Collaboration required to avoid a humanitarian disaster eyesononidonesia Amsterdam, Juli 17 2022– The human tragedy that continues to unfold in Ukraine has shocked and saddened us all. What has also become clear is the suffering will be magnified as the repercussions are felt across the global food system. Simply put: the war has knocked the…
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Clean Rivers Clean Brain Part IV eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, July 1, 2022 — Without plastic, we might even have to change the way we talk about ourselves. “Consumer is inherently a single-use term,” Walker says. In a world where packaging is recycled and reused, not thrown away, we can become citizens instead. We might also find that for…
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Clean Rivers, Cleaner Brain Part III eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 29, 2022– Exposure to EDCs during critical periods of fetal growth can have long-lasting effects. “If the mother is pregnant and she is exposed to plastics or other chemicals that alter the development of her fetus, those changes are lifelong, irreversible changes,” Swan says. This means that…
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Food and Agri Industry answers eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 29th 2022– Indonesia’s dry season has never been easy. Dry winds blow from Australia and rainfall is almost nonexistent, which leads to major forest fires, choking air pollution, and searing heat, along with the energy-sapping effect the season has on residents. For many parts of Indonesia, one…
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eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 29 2022– Indonesia announced seven new water supply and waste water treatment projects worth a total of $1.9 billion and may present significant export opportunities for EU companies. Indonesia has a population of over 268 million people but the majority do not have access to piped water and are dependent on river water or bottled water. For the 20% of…
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Clean Rivers, Cleaner Brain Part II eyesonindonesia.com Amsterdam, June 28, 2022– It’s not just consumers who should change their habits – supermarket supply chains are optimized for selling packaged products and should be overhauled. In the meantime, highly perishable goods such as asparagus, green beans and berries can end up on the field unpicked with…
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Part II Problems Emerging countries mdeboer FD / eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, June 11th 2022– The global debt burden has risen by almost $12,000 billion in the past corona years. Of this increase, 80% is accounted for by the emerging countries, that is a whopping$7000 billion Important numbers from the Institute of International Finance (IIF) show that the global debt…
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Part I Problems Emerging countries mdeboer FD / eyesonindonesia Amsterdam, June 11th 2022– A severe energy crunch plus an equally serious global food shock hit countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America hard. Inflation and a stagnant economy make them very vulnerable. Their debts have risen quickly during the corona period and with rising interest rates…
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