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September 29, 2020
Cost and Safety of Food Are Major Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Food Choices in Urban Ethiopia
Innovative study invited students to share their thoughts on challenges and opportunities for eating healthy diets through photos as well as written responses.
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September 15, 2020
Sustainability of Food Systems: 5 Steps Beyond the EAT-Lancet Report
A new paper highlights five areas of research and action that require more attention if we are to ensure a sustainable food system transformation.
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Events
September 4, 2020
Supermarketization is Not the Only Strategy to Enhance Food Safety in China
In a new paper, the author explores how supermarketization of China's vegetable sector has impacted vegetable safety.
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Blog
August 27, 2020
Household Dietary Diversity is a Strong Predictor of Average Nutrient Adequacy in Ethiopia
New paper examines associations between household dietary diversity score and mean probability of nutrient adequacy, and potential threshold effects of HDDS in Ethiopia.
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Blog
July 9, 2020
One Month Later: New Survey Suggests Continued Rising Risk of Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as COVID-19 Restrictions Continue
Follow-up survey results suggest food security situation has not yet deteriorated, but savings used as primary coping device could run out in the near future.
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Blog
July 7, 2020
Contribution of Forests, Trees and Agroforestry to Sustainable Food Security and Nutrition in a Time of Crisis
As COVID-19 highlights the need for more sustainable and resilient food systems, researchers share what role forests, trees and agroforestry can play.
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Blog
June 1, 2020
A Food Environment Typology for Global Application
Typology includes wild and cultivated, and formal and informal built food environments, to better reflect the diverse food environments in communities around the world.
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Blog
May 21, 2020
Survey Suggests Rising Risk of Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as COVID-19 Restrictions Continue
How have households been impacted by the pandemic, and what are the implications for food security and diet diversity?
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Blog
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 and Global Trade Implications for Food Systems and Healthy Diets
The authors consider rippling impacts of COVID-19 on trade as food system actors experience loss of income and supply chains close or are seriously disrupted.
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