# To halt deforestation we must look at the ways we produce and consume our food

> An FAO article reports on a High-Level Dialogue at the 25th session of the Committee on Forestry, which called for changes to food production and consumption to halt deforestation. It states that agriculture, commercial and subsistence, is responsible for over 70% of deforestation.

- Date: 2021-03-06 · published 2021-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48156-to-halt-deforestation-we-must-look-at-the-ways-we-produce-and-consume-our-food
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The emphasis on agriculture as the main deforestation driver points to future pressure on commodity supply chains such as soy and palm oil. The article sets no concrete policy or price change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-05-10 | [Our Response to the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products \| Rainforest Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41423-our-response-to-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-rainforest.md) | +2.2% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2020-12-11 | [IEEP’s response to the public consultation on deforestation and forest degradation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49668-ieep-s-response-to-the-public-consultation-on-deforestation-and-forest.md) | +4.2% | +19.2% |
| SOY | 2024-08-29 | [The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) \| Crowe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28802-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr-crowe.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2021-12-01 | [The European Commission’s Proposed Ban on Products Driving Deforestation and Forest Degradation \| Steptoe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43610-the-european-commission-s-proposed-ban-on-products-driving-deforestation-and.md) | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| SOY | 2026-02-11 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is amended: what is the EUDR and what must companies do now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20606-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-is-amended-what-is-the-eudr-and-what-must.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2021-02-19 | [Seven steps to curb deforestation and enhance forest protection: Looking beyond EU-only solutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48667-seven-steps-to-curb-deforestation-and-enhance-forest-protection-looking-beyond.md) | -0.7% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2023-08-09 | [World’s Top Food Producers Push Back on Deforestation Rules - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34615-world-s-top-food-producers-push-back-on-deforestation-rules-bloomberg.md) | -5.4% | -6.1% |
| SBM | 2024-10-24 | [How AI can help the food sector to meet new deforestation rules](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27896-how-ai-can-help-the-food-sector-to-meet-new-deforestation-rules.md) | -3.9% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/haltingdeforestation/news/detail/To-halt-deforestation-we-must-look-at-the-ways-we-produce-and-consume-our-food-/en

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