food systems

FOOD SYSTEMS

Capacity Building
January 13, 2020
First MsC Students Complete A4NH-Supported Work on Food Systems for Healthier Diets in Ethiopia
Grant program builds capacity and engagement among young researchers, providing financial support and mentoring to Ethiopian students pursuing degrees related to food systems research.
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Events
January 10, 2020
Multi-Stakeholder Workshops for Food Systems Profiles at the A4NH Benchmark Sites Along Vietnam’s Rural-Urban Transect
Participants heard results, offered feedback on partial food systems baseline assessment profiles.
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Blog
January 8, 2020
Choosing Between Supermarkets and Wet Markets
From "either-or" to "win-win" in efforts to improve food safety and achieve better nutrition.
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Blog
December 16, 2019
Photo Story: A Healthy Change
New photo story from CGIAR details how A4NH food systems research puts safety first for transitioning markets in Vietnam
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Blog
December 4, 2019
Event Summary: Policy Seminar on Food Systems Transformations: National Actions in a Globalized World
Summary of November 14 IFPRI/A4NH Policy Seminar details national food systems experiences in Vietnam, Nigeria, followed by a panel discussion.
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Blog
November 27, 2019
Overlooked, Underused Crops: An Answer to Our Food System Problems?
Globally, we are eating a smaller array of foods, resulting in diets that are less nutritious and healthy. Yet FAO estimates more than 5,500 food crops exist globally. So why aren’t we using them?
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Flagships
November 25, 2019
New World Map Rates Food Sustainability for Countries Across the Globe
Global food system sustainability study results in the first map of its kind to score sustainability of food systems, country-by-country, going beyond usual questions of productivity and nutrition, to include economic and social variables.
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Blog
November 6, 2019
Nutrition Society of Nigeria Annual Conference: Opportunities for Experience Sharing Across A4NH Flagships, Between Nigeria and Ethiopia
The conference provided an example of how work done by different A4NH flagships open opportunities for experience sharing across countries.
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Events
October 31, 2019
Policy Seminar: Food Systems Transformations: National Actions in a Globalized World
Event explored how countries are assessing and acting on food system transformation – considering consumption and food environments, food supply and sustainability, health, and socioeconomic outcomes, with discussion about challenges, opportunities, and trade-offs.
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