Key policy actions are urgently needed to end hunger and malnutrition. Efforts must focus on improving diet quality for all according to an article in the BMJ. The authors—including experts from Tufts University, the EAT Forum, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation—call on policy makers to implement evidence based, […]
Featured Resources: Week of May 7
Hidden Hunger: Strategies to Improve Nutrition Quality, edited by H.K. Biesalski and R. Birner, illustrates the global fight against hunger by national governments and international organizations. The book includes a chapter on Compact2025 showing that with the proper framework, committed national leadership, and adequate funding, hunger and undernutrition can be eliminated by 2025. Additional highlights […]
Featured Resources: Week of April 23
How can public and private sector links be more effective to improve diets? A new policy brief from the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition examines how governments and other stakeholders can incentivize the private sector to improve the food environment and enable better dietary choices. The brief sets out six priorities […]
Featured Resources: Week of April 9
Researchers from the University of Goettingen and European Commission have found that the burden of global chronic hunger has more than halved since 1990. Economic growth is a major determinant that reduced the burden of hunger, but reducing the burden of hidden hunger requires additional interventions at the micro level. Additional highlights from this week’s […]
Unleash the power of young Africans: Supporting the farmers of tomorrow
This is a guest blog post authored by Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze The number of young people between ages 15 and 24 is growing rapidly. The youth bulge is particularly pronounced in Africa and south Asia, where the youth population is expected to double in the next 30 years. As of 2012, 10 million young […]
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