This report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that 87% of current global government support for farming includes measures that are harmful to nature or health. It argues that redirecting - rather than eliminating - agricultural subsidies is key to making the global food system more healthy, sustainable and equitable.
Read the full report, A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity: Repurposing agricultural support to transform food systems, here. See also the TABLE explainer How can we reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions?
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