“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. 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
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
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.
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
What if the whole debate about animal versus alternative protein was a false debate? What if it was still possible to reduce global read meat consumption by more than 50% as recommended by the experts of the EAT Lancet commission, and, at the same time preserve the livelihoods of the millions of smallholders in low-income countries whose livelihoods and food
The world is facing an unprecedented global food and nutrition crisis caused by rising food prices, regional conflicts, more frequent and intense climate-related disasters, and the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges threaten the current and future health and well-being of vulnerable communities, especially women and young children. To align priorities and action plans to address these crises,
Researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) welcomed a group of experts and partners from Ethiopia on October 18-19, 2023, to design a training of trainers (ToT) program on food systems transformation. The ToT design workshop was led by Belay Terefe Mengesha from the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, alongside Marion Herens