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In October, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) hosted two Share Fairs in Ethiopia and Viet Nam, bringing together participants from its Training of Trainers (ToT) program. These events offered a platform for participants to exchange experiences and foster collaboration in a relaxed, dialogue-driven setting.  SHiFT’s ToT program employs a cascading model. The

Across Viet Nam, local leaders are taking an active role in implementing the country’s National Action Plan on Food Systems Transformation (NAP-FST). Organized by Vietnamese institutions with support from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT), recent training workshops in Son La and Dong Thap provinces empowered stakeholders with practical tools to address local

Making a research presentation is a rite of passage for any researcher. Recently, six master’s-level students from Ethiopia and four master’s-level students from Viet Nam passed this milestone in their academic career. Each presented their thesis projects in an organized symposium with local and international researchers from a wide range of disciplines and members of national ministries, agencies, and departments

The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Mahsina Syeda Akter successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in September at Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the Netherlands. The topic of her dissertation was different dimensions of diets of adolescents from low-income households living in urban Bangladesh. More specifically, her research looked at the

As Bangladesh experiences rapid economic growth and urbanization, dietary patterns are undergoing a significant shift. These changes present both opportunities and challenges for the country’s food systems. Two recent studies conducted by the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) shed light on this issue, providing insights on the trade-offs involved in transitioning Bangladesh’s food

The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) held its annual meeting and scientific conference from July 27 to 30, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than 1,400 participants, mostly from academic organizations and government agencies, attended the meeting.   The meeting provided an opportunity for researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) to

Our food system is not in good shape: despite tremendous progress made in the last two centuries, more than 800 million people still do not have regular access to sufficient nutritious food. At the same time, and occasionally in the same countries, an increasing number of people are becoming obese or overweight—more than 1 billion people globally. The food system

Researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) will participate in the 1st International Conference on Green Transformation from October 24-25, 2024, in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.   The green transformation refers to the shift toward environmentally sustainable practices, technologies, and policies in various sectors of society, with the goal of mitigating climate change,