Applying a food systems approach to policymaking and implementation
On June 18, UN Environment and the One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Program will launch the Collaborative Framework for Food Systems Transformation—a decision-making tool for food systems actors. The Global Launch Webinar will explain how governments and stakeholders, at national or local levels, can apply a food systems approach to policymaking and implementation. Register for the webinar here.
IFPRI nutrition researcher receives Kellogg Prize for lifetime achievements
Marie Ruel, Director of the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division at IFPRI, received the Kellogg Prize for Lifetime Achievements in International Nutrition at the recent American Society for Nutrition conference. The recognition honors her 30 years of work on policies and programs to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in developing countries.
Integrating gender equality and nutrition
During the Women Deliver 2019 Conference held in Vancouver, Canada, June 3–6, a panel on the gendered causes of malnutrition explored the specific challenges and constraints related to nutrition for women and girls. Participants called for a gender transformative approach and highlighted ways to integrate gender equality in efforts to achieve SDG 2 including: 1) Elevate women’s role in decision-making; 2) Provide education through a gender lens; 3) Focus on adolescents; and 4) Measure household decision-making and autonomy.
Realizing the potential of agriculture for nutrition and health
In its 2018 Annual Report, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) showcases milestones, partnerships, and research achievements. Features from its research flagships and Gender, Equity, and Empowerment Unit highlight how the program began its second phase of work in 2018.
Biofortified food systems gain momentum
More than 38 million people were growing and eating biofortified crops in 2018 according to the HarvestPlus Annual Report. The report highlights the growing global reach of biofortification, key studies to strengthen the evidence base, and the support for biofortification among policymakers and advocates around the world.
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