Impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria's Food Systems situation report – Edition I

- 11/01/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is a multiplier of vulnerability, compounding threats to food security and nutrition (FSN), while exposing weaknesses in food systems. This report summarises the current situation of Nigerian food systems amidst COVID-19 with a special emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and how nutritious foods value chains are changing.

GAIN Interview Cruncher: "42 actions to fix the food systems"

14 January 2021Online Webinar, Global

Food systems offer ample opportunities to help make healthy diets available, affordable and appealing. Policymakers need an answer to the question: What do I need to change about our food system to improve diets and nutrition? This webinar will introduce you to the list of 42 actions needed to transform our food systems towards healthier diets for all.

The Great Protein Debate

12 January 2021Online Webinar, Global

This Webinar, hosted by the SDG2 Advocacy Hub in collaboration with CGIAR, will feature a conversation about the role of protein in our food system tied to the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit.

What lurks beneath: the hidden factors stopping food system transformation and how to bring them into the light

23 February 2021Online Webinar, Global

It is well-documented that how we produce and consume food plays a major role in global warming and nature loss -and that it could get worse as we strive to feed a bigger and richer population. But food systems can also be part of the solution, not just for food security, but also for a nature-positive, carbon-neutral future.

COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition

The calendar is about to turn the page over to a new year and that new year brings hope for a world currently gripped by a pandemic that has wreaked havoc for months. COVID-19 has made 2020 the year we wish we could forget but never will. With the roll-out of vaccines, the end of the pandemic and its related global disruptions seem to be in sight. But not everyone will be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

GAIN Working Paper Series 15 - Project DISRUPT - Game-changing innovations for healthy diets on a healthy planet

- 22/12/2020

The global food system is a major driver of environmental degradation, ill health, premature mortality and inequity. To enable resilient, affordable, safe and nutritious diets for the current and growing global population while restoring and safeguarding our environment, we need to urgently innovate food system solutions that work for both people and planet.

2020: A year of pain, a year of revelation, a year of optimism

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.

Global leaders commit more than $US3 billion to address hunger and nutrition crisis

The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan, today hosted a virtual launch of the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action, setting in motion a year-long effort to address a global hunger and nutrition crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Impact of COVID-19 on Kenya’s Food Systems - Situation Report I

- 14/12/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is a multiplier of vulnerability, compounding threats to food security and nutrition (FSN), while exposing weaknesses in food systems. This report summarises the current situation of Kenyan food systems amidst COVID-19 with a special emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and how nutritious foods value chains are changing.