The UN Food Systems Summit, UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit will take place towards the end of 2021. All three events are key milestones on the road to recovery from the devastating impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic on food security and nutrition. The summits are also key moments to mobilize support for and prioritization of staple food fortification as a no-regrets, gamechanging intervention to fight disease and poverty among the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Water is often described as a precious commodity, but it is so much more than that. It enables and sustains life. In households, schools and workplaces. Water can mean health, hygiene, dignity and productivity. In cultural, religious and spiritual places, water can mean a connection with creation, community and oneself. In natural spaces, water can mean peace, harmony and preservation.
Food Systems Transformation – India’s Journey
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India has recently indicated its intention to mandate the national fortification of milk and edible…
This report highlights the multiple and complex factors involved in mitigating foodborne zoonoses in animal source foods sold at traditional markets in resource-poor settings.
This review describes recent food safety interventions focused on traditional market settings and consumers who buy food there. Data was extracted from 19 and 23 articles from Asian and African countries, respectively.
This Guidance Document describes the various elements of quality management (QM) and quality control (QC) required in a laboratory setting. Many qualitative elements are required to analyse the various chemical parameters in food samples, particularly for micronutrient testing and for testing food safety and food quality substances.
On Thursday 18th February don’t miss the "GAIN Interview Cruncher- Response to COVID-19 from food systems angle" at 2pm CET. The webinar will host the experts to discuss the Keeping Food Markets Working initiative, what’s at stake and why this is so relevant in building our food systems forward better.
In 2019, the World Bank released a report entitled The Safe Food Imperative. It described how food safety is linked to achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals in both direct and indirect ways. This Webinar will bring together experts in the field to discuss the current state of food safety governance in the African region.
As we draw to the end of 2020, COVID-19 rages on; hunger numbers are on the increase; and we are not on track to meet the 1.5C Paris target to limit global warming. According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard, 72 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus and 1.7 million have died. And counting. According to the IMF, the measures taken to combat the virus have led to GDP declines of around 4-10%, depending on the country.
During program startup in Nigeria, EatSafe identified and gauged stakeholders’ interest and influence in food safety. EatSafe then convened a series of events to engage these stakeholders at local and national levels prior to intervention implementation.
