A new blog post by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) details how the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH) is collaborating with IDS and Colombo Urban Lab to explore how working class communities navigate food environments in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Food environments, which are the places and contexts in which people acquire food,
Transforming food systems to deliver sustainable healthy diets requires innovative, evidence-based approaches. However, due to the dynamic and interconnected nature of food systems, there is a need for sound guidance on designing and evaluating interventions. Recognizing this gap, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) is exploring best practices for assessing the impact of
In February 2024, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) of the Ministry of Food, formalizing their commitment to strengthen the implementation of food systems transformation for sustainable and healthy diets in
From July 4-6, 2024, over 50 key stakeholders gathered in Vinh City, Viet Nam, for a two-day technical workshop to align Viet Nam’s food systems with its climate goals. The event was co-organized by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the International Cooperation Department (ICD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and the World Wide Fund
Nature Sustainability recently announced plans to develop a technical report on sustainability transformations. Dr. Chris Béné, Principal Scientist and Senior Policy Advisor at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, will serve as a panel member. Dr. Béné is the only representative from CGIAR on the panel for this report. The technical report will be organized around 10 case studies
On June 9, 2024, researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) met with Strategic Partners from the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) of the Ministry of Food and the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) to share research findings from two recent studies completed as part of SHiFT’s Using foresight modeling techniques,
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT). is pleased to announce that Dr. Son Duy Nguyen successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in July at Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands. The topic of his dissertation was an examination of the sustainability of diets in Viet Nam. His research explored how sustainable healthy
On August 26-27, 2024, more than 150 researchers, practitioners, and policymakers gathered in Arusha, Tanzania, for the FRESH Science Conference, a two-day event dedicated to sharing research and innovations to support improving diets by boosting fruit and vegetable consumption. The conference was organized by CGIAR Research Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH) partners, including the