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A menu of food items for Aotearoa New Zealand at COP27
A menu of food items for Aotearoa New Zealand at COP27

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) puts food systems in the conference for the first time. Read our analysis of what this mean for Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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Recipe for food crises: war, Covid, and climate change 
Recipe for food crises: war, Covid, and climate change 

The UN warns of multiple, looming food crises. These, it says, are driven by conflict, climate shocks, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and massive public debt burdens - exacerbated by the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine which has pushed food and fuel prices to accelerate in many nations across the globe. So how does this all fit together?

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The price we pay for food
The price we pay for food

The price of food in New Zealand is rising. We can’t rely on charities alone (like food rescue agencies) to feed our hungry people. We need to address the complex issues in our broken food system to make real changes to the price of food.

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Regenerative agriculture and agroecology for breakfast
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Regenerative agriculture and agroecology for breakfast

We are at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019. Over 1000 delegates from around the world converge in Stockholm to act as change agents to transform the food system. From government ministers, to companies, chefs, NGOs, farmers, and city governments, there is a mix of health and sustainability tackling how food can fix our environmental and social issues. Day one began and ended with strong statements from one of the world’s biggest food companies talking to the heart of food systems change about regenerative agriculture and farming. At Spira we work on regenerative agriculture in New Zealand, so this was a key topic for us as we transform the food system.

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