Jason Clay

SVP, Markets, Exec Director, @WWFInstitute @world_wildlife. Extrapreneur, convener, & author working for a more sustainable food system. Opinions mine

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The US and Brazil are competing in a destructive way. Whichever shifts its global production more quickly and efficiently, targeting where global demand is headed (think China, India, and Africa) will do better in this race. https://t.co/BcrPahdpwB

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When land is used for agriculture, you might expect that the biodiversity underground would resemble what's being grown above—monocrops or a far more limited number of organisms than are found in nature. But apparently that doesn’t seem to be the case. https://t.co/4l5jDXIvay

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Digital payments reduce the cost of moving money over great distances, which is good in Africa where travel can be expensive and requires time away from work. https://t.co/NemTMEbxzN

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It’s hard to understand how products advertised as natural or sustainable would have significantly higher emissions associated with them. This would mean that whatever is being used to define these terms is actually connected negatively to emissions. https://t.co/TvAojFYq6p

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Can we have higher yields and better taste? Research with fungal extracts show positive results across every stage of plant development — better germination, earlier flowering, increased yield, and enhanced product quality for “green agriculture.” https://t.co/OcimGB4IDl

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While plant-based meat is struggling, plant-based dairy has gained significant market share. Plant-based dairy holds a 21% market share for dairy generally, with volumes growing 150% over the last decade. That compares to a 4% share for plant-based meat. https://t.co/cP7ewPcT18

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Why is plant-based dairy growing faster than plant-based meat? In this week's ReThink Food, I take a look at the issue, breaking down the factors that account for the discrepancy. Read more: https://t.co/0VAVUTsyhw

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A major area of transition when moving away from farm subsidies is to support extension services to reduce GHG emissions, protect biodiversity, prevent soil degradation, and make agrifood more sustainable and resilient. https://t.co/Qj00uMV6qG

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Global warming and land-use changes are putting extreme pressure on Amazon forests. According to a new study, the Amazon may undergo self-reinforcing transitions, whose pressures could lead to a system-wide change across major parts of the ecosystem. https://t.co/b8aHd2mYWh

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When the mealybug devasted papaya production in Kenya, farmers had to choose between accepting pest issues or ending efforts to grow papaya. Scientists turned to a tiny biocontrol: a parasitic wasp. According to early trials, it helped double yields. https://t.co/jP0QupaTic

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While leather might not be covered under the EUDR, China, the largest buyer of hides from Brazil, is still interested in the embedded carbon from animals produced on land that was deforested for pasture or for crops that were used to feed the animals. https://t.co/rEFR5yz27v

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We are going to learn an awful lot about how much climate disruption we can manage at the moment – and, presumably, how much we can’t. If you haven’t already read this piece, please do. It’s sobering. https://t.co/3D4Li4Ivxj

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The sooner we can develop crops that can produce or take their own nitrogen from the air, from soil stores, or from linked organisms, the less important our dependence on synthetic nitrogen fertilizers will be. https://t.co/b8aHd2mYWh

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Since March, the Iran War has disrupted global fertilizer markets, straining global food systems. In this week's ReThink Food, I take a look at these impacts and examine ways to decouple fossil fuel energy and ag production moving forward. https://t.co/n7LYkxNeBq

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Threats to the world's rice supply will likely get worse before things get better. After years of bumper crops, there is a lot of rice stored globally, but it is not clear if or when it will be released onto markets. https://t.co/dVEETFMD4O

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The short-term heat and weather variability that we are experiencing and the havoc it will wreak on our food system are just a taste of what is to come on our current path. We should see this as a warning. https://t.co/ouGctIxKzs

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A new UN report indicated that the main source of decline in the global number of people facing acute hunger appears to be decreased data collection, a trend the researchers called “worrying.” Worrying indeed. https://t.co/3kOPhcl0oW

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Management of potato late blight has helped prevent famine at a comparable scale to Ireland, but climate change is increasing the risk of outbreaks by creating warmer, wetter conditions that favor rapid disease spread. https://t.co/L70qv6lxV7

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The shift in irrigated agricultural activity from the Western Great Plains eastward has implications for water infrastructure, land use, and agricultural policy in regions not historically associated with large-scale irrigation. https://t.co/1Jj701QgRd

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Crops produced in Thailand have been found to contain toxic residues caused by rare earth extraction. In 2024, Thailand alone exported more than $10 billion of rice, fruits, and vegetables. So, the table stakes are high. Think about it. https://t.co/DvjZA2TdfB