Nutrition security

  1. Advances in nutrition: myth or reality?
    Since 2005-06, the date of the last nationwide government survey of nutrition, the story has been one of a curse, a national shame and a disconnect. This is because despite rapid economic growth in the past 15 years, nutrition indicators for children under five have barely moved.   Can we now…
  2. 8 Reasons Why Nutritious Food helps break the Cycle of Extreme Poverty
    That uncomfortable feeling when you’re so hungry you lose all control of your emotions. So convinced the world is conspiring against you, you lash out at whoever dares to cross your path. And so depleted of energy, you can no longer perform basic functions like rational decision making. Yeah,…
  3. Asian Maize Conference Develops Strategies for Sustainable Intensification of Maize in Asia
    Source: CIMMYT   More than 350 leading agricultural researchers, policy-makers, farmers and service providers from across the public and private sectors gathered in Bangkok from 30th October - 1st November for the 12th Asian Maize Conference. Organized by the Asia-Pacific Association…
  4. FAO sends message on the global need for agroecology
    Written by: Gina Castillo, Agriculture Program Manager at Oxfam America   UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Secretary General, Jose Graziano da Silva, reminded the audience during his closing remarks at the FAO’s Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition last week…
  5. How to dramatically reduce hunger - even in very poor countries
    GFAR has been advocating to policy makers that they shift from a traditional focus on productivity and production to address nutrition and health challenges. FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva outlines three types of political initiatives crucial to sustaining progress on food…
  6. Invitation to an open discussion on the ICN2 Framework for Action zero draft to implement the Rome Declaration on Nutrition
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with IFAD, IFPRI, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, WFP, WTO and the High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis (HLTF), are jointly organizing the Second…
  7. The EAT Stockholm Food Forum: Working together to change patterns of production and consumption
    The EAT Forum brought together a wide range of experts from the worlds of food, climate and health, and discussed challenges and opportunities linking food, health and sustainability exploring crossovers of these themes and of the science, business and politics concerned.   About the…
  8. G20 chief scientists meet in Australia
    Written by Melody Labinsky   Producing more with less and feeding the world’s growing population are key concerns for Dr Mark Holderness, executive secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research. Dr Holderness, who is based in Rome, was one of the delegates at the Food 4 Growth and…
  9. IFPRI 2020 Conference: Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security
    The conference provided a valuable opportunity to take stock of current understanding and actions around building a common agenda of resilience for food and nutrition security. Around 800 participants attended from 75 countries, though very few farmers and private sector stakeholders were…
  10. Interview with Dr. Gunhild Anker Stordalen - Director of EAT Stockholm Food Forum
    The Global Forum has become a Strategic Partner to the EAT Stockholm Food Forum, an international network bringing together experts on agricultural sustainability, food, nutrition and health, to increase the sustainability and nutritive value of food through an integrated approach across these…
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