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Reshaping food systems after COVID-19
Food systems are undergoing transformations all over the world. How will COVID-19 shape those transformations, and what steps can countries take to ensure people have access to healthy, sustainable diets?
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South-South collaboration in tackling antimicrobial resistance in Asia
Agriculture and health experts from five southern Asian countries have pledged to work together to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to advance agricultural development and human health in the region. This commitment was made during an internation...
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Waves of disease, waves of poverty: New evidence on the economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar
Research Post December 1, 2020 Waves of disease, waves of poverty: New evidence on the economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar Derek Headey Than Zaw Oo Kristi Mahrt Xinshen Diao Sophie Goudet...
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New studies highlight potential of zinc-biofortified wheat
More than 17 percent of people globally lack sufficient zinc in their diets. Deficiencies in this essential micronutrient contribute to an estimated 400,000 child deaths globally each year. Yet new studies from HarvestPlus and CIMMYT show biofortifying wheat with zinc has the potential to improve this critical situation. These studies bring promising news in breeding >> Read more
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Boosting Uganda’s investments in livestock development ‘healthy animals for healthy food and healthy people’
Today, policymakers, researchers and academics, donors, civil society, as well as government and private sector representatives from Uganda, Kenya and Germany meet to boost investment in Uganda’s livestock. Around 70% of all Ugandan households keep some livestock – cattle, pigs, sheep, goats or poultry; mostly selling it to local markets. The lives of … Continue reading →
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New evidence shows food price crisis threatens to deepen undernutrition in young children in low- and middle-income countries
Food price crises have become the new normal over the last two decades, but what are the effects of these high prices on children’s nutrition? More understanding is needed of how increasingly volatile food prices affect the nutrition of poor and food-insecure populations, and especially young children. In a recent analysis of 1.27 million children in 44 […]
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Training and low-cost tech cut aflatoxin by 53 per cent
Aflatoxin exposure threatens food security throughout the developing world. Training and low-cost technology could help fight it, but further exploration of these on a larger scale is needed.
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Navigating trade-offs towards healthier diets: SHiFT researchers host workshop in Viet Nam
Researchers from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) organized a workshop in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on November 15, 2023, to engage key players in the Vietnamese food system with the work of SHiFT Work Package 4 on Trade-Off Scenario Analysis. The workshop was organized by Tuyen Huynh and Thanh Thi […]
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COVID-19 and the promise of food system innovation
Guest Post June 17, 2020 COVID-19 and the promise of food system innovation Corinna Hawkes Pandemic lockdowns have sparked a range of promising responses to match shifting food supply with demand—showing the possibili...
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GLOBAL LAUNCH EVENT – 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19
Apr 13, 2021 - 09:30 am to 11:00 am EDT Global Food Policy Report COVID-19 Food Systems Health Nutrition Resilience GLOBAL LAUNCH EVENT - 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transformin...
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HarvestPlus founder joins forces with African Leaders for Nutrition
The African Development Bank welcomes HarvestPlus founder Howarth Bouis to the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative, to address the pervasive challenge of micronutrient malnutrition. Well known for his efforts to produce micronutrient-rich st...
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How to support students and the learning process during India’s COVID-19 school closures
Research Post December 9, 2020 How to support students and the learning process during India’s COVID-19 school closures Anjali Pant Samuel Scott Phuong Hong Nguyen Promoting creative alternatives to...
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IITA partners WUR to improve food systems
Food systems refer to the organization of the production, processing, distribution, consumption of food, and waste disposal considering their health, socioeconomic, and environmental outcomes. It has a crucial role in delivering high-quality diets that are not reflected in our everyday nutrition due to such factors as population growth, climate change, and urbanization. Therefore, food systems […]
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Top shelf: Who has access to the healthiest processed foods?
As processed food products gain popularity in Mexico City, researchers are keen to understand variation in access to healthier maize- and wheat-based foods across differences in purchasing power.
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Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may Impact Food and Nutrition Security
Issue Post March 30, 2020 How will COVID-19 affect food and nutrition security in the global south? Stuart Gillespie Alan Whiteside Poverty, malnutrition, weak healthcare systems, and other factors will compl...
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Key takeaways from “Missing Middle” workshop in Viet Nam
To support the sustainability of Vietnamese food systems, researchers and industry stakeholders convened on May 12, 2023, in Hanoi, Viet Nam, for the Missing Middle in Food Value Chains in Viet Nam Workshop. Co-hosted by Wageningen University and Research (WUR), the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (the Alliance), Markets and Agriculture Linkages for Cities […]
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CGIAR @ UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)
About the United Nations Food Systems Summit In 2021, the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Summit will launch bold new actions to deliver progress on all 17 SDGs, each of which relies in part on […]
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Ethiopia’s social safety net effective in limiting COVID-19 impacts on rural food insecurity
Research Post January 28, 2021 Ethiopia’s social safety net effective in limiting COVID-19 impacts on rural food insecurity Kibrom A. Abay Guush Berhane John Hoddinott Kibrom Tafere A surve...
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Improving fruit and vegetable consumption will require a holistic approach
“Eat more fruit and vegetables.” This is a common refrain, spoken by everyone from doctors to health policymakers to parents, and with good reason: these foods are rich in a broad range of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and dietary fiber that are essential for good health. Yet globally, fruit and vegetable consumption is far below what […]
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Addressing food safety questions along the value chain
From consumers working back through production, a new paper identifies knowledge gaps and areas for consideration in food safety research.
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COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
Issue Post March 31, 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade Danielle Resnick Social distancing measures may hurt both food traders and consumers in a region known for harsh crackdown...
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Strengthening Ethiopia’s food systems: SHiFT hosts workshop to design new training program
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 […]
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The COVID-19 nutritional crisis: What to expect and how to protect
The COVID-19 pandemic has all the makings of a perfect storm for global malnutrition. The authors identify key actions to protect nutritionally vulnerable groups.
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Unveiling diet and food environment challenges for Vietnamese adolescents
Food environments are rapidly changing in low- and middle-income countries posing complex challenges. Research on the food environment, the space between food production, storage, and transportation and consumption, is a relatively new area. There are numerous frameworks, typologies and metrics that make it hard to understand what the food environment is and why it matters […]
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How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
Issue Post June 22, 2020 How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas Katrina Kosec Catherine Ragasa Rural residents face a distinct set of pandemic challenges.
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Africa Discussion of IFPRI’s 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19
May 10, 2021 - 09:30 am to 11:00 am EDT West Africa Middle Africa Africa Global Food Policy Report Africa Discussion of IFPRI’s 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems After COVID-1...
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New research initiative for healthy diets in Bangladesh (Dhaka Tribune)
New research initiative for healthy diets in Bangladesh (Dhaka Tribune) Nov 11, 2022 Nov 10, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 11/11/2022 - 16:16 New research initiative for healthy diets in Bangladesh (Dhaka Tribune) New research initiative for he...
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Voices from the field: Fighting aflatoxin in Nigeria
Aflatoxin cause health and economic problems for farmers across Africa. IITA scientist Adebowale Akande discusses an approach that is proving effective in fighting these problems.
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Poverty, price, and preference: New study examines barriers to dietary change in sub-Saharan Africa
Globally, suboptimal diets are the most important preventable risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). These diets account for 22 percent of all deaths and 15 percent of disability-adjusted life years among adults. The influential report from the EAT-Lancet Commission showed that people in most parts of the world eat too much unhealthy food, such as ultra-processed […]
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2024 Student grant scheme winners in Viet Nam
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology are pleased to announce the awardees of the 2024 student grant scheme. The purpose of the grant is to enrich master’s-level research projects on topics related to sustainable healthy diets, the food environment, and/or […]
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