A study in Nature Sustainability finds that the greatest food security challenge in 2050 will be providing nutritious diets rather than adequate calories. Research priorities and policies should emphasize nutritional quality by increasing availability and affordability of nutrient-dense foods and improving dietary diversity. Additional highlights from this week’s Compact2025 News in Brief include: The African […]
Featured Resources: Week of August 13
Current global food production could meet human nutrition needs in 2050—if access to the global food supply is significantly improved and populations make radical changes to dietary choices finds a quantitative analysis by researchers at Lancaster University. Required diet changes include replacing most meat and dairy with plant-based alternatives, and greater acceptance of human-edible crops […]
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 […]
New Nourishing Millions podcast episode features C2025 Leadership Council Member Catherine Bertini
The latest episode of the Nourishing Millions podcast series features Catherine Bertini, professor at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and Compact2025 Leadership Council Member. In this episode, Professor Bertini explains how education is central to creating opportunities for girls and women as key players in the effort to end hunger and malnutrition. Learn more […]
