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by Swati Malhotra OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 March 30 is the International Day of Zero Waste, which aims to raise awareness about food waste and its consequences, and to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns towards a circular economy and advancement of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste remains a global problem and a pressing challenge in making agrifood systems efficient

Leading scientists, practitioners and representatives of development agencies, and international and non-governmental organizations reimagine the path to achieve Zero Hunger at a time when recurring crises driven by food insecurity, climate change and conflict stretch both emergency response and development efforts to the limit. The exercise aims to trigger disruptive thinking around how long-term development investments can help build more

The CGIAR Initiatives on Excellence in Agronomy (EIA) and Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), together with the Department of Crop Protection (DCP) led by its Deputy Director for the South, Mr. Le Thanh Tung, conducted a joint workshop in Can Tho City, Vietnam to introduce innovations supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Mekong River Delta (MRD). EIA and AMD are

After learning about the first and second phases of the application of the LINK Methodology in the study on the durum wheat value chain in Ethiopia, we reached the final phase, where the third and fourth tools of the methodology were applied. After being implemented, The New business model principles and the Prototype cycle, together with Tool 1. Value

The world is currently facing a massive food crisis that some have described as the worst since World War II, writes Globe Echo (UK). “The International Food Policy Research Institute warns that food prices will continue to rise this year, unless there is significant debt relief and support from the international community”. “As the Russian war in Ukraine enters its second year, fears

Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger, writes Down to Earth (India). “Besides the conflicts, climatic events and rising food prices have played a major role in pushing this population into this desperate situation. Food price rise has massive impacts. On average, “a 5 percent increase in the real price of food increases the risk of wasting by 9

Outlook India cites reports that “the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a press release stating that the maximum temperatures are likely to be above normal by three to five degrees over much of India’s Northwest, Central, and Western parts in March. IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report cautioned that 90 million Indians might be pushed towards hunger by 2030 due to climate change-induced

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has projected that farmers should expect to pay as much as K37 000 to buy one bag of fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) in the 2023/24 farming season. The projection means the government will have to spend K238 billion on AIP to subsidize 1.7 million farming households, writes The Nation (Malawi). IFPRI research also