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2020 22 April
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Global Report on Food Crises reveals scope of food crises as COVID-19 poses new risks to vulnerable countries

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

The 2020 edition of The Global Report on Food Crises describes the scale of acute hunger in the world. It provides an analysis of the drivers that are contributing to food crises across the globe, and examines how the COVID-19 pandemic might contribute to their...

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2020 19 March
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Tanzania selects nutrition sensitive SMEs through the 2019 Lishe Accelerator

David Martin   |   SUN Business Network, SUN Country Network 0

* Originally published by the SUN Business Network The Lishe Accelerator, launched in 2018, is a programme aimed at accelerating Tanzania’s nutrition sensitive SMEs through business development and investor readiness training. The second edition of the competition, organised by the SUN Business Network Tanzania, GAIN and Sahara Ventures ran from September...

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2019 18 July
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Reducing stunting through multisectoral efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa

David Martin   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

All Hands on Deck Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa A copublication of the Agence française de développement and the World Bank The report book lays the groundwork for more effective multisectoral action on reducing stunting by analyzing and generating empirical evidence useful for informing the...

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2019 26 June
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2019 EAT Stockholm Food Forum: The Science is Clear

Sara Quinn   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

More than 1000 people from across the globe working in the areas of food, agriculture and nutrition gathered in Stockholm, Sweden in mid-June to respond to the urgent call for action on food systems transformation. Participants came together to attend the 2019 EAT Stockholm Food...

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2019 26 June
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Heritage crops and under-represented food: Nutritious, affordable and high impact

Sara Quinn   |   SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

An urgent call to action to improve nutrition in the South Asia Region The third South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) Roundtable event was held last week in Bangkok, Thailand highlighting the role of high impact and under-represented nutrition sensitive food systems in South...

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2019 25 June
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Why now is the moment to invest in nutrition to transform our food systems

Sara Quinn   |   SUN Lead Group and Secretariat 0

This blog was originally published by IFPRI here as one in a series of guest blog posts from leading voices in global development on achieving long-term sustainability and growth while ending hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. Nutrition is the smart and necessary investment if we are to transform our food systems for the well-being of...

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2019 14 January
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Nutrition-sensitive value chains from a smallholder perspective, IFAD research series

David Martin   |   SUN Donor Network, SUN UN Network 0

This paper addresses an important gap regarding the systematic knowledge and evidence on how value chains can contribute to nutrition, while remaining financially viable and inclusive of smallholder farmers. It does so by reviewing the literature on linkages between value chains and nutrition from a smallholder...

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2018 28 August
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How countries can achieve nutrition goals through the food system approach

David Martin   |   Blogs 0

Blog written by Suresh Babu* and originally published by IFPRI The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to food security and nutrition have become top priorities for governments of developing countries. To attain these by 2030, multiple sectors must be brought together to design and implement program and policy interventions—but such...

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