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WorldFish scientist Shakuntala Thilsted receives award for her influential research on nutrition, fish and aquatic food systems DES MOINES, October, 21, 2021 – Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, received today the 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research, critical insights and landmark innovations in developing nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquatic food systems,

by Steve Beebe Agriculture is one of the key foundations of human society. Agriculture has come to be recognized as an elemental component in improving the lives of people around the world given its multifaceted roles as an economic activity, as the foundation of human nutrition, and as a way of life. When seismic events such as the COVID pandemic

WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Shakuntala Thilsted landed in Des Moines, Iowa for a week of engagements that put aquatic foods at the center of the food systems research agenda. The events will culminate in Thilsted receiving the World Food Prize at the Laureate Award Ceremony at the Iowa State Capitol Building. Read more

BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA International Monetary Fund (IMF) members and staff must be congratulated for the much-needed allocation of Special Drawing Rights ($650 billion), issued in August, to help individual countries and the global economy overcome impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva argued that it was crucial “that these SDRs are used as effectively as possible … and with

Photo credit: Staff Sgt Erik Cardenas Authors Frans Schapendonk, Giulia Caroli, Peter Laderach, Grazia Pacillo For millions across the globe, climate change has already brought very real security threats, such as food and livelihood insecurity, displacement, and health risks. African countries in particular are disproportionately vulnerable to these risks, as many are both highly exposed to climate extremes and at the same marked

Sweetpotato is a highly productive crop and orange-fleshed varieties are an excellent source of vitamin A, making it an important option for regions at a risk of food shortages and malnutrition. However, viruses that are spread by whiteflies and the vine cuttings farmers use as planting material can accumulate in plants and reduce the yields of many orange-fleshed varieties within

CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research and innovation network, marked its 50th year anniversary at a special event as part of the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa. Read more

CGIAR Managing Director of Global Engagement and Innovation, Kundhavi Kadiresan, joined heads of state and global leaders on the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) main stage to announce CGIAR’s commitment to UNFSS’s mission of leveraging food systems to help achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. “The Summit is a once in a lifetime opportunity to future-proof food systems, an opportunity to radically