) to help inform consumers of their contents. Although the strategy has received pushback from some companies, others have redesigned recipes to avoid the label and consumers report that it has influenced their shopping habits.

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  • Bug Breeders Are Cultivating Waste-Guzzling Flies to Gobble Up America's Trash

    October 05, 2020 |

    Future Human |

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    Response Location: United States, Camas, Washington

    A growing number of bug breeders in the United States are raising black soldier flies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and food waste. The larvae can convert waste into fertilizer for crops, while also reducing carbon dioxide emissions. In one experiment at Louisiana State University, about two tons of cafeteria food waste is processed by the fly larvae. Creating a similiar system on a larger scale for municipalities can be expensive, but the flies could be a multifaceted solution to the country’s trash problem.

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  • In Africa, a Drive to End Malnutrition Meets Covid-19

    May 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    A nongovernmental organization, Sanku, invented a new technology that allows a machine to mix in the right amount of basic nutrients into flour that children and others need. By working directly with the millers and creating a sustainable business model, nearly 100 schools were provided fortified flour to keep its students healthy.

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  • Tech startups want to reinvent the bulk aisle—grocery's most glorious, affordable, unwieldy section. That's going to be harder than it looks.

    April 18, 2020 |

    The Counter |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The bulk food aisle in grocery stories - where dry goods are weighed and put in containers that consumers can bring from home - is getting more attention as tech solutions arise to revamp this shopping experience. From SmartBins to MIWA, solutions typically involve using technology to track weight more efficiently and cleanly while generating data on consumer habits. These solutions help consumers save money, have a higher profit margin for companies, and reduce waste in the process.

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  • Sladké plody chilské války s cukrem

    April 05, 2020 |

    Reportér |

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    Response Location: Chile

    Chile je nejobéznější zemí Jižní Ameriky a po Spojených státech druhou nejobéznější zemí světa. Tamní vláda proto přistoupila k svéráznému řešení - zavedla černé výstražné nálepky na obalech nezdravých potravin. Ty upozorňují zákazníky na vysoký obsah cukru, nasycených tuků, sodíku či kalorií. Na vládní strategii zareagovali vedle spotřebitelů, kteří novému řešení přizpůsobili své nákupní návyky, také místní potravinářské firmy. Zatímco některé z nich opatření kritizovaly, jiné pozměnily recepturu svých produktů tak, aby se varovným štítkům vyhnuly.

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