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Global food systems transformation goals have called for food that is healthy to humans Stakeholders in the Ghanaian food system have proffered solutions to dealing with the myriad of challenges militating against the country’s agricultural sector, with dire implications for food security. This was part of the United Nations (UN) global goal of ensuring a resilient global food system. The food system entails agricultural production, food transport and trade, food retail and provision, and foo...

Virtual 25 Jul 2021 - 27 Jul 2021RegisterBecome a Sponsor A UN Food Systems Pre-Summit event exploring game-changing policy, research and investment actions for a thriving food systems future with aquatic foods.  Date: Monday-Wednesday, 26-28 July 2021  Stay tuned for the registration link  Across the world, aquatic foods are essential to local diets, food production and cultures. For many in low- and middle-income countries, the production, processing, trade and consumption of aquati...

Malawi leader Lazarus Chakwera lauds role of universities in spurring development Malawi leader Lazarus Chakwera lauds role of universities in spurring development President Lazarus Chakwera President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has asked Heads of States across the African continent to work collaboratively with African universities and stakeholders outside the continent to enable the development of human capital, research and innovation for dependable food systems in the continent. Chakwera said countr...

Tue, 06/22/2021 - 12:00 Highlights Panelists at a recent UN Food Systems Dialogue discussed innovative and sustainable solutions to aquatic food systems that can be a catalyst for global food systems transformation.  Holistic research, policy and business investments can boost sustainable innovations in aquatic food systems and foster a nature-positive transformation in food production, said experts in the second UN Food Systems Dialogue hosted by the Norwegian leadership of the Global Acti...

Wed Jun 30 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is leading the Federal Government’s collaboration with the United Nations to improve Nigeria’s food systems. This is aimed at addressing hunger, combating malnutrition, reducing poor diet-related diseases among others. Osinbajo, in his presentation at a consolidatory dialogue for the UN Food Systems Summit held in Abuja, said aside from the goal of realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and guaranteeing food security, the sustainab...

Sania stresses importance of nutrition in Ehsaas framework.

06/15/2021 | Press release | Archived content Les agriculteurs biologiques du Pacifique appellent à des solutions innovantes pour des systèmes alimentaires durables (contenu disponible en anglais uniquement) Pacific Organic Farmers Call for Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Food Systems Effort Innovative approaches to manage natural resources to strengthen food security and poverty alleviation and contribute to the wellbeing of the Pacific people was called for by the Pacific organic mo...

We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who...

Bold new thinking and decisive action will be needed to reshape and re-engineer food systems in Asia and the Pacific to make them more responsive, more...

Off-farm activities before and after food production are making up a "growing share" of food system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.