#Food Supply Chain Partnerships

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3C Checklist for Thriving Food Supply Chain Partnerships

Navigating the fast-paced food supply chain arena demands effective partnerships for optimal performance. Our “3C Checklist for Thriving Food Supply Chain Partnerships” provides a solution. This tool, based on the “3C Model,” helps professionals evaluate potential partners on their Capability, Capacity, and Competence, acting as a compass guiding you towards fruitful collaborations. With the 3C Checklist, the journey towards identifying the right partners and fostering growth in the food supply chain ecosystem becomes more strategic and efficient. Read Full blog: 3C Checklist for Thriving Food Supply Chain Partnerships

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The Future of Wheat Farming in Kenya: The Economic Benefits of Israeli-Kenyan Wheat Farming Partnerships

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I'm beginning the first steps of a job search currently; I love my job but I'd love earning six figures way more, and nonprofit work is just never going to pay me that in my role. Job searching when you have a job is always funny because you aren't stressed about money and you come across shit you'd never find otherwise (my favorite is still the Army officer school hiring a Professor of Mass Destruction).

I'm looking at an interesting niche that's basically "nonprofit within for-profit" -- corporate foundations which are well-funded, so the pay and benefits are superior. It's a tough job to look for so I'm basically right now building a directory of big corporations and how they handle CSR (corporate social responsibility) and hiring for it. So far:

Lego is way out ahead when it comes to having a good CSR site and a good separate CSR jobsite, it's almost laughable how much better they are than the rest.

A number of corporations, particularly in the food sector (think McDonalds, Kraft, etc) now have Pandemic Planning offices.

I couldn't decide whether to feel skeptical or pleased by the fact that there are now Pandemic Planning offices, because corporations are terrible but at least they're planning for it, and then I realized most of them are either in partnership with or under the aegis of the supply chain logistics office. Which means they're not planning for health and safety, just for how to keep burgers in the buns.

I guess better supply chain planning is a good thing, but the Beer Game does tell us that all the supply chain planning in the world is eventually of limited use...

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Today in Tottenham (North London)

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

March 12, 2025

Heather Cox Richardson

Mar 13, 2025

Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S. went into effect today, prompting retaliatory tariffs from the European Union and Canada. The E.U. announced tariffs on about $28 billion worth of products, including beef and whiskey, mostly produced by Republican-dominated states. “We deeply regret this measure,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy.”

Canada also announced new tariffs on Wednesday on about $21 billion worth of U.S. products, in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of innovation, science, and industry, said: “The U.S. administration is once again inserting disruption and disorder into an incredibly successful trading partnership and raising the costs of everyday goods for Canadians and American households alike.”

With the stock market falling and business leaders begging Trump to stop the trade machinations that are creating the volatility that is wrenching the economy downward, Trump said yesterday to reporters: “[L]ong-term, what I’m doing is making our country strong again.”

In an interview on the CBS Evening News last night, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a billionaire financial executive, was asked whether Trump’s economic policies were “worth it” even if they cause a recession.

“These policies are the most important thing America has ever had,” Lutnick answered. “It is worth it.”

Former representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) reposted Lutnick’s assertion and said: “In my graduate thesis, I quoted a hardline communist official from Poland in the 1950s who was asked about terrible shortages of food and housing. He said people had to sacrifice and “if that’s what it takes to prove the superiority of socialism, it’s worth it.”

The days when the Republican Party were conservatives are long gone. Edmund Burke, the Anglo-Irish politician and political thinker who began the process of articulating a conservative political philosophy, did so most famously in response to the French Revolution. In 1790, a year after the storming of the Bastille prison symbolized the rebellion of the people against the monarchy, Burke wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France.

Burke had supported the American Revolution that had ended less than a decade before largely because he believed that the American colonists were trying to restore their traditional rights. But the French Revolution, he thought, was an entirely different proposition. As revolutionaries in France replaced their country’s traditions with laws and systems based on their theory of an ideal government, Burke drew back.

He took a stand against radical change driven by people trying to make the government enforce a specific political ideology. Ideologically driven government was radical and dangerous, he thought: quickly, the ideology became more important than the complex reality of the way society—and people—actually worked.

In 1790, Burke argued that the role of government was not to impose a worldview, but rather to promote stability, and that lawmakers could achieve that stability most effectively by supporting the structures that had proven themselves effective in the past; in his time, that meant social hierarchies, the church, property, and the family. “Conservative” meant, literally, conserving what was already there, without reference to an ideology. Those in charge of government should make changes slowly, according to facts on the ground, in order to keep the country stable, he thought. If it behaved this way, the government, which in his time was usually seen as a negative force in society, could be a positive one.

In 2025 the Republicans in charge of the United States of America are not the conservatives they call themselves; they are the dangerous ideological radicals Burke feared. They are abruptly dismantling a government that has kept the United States relatively prosperous, secure, and healthy for the past 80 years. In its place, they are trying to impose a government based in the idea that a few men should rule.

The Trump administration’s hits to the economy have monopolized the news this week, but its swing away from Europe and toward Russia, antagonizing allies and partners while fawning over authoritarians like Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, is also a radical stand, and one that seems likely to destabilize American security. Former allies have expressed concern over sharing intelligence with the U.S. in the future, and yesterday, 34 army leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, Japan, and Australia met in Paris without inviting the United States.

The wholesale destruction of the U.S.A.’s advanced medical research, especially cancer research, by firing scientists, canceling grants, banning communications and collaboration, and stopping travel is also radical and seems unlikely to leave Americans healthier than before.

Yesterday, news broke that the administration canceled $800 million worth of grants to Johns Hopkins University, one of the nation’s top research universities in science and medicine. Meanwhile, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cast doubt on the safe, effective measles vaccine as the disease continues to spread across the Southwest.

Today, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin boasted that the administration is taking 31 actions to roll back environmental protections. Those include regulations about electric vehicles and pollution from coal-fired plants. The administration intends to rescind the EPA’s 2009 finding that the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change endanger public health. That finding is the legal argument for regulations governing car and truck emissions and power plants.

Also today, the United States Department of Agriculture, which oversees supplemental food programs, announced it was cutting about $1 billion in funding that enables schools and food banks to buy directly from local farms and ranches. This will hit farmers and producers as well as children and food-insecure families.

In place of the system that has created relative stability for almost a century, Republicans under President Donald Trump and his sidekick billionaire Elon Musk are imposing a government that is based in the idea that a government that works to make people safe, prosperous, and healthy is simply ripping off wealthy people. Asked if he felt sorry for those losing their jobs in the government purges, Trump told NBC News, without evidence: “Sure I do. I feel very badly...but many of them don’t work at all. Many of them never showed up to work.”

The administration promises that it is eliminating “waste, fraud, and corruption,” but Judd Legum of Popular Information today launched the “Musk Watch DOGE Tracker,” which shows that Musk has overstated the savings he claims by at least 92%, with the warning that since these identified cuts are illegal and unconstitutional—Congress appropriates money and writes the laws for how it’s spent, and courts have agreed that the executive branch has to execute the laws as they are written—the contracts might not be canceled at all.

That the administration knows it is not operating on the up-and-up seems clear from its attempts to hide what it is doing. It has taken weeks for courts to get the administration to say who is running the “Department of Government Efficiency” and what the body actually is. The White House has tried to characterize Musk as a senior advisor to the president to shield him from questioning.

But today, in response to a lawsuit by 14 attorneys general from Democratic-dominated states arguing that Musk is acting unconstitutionally, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Musk and DOGE to turn over their records and answer questions, giving them three weeks to comply.

On Tuesday, remaining staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) received an email under the name of acting executive secretary Erica Carr at USAID telling them to shred or burn agency records, despite strict laws about the preservation of federal documents. “Haphazardly shredding and burning USAID documents and personnel files seems like a great way to get rid of evidence of wrongdoing when you’re illegally dismantling the agency,” said Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Two lawsuits are already challenging the order.

And the corruption in the administration was out in the open yesterday. After Trump advertised Elon Musk’s cars at the White House, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported that Musk “has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation.” This is separate from Musk’s own political action committee, which dropped almost $300 million into the 2024 election and which is now pouring money into next month’s election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The government that Trump and Musk are destroying, with the complicity of their party, is popular, and Republican members of Congress are apparently unwilling to have to vote on the policies that are putting their radical ideology into place. In an extraordinary move yesterday, House Republicans made it impossible for Congress to challenge Trump’s tariffs.

The Constitution gives to Congress, not the president, the power to impose tariffs. But the International Emergency Economic Powers Act allows the president to impose tariffs if he declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act, which Trump did on February 1. That same law allows Congress to end such a declaration of emergency, but if such a termination is introduced—as Democrats have recently done—it has to be taken up in a matter of days.

But this would force Republicans to go on record as either supporting or opposing the unpopular economic ideology Trump and Musk are imposing. So Republicans just passed a measure saying that for the rest of this congressional session, “each day…shall not constitute a calendar day” for the purposes of terminating Trump’s emergency declaration.

The Republicans’ legislation that a day is not a day seems to prove the truth of Burke’s observation that by trying to force reality to fit their ideology, radical ideologues will end up imposing tyranny in the name of liberty.

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

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The hard-hitting report said in the UK and around the world “how we eat is driving a food production system that is destroying the planet”. It warned that a “broken” food system was putting an impossible strain on nature.

Many of the intensive poultry farms that supply Tesco are in the River Wye catchment area. Composite: Jill Mead / Getty Images

It warned that the increase in phosphate-rich manure produced by poultry farms was causing deadly algae blooms that “suffocate plants and fish, and leave birds such as kingfishers and dippers without food”.

The report was set to be published in 2022 but, the source claims, it was proposed that publication be deferred and the Wye case study removed amid concerns that environmental campaigners would highlight WWF’s partnership with Tesco.

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March 12, 2025 

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

MAR 13

Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S. went into effect today, prompting retaliatory tariffs from the European Union and Canada. The E.U. announced tariffs on about $28 billion worth of products, including beef and whiskey, mostly produced by Republican-dominated states. “We deeply regret this measure,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy.”

Canada also announced new tariffs on Wednesday on about $21 billion worth of U.S. products, in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of innovation, science, and industry, said: “The U.S. administration is once again inserting disruption and disorder into an incredibly successful trading partnership and raising the costs of everyday goods for Canadians and American households alike.”

With the stock market falling and business leaders begging Trump to stop the trade machinations that are creating the volatility that is wrenching the economy downward, Trump said yesterday to reporters: “[L]ong-term, what I’m doing is making our country strong again.”

In an interview on the CBS Evening News last night, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a billionaire financial executive, was asked whether Trump’s economic policies were “worth it” even if they cause a recession.

“These policies are the most important thing America has ever had,” Lutnick answered. “It is worth it.”

Former representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) reposted Lutnick’s assertion and said: “In my graduate thesis, I quoted a hardline communist official from Poland in the 1950s who was asked about terrible shortages of food and housing. He said people had to sacrifice and “if that’s what it takes to prove the superiority of socialism, it’s worth it.”

The days when the Republican Party were conservatives are long gone. Edmund Burke, the Anglo-Irish politician and political thinker who began the process of articulating a conservative political philosophy, did so most famously in response to the French Revolution. In 1790, a year after the storming of the Bastille prison symbolized the rebellion of the people against the monarchy, Burke wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France.

Burke had supported the American Revolution that had ended less than a decade before largely because he believed that the American colonists were trying to restore their traditional rights. But the French Revolution, he thought, was an entirely different proposition. As revolutionaries in France replaced their country’s traditions with laws and systems based on their theory of an ideal government, Burke drew back.

He took a stand against radical change driven by people trying to make the government enforce a specific political ideology. Ideologically driven government was radical and dangerous, he thought: quickly, the ideology became more important than the complex reality of the way society—and people—actually worked.

In 1790, Burke argued that the role of government was not to impose a worldview, but rather to promote stability, and that lawmakers could achieve that stability most effectively by supporting the structures that had proven themselves effective in the past; in his time, that meant social hierarchies, the church, property, and the family. “Conservative” meant, literally, conserving what was already there, without reference to an ideology. Those in charge of government should make changes slowly, according to facts on the ground, in order to keep the country stable, he thought. If it behaved this way, the government, which in his time was usually seen as a negative force in society, could be a positive one.

In 2025 the Republicans in charge of the United States of America are not the conservatives they call themselves; they are the dangerous ideological radicals Burke feared. They are abruptly dismantling a government that has kept the United States relatively prosperous, secure, and healthy for the past 80 years. In its place, they are trying to impose a government based in the idea that a few men should rule.

The Trump administration’s hits to the economy have monopolized the news this week, but its swing away from Europe and toward Russia, antagonizing allies and partners while fawning over authoritarians like Russia’s president Vladimir Putin, is also a radical stand, and one that seems likely to destabilize American security. Former allies have expressed concern over sharing intelligence with the U.S. in the future, and yesterday, 34 army leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, Japan, and Australia met in Paris without inviting the United States.

The wholesale destruction of the U.S.A.’s advanced medical research, especially cancer research, by firing scientists, canceling grants, banning communications and collaboration, and stopping travel is also radical and seems unlikely to leave Americans healthier than before.

Yesterday, news broke that the administration canceled $800 million worth of grants to Johns Hopkins University, one of the nation’s top research universities in science and medicine. Meanwhile, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cast doubt on the safe, effective measles vaccine as the disease continues to spread across the Southwest.

Today, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin boasted that the administration is taking 31 actions to roll back environmental protections. Those include regulations about electric vehicles and pollution from coal-fired plants. The administration intends to rescind the EPA’s 2009 finding that the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change endanger public health. That finding is the legal argument for regulations governing car and truck emissions and power plants.

Also today, the United States Department of Agriculture, which oversees supplemental food programs, announced it was cutting about $1 billion in funding that enables schools and food banks to buy directly from local farms and ranches. This will hit farmers and producers as well as children and food-insecure families.

In place of the system that has created relative stability for almost a century, Republicans under President Donald Trump and his sidekick billionaire Elon Musk are imposing a government that is based in the idea that a government that works to make people safe, prosperous, and healthy is simply ripping off wealthy people. Asked if he felt sorry for those losing their jobs in the government purges, Trump told NBC News, without evidence: “Sure I do. I feel very badly...but many of them don’t work at all. Many of them never showed up to work.”

The administration promises that it is eliminating “waste, fraud, and corruption,” but Judd Legum of Popular Information today launched the “Musk Watch DOGE Tracker,” which shows that Musk has overstated the savings he claims by at least 92%, with the warning that since these identified cuts are illegal and unconstitutional—Congress appropriates money and writes the laws for how it’s spent, and courts have agreed that the executive branch has to execute the laws as they are written—the contracts might not be canceled at all.

That the administration knows it is not operating on the up-and-up seems clear from its attempts to hide what it is doing. It has taken weeks for courts to get the administration to say who is running the “Department of Government Efficiency” and what the body actually is. The White House has tried to characterize Musk as a senior advisor to the president to shield him from questioning.

But today, in response to a lawsuit by 14 attorneys general from Democratic-dominated states arguing that Musk is acting unconstitutionally, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Musk and DOGE to turn over their records and answer questions, giving them three weeks to comply.

On Tuesday, remaining staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) received an email under the name of acting executive secretary Erica Carr at USAID telling them to shred or burn agency records, despite strict laws about the preservation of federal documents. “Haphazardly shredding and burning USAID documents and personnel files seems like a great way to get rid of evidence of wrongdoing when you’re illegally dismantling the agency,” said Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Two lawsuits are already challenging the order.

And the corruption in the administration was out in the open yesterday. After Trump advertised Elon Musk’s cars at the White House, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported that Musk “has signaled to President Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the Trump political operation.” This is separate from Musk’s own political action committee, which dropped almost $300 million into the 2024 election and which is now pouring money into next month’s election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The government that Trump and Musk are destroying, with the complicity of their party, is popular, and Republican members of Congress are apparently unwilling to have to vote on the policies that are putting their radical ideology into place. In an extraordinary move yesterday, House Republicans made it impossible for Congress to challenge Trump’s tariffs.

The Constitution gives to Congress, not the president, the power to impose tariffs. But the International Emergency Economic Powers Act allows the president to impose tariffs if he declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act, which Trump did on February 1. That same law allows Congress to end such a declaration of emergency, but if such a termination is introduced—as Democrats have recently done—it has to be taken up in a matter of days.

But this would force Republicans to go on record as either supporting or opposing the unpopular economic ideology Trump and Musk are imposing. So Republicans just passed a measure saying that for the rest of this congressional session, “each day…shall not constitute a calendar day” for the purposes of terminating Trump’s emergency declaration.

The Republicans’ legislation that a day is not a day seems to prove the truth of Burke’s observation that by trying to force reality to fit their ideology, radical ideologues will end up imposing tyranny in the name of liberty.

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With the second Trump administration pulling back from multiple international treaties related to the environment and announcing plans to increase fossil fuel production, the U.S. is embarking on a shift in framing away from the Biden administration, which, like the overwhelming majority of scientists, identified climate change as an “existential threat.” President Donald Trump seems poised to recognize climate change only as a minor problem to be managed or an opportunity to exploit.

However, if Trump does decide to embrace a warming world, it will not be Washington that benefits the most, but America’s adversaries. Today, the U.S. is underprepared to defend the homeland in the Arctic or benefit competitively from increased economic development in the region. In contrast, Russia has significant military and infrastructure across the region. A shift in administration posture on climate change risk also means surrendering international influence and standing on the topic, especially in the Indo-Pacific.

In early March, David Legates, who briefly served as a deputy assistant secretary at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the first Trump administration and is a former University of Delaware professor, stated, “I’m pretty certain that what we’re going to conclude from what we know now is that carbon dioxide is not an evil gas,” instead calling carbon dioxide “a gas beneficial to life on Earth” and making the argument that warm temperatures are better than colder ones.

Legates’s claims echo a 2020 document released by the Russian government that announced a plan to take advantage of climate change and called for adapting Russia’s economy and population to the changes brought on by climate change while aiming to exploit opportunities provided by warmer temperatures. Events in the Arctic are already running in Russia’s favor.

Across the Arctic, melting sea ice is making areas including the Bering Strait and Barents Sea more navigable. Warming temperatures are also making resource extraction in the region easier, and the Arctic is home to significant hydrocarbon resources. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the Arctic as a whole may be home to 160 billion barrels of oil and 30 percent of the world’s undiscovered natural gas, though there are logistical and environmental challenges to extracting these resources.

Trump clearly sees drilling for oil in the North American Arctic as a potential windfall for the United States. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is expected to hold between 5.7 billion and 16 billion barrels of oil, and Trump announced the Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential executive order to open the refuge to drilling for oil and gas.

As the United States seeks to expand its oil and gas production in the region, Russia has already built a significant head start. Moscow’s liquefied natural gas and oil extraction projects are well underway, and the state nuclear energy company, Rosatom, has been granted near-total control of the Northern Sea Route, which is crucial to exporting Russia’s Arctic hydrocarbons. Crucial to this success has been a partnership with China, which has invested significantly in Russia’s Arctic energy projects.

Beyond hydrocarbons, the Kremlin also sees a warming Arctic as crucial to expanding its production of key food products, as it recognizes that more land will become economically viable to farm. As Russia’s agricultural output increases, so too will its role in the global food supply chain. Between 2022 and 2024, Russian farmers grew an unmatched amount of grain, exporting it cheaply worldwide.

Russia’s dominance in this sector came after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in which it blocked Kyiv’s ability to export grain and sold Ukrainian grain as its own, allowing it to sell more grain than it produced domestically in a constrained market. While Ukraine has been able to resume exporting grain, Russia will continue to seize the advantage of a climate change-induced longer growing season and the creation of more arable land to strengthen its own food security and further wield grain exports as a tool of geopolitical influence worldwide.

And while the U.S. still works to develop Arctic military bases and icebreakers, Russia has cemented itself as a military power in the region. A 2022 Reuters article noted that Moscow was at least 10 years ahead of the United States in the region in terms of military capabilities, and as of 2024, Russia maintains 12 military bases in the Arctic and 16 deep-water ports. The U.S., meanwhile, has just one military installation north of the Arctic Circle, in Greenland, and one deep-water port still under construction in Nome, Alaska.

Embracing climate change as an opportunity to further develop Alaska’s energy resources will provide some financial benefit to the U.S., but it is Russia that has laid the groundwork across economic and military domains to best take advantage of a warming region.

Outside of the Arctic, a change in framing on how the U.S. approaches climate change could cost Washington as it contests for influence with China. Pacific island countries see climate change as an existential threat, with rising sea levels threatening to submerge many islands, warming seas and other extreme weather events diminishing fishing stocks, and the second-order effects threatening a loss of revenue from tourism and increased emigration.

As the United States seeks to bolster its presence in the region to counter Beijing’s military and diplomatic efforts, it cannot ignore the demand for developing solutions and responses to the climate crisis. The Trump administration should already know this, as during Trump’s first term, several Pacific island nations turned to China over the United States for broad security and economic deals, stating that the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement was in part a determining factor.

For example, in 2019, officials from the Solomon Islands cited climate change as one factor in downgrading its ties with Taiwan and renormalizing relations with China. Three years later, the Solomon Islands signed a wide-ranging security agreement with China, igniting fears that Beijing may aim to send troops to the country and open a permanent military base across the archipelago northeast of Australia.

To be certain, not all countries are opposed to the Trump administration’s approach to climate. Speaking at the Powering Africa summit, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that it would be “nonsense” to tell African nations to stop the development of coal, arguing that fossil fuels were essential to allowing African countries to escape energy poverty.

This sentiment has been echoed by leaders across the continent, including South African Minister Gwede Mantashe, who oversees the mineral resources and energy portfolio, has claimed that coal will be used to address South Africa’s energy shortage. For Trump, there may be an opportunity to partner with countries looking to expand their fossil fuel production as a means to strengthen broader bilateral ties.

Treating climate change as an opportunity rather than a risk threatens to put Washington in a position of weakness. In the Arctic, expanding energy production will bring benefits, but the U.S. is not prepared to compete with Russia. Investments like the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort Pact alongside Canada and Finland and continued efforts to modernize the North American Aerospace Defense Command are good first steps at countering Russia and other adversaries in the region and should be pursued regardless of future natural resource extraction in the Arctic. But they are also endangered by Trump’s attacks on Canada, which is already reconsidering broader defense procurement deals with the United States.

In the Indo-Pacific, the Solomon Islands is an example of what could happen when the U.S. abdicates international leadership on the issue. The first Trump administration pledged to keep working with countries to keep meeting their environmental goals outside of the Paris Agreement. However, with Trump once again withdrawing from the accord, it’s not clear that this will remain a U.S. goal—or that countries will trust Washington to keep any of its promises.

Approaching climate change as an opportunity is an option, but a risky one at best. Doing so threatens to expose the U.S. as underprepared in the Arctic and limit Washington’s ability to gain influence and favor worldwide. If the Trump administration decides to pursue this approach, it should be clear-eyed about the risks and recognize that the benefits will likely be minimal, if any.

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Finding the Right Indian Basmati Rice Supplier for Your Business in 2024

In 2024, the global rice market will continue to boom, with Indian basmati rice emerging as one of the most sought-after varieties. Known for its unmatched aroma, long grain, and excellent cooking quality, basmati rice is a staple in cuisines around the world. For businesses looking to enter this lucrative market or strengthen their supply chain, finding the right supplier is a must. This guide helps you navigate the process, ensuring a reliable partnership that aligns with your goals and enhances your product offerings.

Why Indian Basmati Rice Is Different

Indian basmati rice is synonymous with quality and tradition. Grown in the fertile regions of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, this rice has earned Geographical Indication (GI) status, highlighting its authenticity and origin.

What makes Basmati rice unique is its aging process, where the grains are matured for several months to enhance their flavor and texture. This has led to an increase in global demand despite fluctuations in rice prices. According to the All India Rice Exporters Association, Indian Basmati will account for more than 70% of the global premium rice trade in 2023, thanks to its unmatched reputation.

Key factors to consider when choosing a supplier

When selecting a Basmati rice supplier, several aspects should be considered to ensure a smooth and profitable collaboration:

Certification and quality standards: Look for suppliers with certifications such as ISO, HACCP and BRCGS, which ensure adherence to global food safety and quality standards.

Market reputation: A supplier’s track record in exporting high-quality rice to global markets reflects their reliability and expertise.

Pricing and transparency: Understand the supplier’s pricing model and ensure clarity on factors that impact rice prices, such as logistics, currency exchange, and market demand.

Capacity and timely delivery: Evaluate if the supplier can meet your volume requirements without compromising on delivery timelines.

Top qualities of a reliable Basmati rice exporter

A reliable Basmati rice supplier has these key qualities:

Authenticity assurance: They source rice from GI-tagged regions, which guarantees a genuine Indian Basmati experience.

Sustainability practices: Many buyers today prefer eco-friendly suppliers who follow sustainable farming and packaging methods.

Client-centric approach: Reliable suppliers prioritize building long-term partnerships by offering customization, competitive pricing, and responsive communication.

Global export experience: Suppliers with a strong network and familiarity with international trade regulations make the export process seamless.

Questions to ask potential suppliers

To make an informed decision, ask potential suppliers the following questions:

Where is your rice sourced and processed?

Make sure the supplier has direct links to GI-certified regions and state-of-the-art processing facilities.

Are there quality checks in place?

Discuss their grading system, inspections, and certifications to confirm product consistency.

How do you manage fluctuations in rice prices?

An active supplier can provide information on market trends and hedging strategies to minimize cost variations.

Can you handle custom packaging or branding?

For businesses looking to add unique value to their product lines, suppliers that offer customization are invaluable.

What is your logistics strategy?

Check if the supplier has efficient shipping methods and partnerships with reliable freight companies to avoid delays.

Choosing the Best Option for Your Business

Finding the right Indian rice supplier is a crucial decision that can significantly impact the success of your business in 2024 and beyond. By focusing on authenticity, quality assurance, and supplier transparency, you can build a partnership that aligns with your goals. With global demand for Indian basmati steadily increasing, now is the right time to invest in securing a reliable supplier.

The key to succeeding in the competitive rice market lies in doing your homework, asking the right questions, and prioritizing long-term value over short-term profit.

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6 October 2024: King Abdullah II and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks that covered the deep-rooted ties between the two countries, as well as regional developments.

During the talks, attended by Crown Prince Hussein, the two leaders affirmed the depth of Jordanian-Emirati relations, as well as keenness to consolidate them to serve mutual interests, and strengthen joint Arab action.

His Majesty and the UAE president witnessed the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two governments, which aims to enhance economic, trade, and investment relations, create jobs, improve supply chains, and accelerate the growth of priority sectors.

The two leaders stressed the importance of the agreement, which is the result of fruitful economic relations as it provides a broad base of opportunities for future development.

The King expressed hopes that the agreement would contribute to implementing the two countries' shared vision toward sustainable development and economic prosperity, and opening new horizons for economic integration, commending the UAE’s support for Jordan's development efforts.

For his part, Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the signing of the agreement, which is the UAE's first with an Arab country, citing the agreement as a natural development of the brotherly and strategic relations between the UAE and Jordan.

The two leaders also witnessed the signing of the Customs Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance Agreement, signed by the two governments.

The talks also covered areas of bilateral cooperation in economy, investment, sustainable development, food security, and renewable energy, with both leaders expressing keenness to build strategic economic partnerships.

On regional developments, the two leaders stressed the need to step up Arab and international efforts to stop the war on Gaza and Lebanon, protect civilians, and de-escalate the situation in the region.

The two leaders reiterated their firm position in support of the unity, sovereignty, and security of Lebanon, and their support for the Lebanese people.

The talks also focused on ways to step up the humanitarian response to the catastrophe in Gaza.

His Majesty warned of the consequences of continued attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank and violations of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.

The two leaders reaffirmed their full support for the Palestinians in achieving their legitimate rights, and working to find a political horizon to achieve just, comprehensive, and lasting peace, on the basis of the two-state solution.

Sheikh Mohamed praised Jordan's historic role in supporting the Palestinian people on various levels, voicing appreciation of the Kingdom's support for the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip.

Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah, General Intelligence Department Director Maj. Gen. Ahmad Husni, Jordan’s Ambassador to the UAE Nassar Habashneh, and a number of officials attended the talks.

From the Emirati side, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, adviser for special affairs at the Ministry of the Presidential Court; and a number of officials attended the talks.

The King and the Crown Prince bid farewell to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Marka Airport, as he and his accompanying delegation concluded their visit to Jordan on Sunday evening.

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Brazil 2050: A vision for global food security

Feeding a growing world population is a significant global security concern. Geopolitical instabilities, climate change, and population growth are major challenges exacerbating global food insecurity. How can the world meet this growing demand for food while also adapting to climate change? Finding solutions will require innovation, imagination, sound investments, smart policies, and cooperation.

Only a few of the world’s breadbaskets have the potential to further meet growing global food demand. Here, Brazil is at the top of the list. Over the past half century, Brazil has established itself as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of food and ranks among the great breadbaskets of the world. Its production and exports across a wide variety of agricultural commodities, such as soybeans and corn, are critical to world trade in food and essential to the security of global food supply. Owing to its incredible natural endowment, its advanced agribusiness and research sectors, its stability within an unstable world, and its well-developed integration into global agriculture and food markets, Brazil is now and will remain a leading agricultural powerhouse and a critical partner in addressing the global food crisis.

Global population growth, changing demographics, and decarbonization efforts will shape how food is produced in the years to come, increasing the need for solutions from leading breadbaskets such as Brazil. By 2050, the world population could increase to as many as ten billion people, with higher incomes and the more protein-heavy diet often associated with them. These factors prompt rising demand for food, while a warming climate could significantly impact agricultural productivity, and geopolitical disruptions could further exacerbate global food supply chains.

Brazil is already an important and reliable breadbasket for the world. But to help create a more resilient and sustainable food system for the future, Brazil must strategically prepare its domestic capabilities to meet the projected demands of 2050—and it should do so in partnership with the private sector and the international community.

Access the document here.

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Benefits of Shopping at Mission Refill Store

The Mission Refill Store is not just a place to shop; it’s a movement towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. In today’s world, where environmental concerns are at the forefront, refill stores are gaining popularity as a solution to reduce waste and promote sustainability. This article will explore the various benefits of shopping at the Mission Refill Store, helping you understand why it's a choice that benefits both you and the planet.

The Concept of Refill Stores Refill stores are retail outlets that allow customers to refill their containers with various products, such as household cleaners, personal care items, and food products. This concept is rooted in the idea of reducing single-use plastics and encouraging a zero-waste lifestyle. The history of refill stores dates back to the early 20th century, but their popularity has surged in recent years due to growing environmental awareness.

Benefits of Shopping at Mission Refill Store

Sustainability and Environmental Impact Shopping at Mission Refill Store significantly reduces the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills and oceans. By refilling containers, customers eliminate the need for single-use packaging, which is a major contributor to environmental pollution. This practice supports a circular economy, where resources are reused and recycled, rather than discarded.

Cost-Effectiveness of Refill Stores Another major benefit of shopping at a Refill Store is the cost savings. Since you’re only paying for the product and not the packaging, you often save money compared to buying pre-packaged items. Additionally, buying in bulk at Mission Refill Store allows you to purchase exactly what you need, reducing waste and saving even more money.

Personalized Shopping Experience At Mission Refill Store, you have the flexibility to buy the exact amount of product you need, which leads to less waste and more personalized shopping experience. You can also explore a wide range of eco-friendly products, knowing that each one aligns with sustainable practices.

Refill Store near me: Finding Your Local Store Locating a refill store near you is easier than ever with the growing popularity of these eco-friendly shops. Simply searching for "Refill Store near me" will provide a list of nearby locations. Supporting local refill stores like Mission Refill Store not only benefits the environment but also strengthens local economies.

Product Range and Availability Mission Refill Store offers a diverse range of products, from cleaning supplies to personal care items. Each product is carefully selected to meet high environmental and ethical standards. The store ensures that all products are of high quality and free from harmful chemicals, providing customers with safe and effective options for their daily needs.

Customer Experience at Mission Refill Store Customers at Mission Refill Store consistently report positive experiences. The store’s commitment to customer service is evident in the way they engage with the community, offering educational workshops and events that promote sustainable living. This not only enhances the shopping experience but also fosters a sense of community among like-minded individuals.

Sustainability Practices Mission Refill Store is dedicated to achieving zero waste by encouraging customers to bring their own containers and offering products in bulk. This commitment extends to their supply chain, where they prioritize partnerships with suppliers who share their environmental values. By shopping at Mission Refill Store, customers actively participate in reducing their carbon footprint and supporting a more sustainable world.

How to Get Started with Refill Shopping If you’re new to refill shopping, Mission Refill Store makes it easy to get started. Simply bring your own containers or purchase reusable ones at the store. Don’t be intimidated by the process; the staff are always available to guide you and answer any questions. It’s also important to debunk common misconceptions, such as the idea that refill stores are more expensive or less convenient than traditional stores.

Future of Refill Stores The future of refill stores looks bright, with more consumers embracing the zero-waste movement. Mission Refill Store is at the forefront of this trend, continually innovating and expanding their product offerings to meet the growing demand. As the refill industry evolves, we can expect to see even more sustainable solutions emerge, making it easier for everyone to live an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Conclusion Shopping at Mission Refill Store is more than just a transaction; it’s a commitment to a sustainable future. The benefits are clear: reduced waste, cost savings, and a personalized shopping experience. So why not take the next step and visit your local Mission Refill Store today? By doing so, you’ll be making a positive impact on the environment and supporting a business that truly cares about the planet.

[veenamalik]

Business Operation Plan

1. Business Overview

Business Name: Little Ladoo Baby Food

Business Concept: Producing and selling organic baby food at farmers' markets and via social media.

Vision: To provide nutritious and organic baby food options to health-conscious parents.

Mission: To promote healthy eating habits from an early age and support local farmers.

2. Product Description

Product Line: Organic baby food blends (purees) made from locally sourced ingredients.

Initial Offerings: Start with a limited variety of flavors (e.g., Cardamom flavor halwa, Oats, rice, and foxnuts).

Differentiation: Emphasize freshness, organic certification, and locally sourced ingredients.

3. Operational Goals

Short-term (First Year):

Establish a presence at 2-3 local farmers' markets.

Build a customer base and gather feedback.

Develop a presence on social media platforms.

Long-term (Next 3 Years):

Expand the product line with new flavors and packaging options.

Distribute through local baby stores and online platforms.

Explore opportunities for regional expansion.

4. Operational Strategies

Production:

Location: Utilize a licensed commercial kitchen for food preparation.

Ingredients: Source organic produce from local farms to maintain freshness and quality.

Process: Implement strict food safety and quality control measures.

Distribution:

Initially sell directly at farmers' markets.

Gradually introduce online sales through social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook).

Explore partnerships with local baby boutiques and health stores.

Marketing:

Branding: Create a logo and brand identity that conveys freshness and health.

Promotion: Offer samples at farmers' markets; use social media for product showcases and customer testimonials.

Customer Engagement: Collect feedback to improve products and build customer loyalty.

5. Financial Plan

Startup Costs: Estimate costs for kitchen rental, ingredients, packaging, and initial marketing efforts (e.g., sampling).

Revenue Streams: Farmers' market sales, online sales via social media, and potential wholesale to local stores.

Profitability: Calculate the breakeven point and projected profit margins.

6. Risk Management

Food Safety: Ensure compliance with health regulations and maintain high food safety standards.

Supply Chain: Develop relationships with reliable local suppliers to minimize supply chain risks.

Market Risks: Monitor customer preferences and market trends to adapt product offerings accordingly.

7. Timeline

Launch Date: Specify the timeline for starting operations at farmers' markets and social media introduction.

Milestones: Set achievable milestones for product development, market expansion, and revenue growth.

8. Team and Responsibilities

Founder/Owner: Oversee overall operations, product development, and marketing.

Kitchen Staff: Hire or collaborate with kitchen personnel for food preparation.

Sales and Marketing: Manage farmers' market sales and social media marketing efforts.

9. Legal Considerations

Permits and Licenses: Obtain necessary permits for food handling and sales.

Insurance: Purchase liability insurance for product safety and protection.

10. Evaluation and Review

Performance Metrics: Track sales data, customer feedback, and social media engagement.

Adjustment: Regularly review operational strategies and adjust based on market response and business goals.

By developing a comprehensive operational plan, I'll have a clear roadmap to guide the launch and growth of "Little Ladoo" Baby Food. This plan will help me stay focused, manage resources effectively, and navigate challenges as I establish my business in the marketplace.

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[reasoningdaily]

This Black History Month, Feeding America is celebrating the Black inventors who had a profound impact on our mission.

People like George Washington Carver, also known as Mr. Peanut for his revolutionary work creating new products from a single crop, the lowly peanut. And Alice H. Parker, a Black woman who never got the credit, or the fortune, for inventing what we now know as zoned home heating using natural gas. These trailblazers helped America transition to a major agricultural exporter. Their inventions helped farmers increase the harvest to the point that American farmers now feed the world, and those in need. At Feeding America, our work is tied to moving food from farmers to food banks. It is our mission to end hunger in America and many of these Black inventors helped pave the way for U.S. farmers to grow more food.

George Washington Carver (1861-1943)

Born a slave in 1861, George Washington Carver went on to become one of the most prolific agri-business inventors in American history. He invented crop rotation, and more than 300 uses for the peanut. including Worcestershire sauce, cooking oil, and cosmetics. His work is at the foundation of modern farming. It is because of crop rotation and the introduction of grain crops like corn and soybeans, that Feeding America can help our food banks provide for our neighbors in need. Carver helped American farmers feed America.

He was the first African American to earn a bachelor’s in 1894, then a master’s degree in agricultural science from what’s now known as Iowa State University. Carver invented crop rotation. Farmers were struggling to grow anything after years of harvesting a single crop. Carver suggested they plant peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes which would add nutrients to the depleted soil. This method gave farmers a second chance at becoming leaders in agricultural exports.  

It would be impossible for the Feeding America network of food banks to get the much-needed food they need to nourish feed our neighbors without the work of this man, Frederick McKinley Jones. He invented refrigerated trucks, which help food banks provide fresh produce and meat to their communities safely. And, because of his work, food banks can rely on our massive distribution network to transport fresh produce from farmers across the country on a regular basis. In fact, our network moved 3.8 billion pounds of dairy, produce, and meat -- perishable foods that wouldn’t be available were it not for refrigerated trucks, trains, planes, and ships.

His work revolutionized global logistics. It’s at the heart of what’s now known as “the supply chain.” That is, he made it possible to transport perishable food safely from one place to the next. He co-founded the U.S. Thermo Control Company (Thermo King) which was worth millions by 1949 and later acquired by Westinghouse.

 A self-taught mechanic and World War I Army veteran, Jones received more than 60 patents for refrigeration as well as X-ray machines, engines and sound equipment. He was the first African American to receive the Presidential National Medal of Technology.

A farmer and a free man before the Emancipation Proclamation, Henry Blair invented two devices to increase agricultural productivity. The first was the corn planter in 1834, and the second was the cotton planter in 1836. His goal was to reduce inefficiencies from manual labor. The Mechanics Magazine published August 6, 1836, described it as “saving the labor of eight men.” Blair’s discoveries helped farmers grow more food for the masses, not just their local communities. For Feeding America, farmers are at the heart of what we do. A large percentage of the food our neighbors receive at their local food pantry is packaged right on the farm where it's grown thanks to our partnership with the USDA. Inventions like Blair's are what fuel the heartland.

While not at the heart of our mission, Feeding America often helps people in need who have to make the tough choice between paying for heat or buying food. During cold winter months, there are many who choose to pay their heating bill and forsake food. They turn to their local food pantry as a stop-gap. The Feeding America network of food banks provides a safe, consistent place for families in need to access food. 

Alice H. Parker, the mother of modern heating, invented the gas-forced air heating system because she too wanted to provide a safe place for families. 

Before her invention of the gas furnace, home heating wasn’t safe. Homes were heated with coal or wood-burning fireplaces. Parker was the first to develop natural gas as a cleaner, more efficient alternative to home heating in 1919.

 An unsung hero of home heating technology, she revolutionized how we live today.  But Parker didn’t have an easy go of it as a Black female inventor. The Civil Rights Movement had yet to give African Americans their rights and the Women’s Liberation Movement was further off. She never profited from her invention. So, we salute her. We know there are many families that struggle with tough choices these days with the rising costs of home heating. But for those who have a warm place to sleep and the modern advances of zoned heat, the next time you adjust the thermostat, say a silent thank you to Alice H. Parker.

[hoursofreading]

The GOP's only policy position is that of 'what will hurt people most?' There is no reason why Republicans even have a chance of taking back the majority. In 2022 alone, Biden and Dems have done the following:

passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest investment in fighting climate change in history

passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the largest investment in infrastructure since Eisenhower

passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, breaking a 30-year streak of federal inaction on gun violence legislation

signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law

took out the leader of al Qaeda

ended America's longest war

reauthorized and strengthened the Violence Against Women Act

signed the PACT Act, a bill to address veteran burn pit exposure

signed the NATO accession protocols for Sweden and Finland

issued executive order to protect reproductive rights

canceled $10,000 of student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 and canceled $20,000 in debt for Pell Grant recipients

canceled billions in student loan debt for borrowers who were defrauded

nominated now-Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Justice Breyer

brought COVID under control in the U.S. (e.g., COVID deaths down 90% and over 220 million vaccinated)

formed Monkeypox response team to reach communities at highest risk of contracting the virus

unemployment at a 50-year low

on track to cut deficit by $1.3 trillion, largest one-year reduction in U.S. history

limited the release of mercury from coal-burning power plants

$5 billion for electric vehicle chargers- $119 billion budget surplus in January 2022, first in over two years

united world against Russia’s war in Ukraine

ended forced arbitration in workplace sexual assault cases

reinstated California authority to set pollution standards for cars

ended asylum restrictions for children traveling alone

signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, the first federal ban on lynching after 200 failed attempts

Initiated “use it or lose it" policy for drilling on public lands to force oil companies to increase production

released 1 million barrels of oil a day for 6 months from strategic reserves to ease gas prices

rescinded Trump-era policy allowing rapid expulsion of migrants

expunged student loan defaults

overhauled USPS finances to allow the agency to modernize its service

required federal dollars spent on infrastructure to use materials made in America

restored environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects

Launched $6 billion effort to save distressed nuclear plants

provided $385 million to help families and individuals with home energy costs through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. (This is in addition to $4.5 billion provided in the American Rescue Plan.)

national registry of police officers who are fired for misconduct

tightened restrictions on chokeholds, no-knock warrants, and transfer of military equipment to police departments

required all federal law enforcement officers to wear body cameras

$265 million for South Florida reservoir, key component of Everglades restoration

major wind farm project off West coast to provide electricity for 1.5 million homes

continued Obama administration's practice of posting log records of visitors to White House

devoted $2.1 billion to strengthen US food supply chain

invoked Defense Production Act to rapidly expand domestic production of critical clean energy technologies

enacted two-year pause of anti-circumvention tariffs on solar

allocated funds to federal agencies to counter 300-plus anti-LGBTQ laws by state lawmakers in 2022

relaunched cancer 'moonshot' initiative to help cut death rate

expanded access to emergency contraception and long-acting reversible contraception

prevented states from banning Mifepristone, a medication used to end early pregnancy that has FDA approval

21 executive actions to reduce gun violence

Climate Smart Buildings Initiative: Creates public-private partnerships to modernize Federal buildings to meet agencies’ missions, create good-paying jobs, and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Paying for today’s needed renovations with tomorrow’s energy savings without requiring upfront taxpayer funding

ended Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy

Operation Fly-Formula, bringing needed baby formula (19 missions to date)

executive order protecting travel for abortion

invested more in crime control and prevention than any president in history

provided death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors who are killed or injured in the line of duty

Reunited 500 migrant families separated under Trump

$1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories, and states to invest in 150 bus fleets and facilities

brokered joint US/Mexico infrastructure project; Mexico to pay $1.5 billion for US border security

blocked 4 hospital mergers that would've driven up prices and is poised to thwart more anti-competition consolidation attempts

10 million jobs—more than ever created before at this point of a presidency

record small business creation

banned paywalls on taxpayer-funded research

best economic growth record since Clinton

struck deal between major U.S. railroads and unions representing tens of thousands of workers after about 20 hours of talks, averting rail strike

eliminated civil statute of limitations for child abuse victims

announced $156 million for America's first-of-its-kind critical minerals refinery, demonstrating the commercial viability of turning mine waste into clean energy technology.

started process of reclassifying Marijuana away from being a Schedule 1 substance and pardoning all federal prisoners with possession offenses

Note: This list only reflects 2022 accomplishments. Click here for 2021 accomplishments.