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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
06.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DEVESH ROY, RUCHIRA BOSS AND MAMATA PRADHAN COVID-19 poses an extraordinary challenge for Indi…
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Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
05.04.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Rich countries have introduced massive health and public spending programs …
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How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries
02.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY THOMAS REARDON, MARC F. BELLEMARE AND DAVID ZILBERMAN The organization of food supply chains (F…
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Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
01.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY CLEMENS BREISINGER, ABLA ABDEL LATIF, MARIAM RAOUF AND MANFRED WIEBELT As COVID-19 reaches eve…
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COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
31.03.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY DANIELLE RESNICK Informal food markets are vital to feeding African cities, venues the poor…
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COVID19 Highlights Need To Ensure Good Nutrition
31.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” This well-known quote from Hippocrates…
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From sledgehammer to scalpel: Scientists say a ‘moonshot effort’ is needed to end social distancing and this pandemic
31.03.20-
Health
Earthrise, as seen from Apollo 8, Dec 1968 (photo credit: astronaut William Anders). Scientists say…
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Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
30.03.20-
Gender equality
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Health
By Scott Rozelle, Heather Rahimi, Huan Wang and Eve Dill COVID-19 lockdowns have major impacts on…
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Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may Impact Food and Nutrition Security
30.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
By Stuart Gillespie and Alan Whiteside Given the speed at which COVID-19 is spreading, we must…
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First Lady of Niger leads millet movement
27.03.20-
Health
Niger recently celebrated the second annual International Millet Festival (FESTIMIL), aimed a…
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Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
26.03.20-
Food security
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Health
After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked…
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Vaccines against this year’s novel (and world-changing) coronavirus are already in development and being tested—Good news from Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty
25.03.20-
Health
Positive news! While some COVID-19 surges are now ‘baked-in’, and we must prepare ourselves for…
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Livestock route mapping for improved health of humans, animals and the environment
25.03.20-
Health
The International Livestock Research Institute is working on two new research projects in rangeland …
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COVID-19-measures, daily laborers and their nutrition│Analysis by Michael Hauser
24.03.20-
Food security
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Health
Containing COVID-19 is indispensable. But without social safety nets, the effects on daily laborer…
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Barren shelves: COVID-19 and panic buying of food │ Analysis by Michael Hauser
24.03.20-
Food security
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Health
People rush to supermarkets and buy what they can carry. Comprehensible, but unnecessary. To cut…
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TimesLive: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
23.03.20-
Health
“In the water sector we always say 'Don't waste a good crisis'," said Inga Jacobs-Mata,…
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News Trust: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
22.03.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Health
Aid workers and advisors said countries should seize the moment ahead of World Water Day…
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New study explores the benefits of a One Health approach to investigating antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam
22.03.20-
Health
In Vietnam, antimicrobial resistance in animal and human health settings poses a significant threat,…
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