Food Sustainability: Key to reach SDGs

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Food production and transport consume almost a third of all energy generated worldwide. We explore how sustainable food production and consumption could also involve embracing and promoting affordable and clean energy.

Weekly Digest   Issue #15         Food sustainability is key to reach SDGs   Food is a common thread linking all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), given the interconnected economic, social and environmental dimensions of food systems. Explore how each SDG is related to key indicators included in the Food Sustainability Index.   EXPLORE THE SDGs →

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