WFP and Alibaba partner for zero hunger
The World Food Program (WFP) and Alibaba Group are joining forces to achieve SDG 2. Alibaba will provide its technology and resources to support the digital transformation of WFP’s operations including using cloud computing to develop a digital “World Hunger Map” to monitor the status of global hunger.
UNSCN calls for contributions for its flagship publication
The United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) invites contributions for the next edition of its flagship, peer-reviewed publication UNSCN Nutrition. The 2019 edition will focus on food environments to enable healthy and nutritious diets.
Nutrition and food systems transformations in Eurasia
On November 13, IFPRI, the World Bank, and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) co-organized a policy seminar on “Agricultural and Food Systems Transformation for Better Food Security and Nutrition in Eurasia.” Watch videos from the discussions on recent developments and agri-food transformation in the region.
Learning about implementation from program workers and recipients
The Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition (SISN) will host a webinar on December 6 on “Learning About Needs of and Challenges Faced by Program Workers and Recipients.” Researchers will present case studies of observational implementation research for food-assistance programs in the United States and programs for infants and young child feeding in Kenya and India.
High-level Malabo Montpellier Forum
The Malabo Montpellier Panel will host its next high-level forum in Rabat, Morocco on December 17 on the sides of the Atlantic Dialogues. Agriculture ministers from 14 African countries and development partners will discuss the recommendations and policy implications of the Panel’s upcoming report on irrigation in African agriculture.
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