Opinion / #factories
Food & Agriculture
Food security is national security
According to the Brookings Institution, Africa spent around $43 billion on food imports in 2019. Due to the current inflationary environment, most recent estimates are probably higher.
Policy & Finance
Indonesia at risk of missing golden economic opportunity
A difficult road lies ahead for Indonesia. Faced with a rare opportunity to turbo-charge economic growth, it has major problems yet to solve.
An updated law prohibiting forced labour is limited to formal employment relationships. Workers in sectors that are unregulated are not sufficiently protected, nor does the law reach workers who have free movement, but suffer mistreatment.
Food & Agriculture
Meat is mayhem
We must use the knowledge we already have to transform our agricultural and food systems, or face the prospect of a prolonged epoch of contagion, fear, and economic stagnation.
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26 November 2019
Manufacturing
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Financing the green transition
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Carbon & Climate
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Manufacturing
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Is Blue the new Green?
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Food & Agriculture
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