Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require major dietary shifts, such as an increase in fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption. But global FV intake is far below the recommended amount, including in many low- and middle-income countries. To develop more effective interventions to improve consumption, we need to better understand the many factors that affect what, where, when, and how
Viet Nam recently hosted the 4th Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme, which brought together more than 200 participants from around the world to discuss the urgent challenge of transforming food systems. In the lead-up to the conference, Dr. Inge Brouwer and Mr. Mark Lundy, from the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT),
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) participated in the 4th global conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme “The Transformation We Need” from April 24-27, 2023 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. The conference was co-organized by the One Planet Network’s Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme and the United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) combines high-quality nutritional and social science research capacity with development and policy partnerships to generate innovative food systems solutions that contribute to healthier, more sustainable dietary food choices and consumption of sustainable healthy diets. The Initiative works closely with national partners that are involved in the implementation
CGIAR INITIATIVES Sustainable Healthy Diets Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas
“Eat more plant-based, fewer animal-sourced foods” is the dominant message from recent debates on global diets and protein, but does it work for everyone? Or would people in low-income countries benefit from adding more animal-sourced foods to their diets? Writing for Our Future Proteins: A Diversity of Perspectives, a new open-access book on the transition to sustainable proteins, Inge D.
CGIAR INITIATIVES Sustainable Healthy Diets Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas
CGIAR INITIATIVES Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia Primary Impact Area Environmental health & biodiversity Related Impact Areas