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In November 2023, the Market and Agriculture Linkages for Cities in Asia (MALICA) platform convened its stakeholders for a consultative meeting in Hanoi to hear and discuss preliminary results from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT)’s research in Viet Nam. MALICA is a collaborative platform founded by the French Agricultural Research Centre for

The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) recently held its first research partner meeting from November 28 to 30, 2023. The hybrid meeting was based in three locations—Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Hanoi, Viet Nam; and Wageningen, Netherlands. The meeting provided an opportunity to share and reflect on SHiFT’s research results as the Initiative approaches its two-year anniversary.

More than 200 people from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam signed up in September 2023 to participate in a new version of the Food Systems Governance e-course offered by the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT). SHiFT launched the first e-course in 2022. It was developed by a team of SHiFT researchers from the

In November 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) held its first research partner meeting to share research findings, evaluate progress, and set goals for the future. Following two days of internal discussions, six of SHiFT’s Strategic Partners from Ethiopia and Viet Nam joined the meeting to reflect on SHiFT’s collaborations within the

“Join a world of Actionism” was the invitation from the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to leaders, policymakers, and experts. There, Tuyen Huynh, the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) Country Coordinator in Viet Nam had a chair and a voice. She was invited by the Government of Viet Nam to be part of

In November 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) held its first research partner meeting to share research findings, evaluate progress, and set goals for the future. Researchers Marion Herens and Brenda Shenute Namugumya from SHiFT’s Work Package 5 on Catalyzing Food Systems Transformation (WP5) kicked off the meeting with a presentation of

Members of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) visited their counterparts in Viet Nam to share experiences on implementing their national food systems transformation agendas. The two-week event was initiated by the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) and organized by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (the Alliance) under the umbrella of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy

In November 2023, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) held its first research partner meeting to share research findings, evaluate progress, and set goals for the future. Researchers from SHiFT’s Work Package 3 on Governance and Inclusive Food Systems (WP3) discussed their approach to understanding and navigating the complex challenges surrounding food systems