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More than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is well known that COVID led to severe losses in income. But how did the pandemic’s economic shocks affect diets and nutrition? Were social protection interventions sufficient to limit harmful impacts? In a recent journal article in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, researchers Olivier Ecker and Andrew Comstock

The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT (the Alliance) in collaboration with the Wageningen Center for Development Innovation (WCDI) from Wageningen University and Research (WUR) met with local partners in Viet Nam from July 11 to July 13, 2023, to design a new training of trainers (ToT) program. In the meeting, participants identified how the program can build a common understanding

The current state of the global food system is unsustainable for both people and the planet—a quarter of the global population lacks safe and nutritious food, with poor diets accounting for 11 million adult deaths each year, and food production threatens planetary boundaries. In the May 2023 edition of One Earth, the Voices section explores the critical barriers that must

Worldwide, one in three people is affected by malnutrition. Hundreds of millions of people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity is on the rise almost everywhere. In low- and middle-income countries, poor diets are a major driver of malnutrition and the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases. In most places, fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is far below the

Farmers as part of the TAFSSA training, getting hand-on practice at making quality livestock fodder. Photo credit: Saiful Islam Introduction CGIAR’s Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) initiative is working to integrate evidence with practical solutions to address concerns of water scarcity and fodder shortage in the Barind areas of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts, Bangladesh. Adopting silage and

The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) and three partners in Ethiopia recently formalized their commitment to strengthen the implementation of food systems transformation for sustainable and healthy diets in Ethiopia. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), on behalf of SHiFT, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Ethiopian

After hosting the 4th Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme (SFS) in May, Viet Nam’s Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) and the Secretariat of the UN SFS held a panel discussion on the country’s own food systems. At this event, representatives from local and international agencies discussed the prospects for implementing Viet Nam’s action plan for

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General has announced a global stocktaking meeting to be held in collaboration with the Rome-based UN agencies, the broader UN System, and partners from July 24 to 26, 2023, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The 2023 UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment will build on the momentum of the 2021 UN