What does food system transformation mean?
I go to many meetings where the term "food system transformation" is bandied about. Sometimes the term goes unquestioned - for some people it has entered into the rarefied atmosphere of development jargon. But increasingly (thank goodness) the question is being asked: what does food system transformation mean? So what is the answer?
SUN Global Gathering - Nourishing people and planet together
- Kathmandu, Nepal
The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering brings together all SUN Government Focal Points and representatives of their partners from civil society, donors, United Nations agencies, private sector partners, academia, media, parliamentarians.
Our work on eggs
GAIN works on supply and demand, as well as on changing incentives, rules and regulations to encourage production and consumption of nutritious and safe foods. We seek to understand and tackle barriers faced by small enterprises working to boost availability, affordability, desirability, and convenience of nutritious foods like eggs, especially for people on low-incomes.
Egg consumption in Africa: a big opportunity for African enterprises
This factsheet highlights the vastly different levels of egg supply seen across African regions, selected African countries, and selected high-income countries. It discusses why eggs remain scarce and expensive in many low-income settings, including across much of Western, Eastern, and Middle Africa.
Food systems: the outrage deficit
I just completed a trio of meetings in Asia (TICAD), Africa (AGRF) and North America (UN General Assembly) all of which had a strong set of dialogues around food systems, asking how they need to be rebuilt to promote human health, rural livelihoods and planetary health.
6th Trade for Sustainable Development Forum
- Geneva, Switzerland
The annual Trade for Sustainable Development Forum (T4SD) is one of the leading global events focused on major trends in sustainable value chains and voluntary sustainability standards. Organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the T4SD Forum will again take place in conjunction with the World Trade Organisation Public Forum, from 7 to 9 October 2019.
GAIN launches new website and brand guidelines
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) launched today a new version of its main website and refreshed brand guidelines. The changes are designed to better communicate its work on transforming food systems to deliver better nutrition for all, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.
Nutrition 2019
- Baltimore, United States
At Nutrition 2019, 3600 of the top scientific researchers, practitioners, global and public health professionals, policymakers and advocacy leaders, industry, media and other related professionals will gather to advance nutrition science and its practical application.
13th European Nutrition Conference
- Dublin, Ireland
The Nutrition Society in cooperation with The Nutrition Society Irish Section are pleased, as hosts, to invite to the 13th European Nutrition Conference, Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) 2019 in Dublin, Ireland.