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Thousands of delegates have congregated in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week for COP29, this year’s United Nations climate summit. Ahead of the conference, experts predicted that food and agriculture would take center stage, thanks to an agenda that included addressing methane emissions from food systems. In attendance are officials leading some of the world’s most influential food policy organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme, and CGIAR, formerly the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
These specialists prepared for COP29 with high hopes for the agreement that will ultimately come out of the conference. Some are eager to see negotiators fun... Read more
