Launch of the Innovative Food System Solution (IFSS) Portal
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Geneva, 27 May 2021 -
As a global community we urgently need to reimagine how our food systems work to ensure both human and planetary health. To this end, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT, EAT, CSIRO’s Food Systems and Global Change group, and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability are excited to announce the launch of the Innovative Food System Solution (IFSS) portal on NutritionConnect.org on May 19, 2021.
Saul Morris, Director of Programme Services at GAIN reminds us that, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a massive (negative) shock to food systems, but we need a positive shock at least ten times larger to get the Sustainable Development Goal 2 [ Zero Hunger ] on track and safeguard our planet. The IFSS portal has been created to help us get these transformative processes started BEFORE it is too late. In part in response to the pandemic, as
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