Our weekly Twitter round up of great content from our kindred network: a Friday treat for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy what we’ve found for you on twitter.
In an effort to minimize social interaction, the FDA has suspended routine food safety inspections.
There are concerns this will increase risk of foodborne illness outbreaks, which could tax an already overburdened health care system.https://t.co/lHg0aIGfPi pic.twitter.com/OD0F6TrDki
— National Farmers Union (@NFUDC) April 16, 2020
There are many ways for average people to get involved in fighting the #coronavirus #pandemic. Whether you want to build a ventilator, sew a mask or contribute your excess computing power for research, the sharing economy means we can all play a part. https://t.co/rlCr72Wct1
— Shareable (@Shareable) April 17, 2020
Top seven co-operative tech alternatives for working from home during Covid-19 – Co-operative News. Read more: https://t.co/Qqw9sSv8VV #coops
— Co-operatives at UCC (@UCCCoopStudies) April 17, 2020
"…profits of this system are extracted from rural communities by highly profitable global companies. Public aid needs to get to those who need it most – workers off the job & independent farmers who've lost their markets.” @IATP + CFFE on @TheCounter https://t.co/K923RY72fy
— Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) (@IATP) April 17, 2020
The alarming rate of illness and death from #COVID19 in meat processing plants has brought to light long-standing problems facing industry workers, including low wages, lack of basic benefits, and the absence of protective gear. @GosiaWozniacka @CivilEats https://t.co/Ffr1ByZfVk
— Christina Cooke (@xtinacooke) April 17, 2020
Picking jobs are not very conducive to family life. Just-in-time demands fast, exacting work, 24/7 demands, low prices.. Not surprising…
British workers reject fruit-picking jobs as Romanians flown inhttps://t.co/RzvCNdDJlo— Vicki Hird 🐜🦗🐝 (@vickihird) April 17, 2020
Useful piece from an ex-picker. We need more value going down the chain to workers and farmers & the land.
Anyone who's been laid off can pick fruit, right? It's not that simplehttps://t.co/Rn6gsyfHw8— Vicki Hird 🐜🦗🐝 (@vickihird) April 18, 2020
What does #COVID19ireland mean for irish agricultural? The reliance on low paid migrant labour has been highlighted by #keelings. But the entire sector will need to adapt to survive #Covid_19 #StayHome https://t.co/wNY6alJfg3
— Beyond the Pale (@BeyondthePaleIR) April 18, 2020
So France’s citizen’s assembly is seeking to influence Covid19 recovery including a ‘different social and economic model’ and ‘promoting local food networks, ensuring 50% of agricultural land is developed according to agroecology practices by 2040’ https://t.co/4gvmrDta7e
— Laura MacKenzie (@elderflower79) April 18, 2020
What effect do natural and other #disasters have on the underlying culture of a community? Here are 20 of the insights we've learned so far. #resilience #community #MutualAid https://t.co/rFTFyzV4gU
— Shareable (@Shareable) April 18, 2020
A very strong statement from actual upland farmers against upland burns.
Worth a read by those suggesting all commonage farmers lose payments for actions of others https://t.co/mGTzwPJYy5— Thomas Duffy (@TaeSavesLives) April 18, 2020
I'm amazed by the precision with which "results based payments" are made. In this region: 1,700 fields, ten items checked, half-hour visit per field. We *so* need this scheme expanded to the whole of Europe @HNVLink @EUAgri pic.twitter.com/STMGZ8VaOu
— john thackara 约翰·萨卡拉 (@johnthackara) April 18, 2020
“we should question the desire for efficiency that has driven the current system and instead aim to build one that can withstand shocks” https://t.co/O66fZcd8YU
— gianluca brunori (@gbrunori) April 18, 2020
What effect do natural and other #disasters have on the underlying culture of a community? Here are 20 of the insights we've learned so far. #resilience #community #MutualAid https://t.co/rFTFyAcFFu
— Shareable (@Shareable) April 20, 2020
Researchers from Romanian Institute of Geography reinforce the important work of @attilaszocs, @ecoruralis & @ARC2020eu in highlighting how #landgrabbing in #Romania is clearly correlated with low socio-economic development and extreme rural #poverty https://t.co/hqqXnJnE5T pic.twitter.com/nmfRRy6CQ0
— Highclere Consulting (@highclere2018) April 20, 2020
'Last week IPES-Food published a report calling for a paradigm shift in #agriculture toward a more diversified system, based on principles of #agroecology. The @IPCC_CH & other @UN orgs have said those principles will be critical…'https://t.co/gFPBecPJ5F via @insideclimate
— IPES-Food (@IPESfood) April 20, 2020
'Social distancing works only when everyone practises it, and “everyone” includes animals.' Disturbing and important read on factory farming and #Covid19: https://t.co/CLN6LxLDdQ
— Nina Pullman (@nina_pullman) April 20, 2020
@Raluca_Bejan über #Erntehelfer und #COVID_19 auf @Verfassungsblog: "What is happening is the separation of two types of subjects: those who deserve protection and those who do not." #Blutspargelhttps://t.co/Qd30vfODGf
— Jürgen Müller (@exrealo) April 18, 2020
Despite the challenges arising from the #Coronavirus outbreak, EU agri-food sector is adapting efficiently to the rapidly evolving demand 👍
📊 Latest tendencies & prospects for EU agricultural markets in our new short-term #AgriOutlook: https://t.co/AdCejmKCzz pic.twitter.com/WI5YXfQ977
— EU Agriculture🌱 (@EUAgri) April 20, 2020
Las nuevas previsiones de la @EUAgri para los mercados agrícola 🚜🌽🐄 ya estan disponibles! Un anàlisis 📈 imprescindible en los actuales momentos de incertidumbre 👇 https://t.co/yfxDP7vgBm
— Ricard Ramon i Sumoy (@RamonSumoy) April 20, 2020
#COVIDー19 seems to be polarising debate around two global challenges that need to be solved in tandem: #ClimateChange & #FoodSecurity.
A hard look at some real numbers might help us find global solutions to these global problems.https://t.co/tLPFvtXsEo
— Tassos Haniotis (@TassosHaniotis) April 21, 2020