The urban food system in Ghana is changing, with growth in household incomes and rapid urbanization. Such shifts in food systems commonly come with diet shifts, including increased consumption of processed foods, and may pose new opportunities and challenges for farmers, processors and consumers.
A4NH Participates in Netherlands-CGIAR Planning Meeting
On June 21, 2018, A4NH Director John McDermott and others representing the program and CGIAR participated in a planning and evaluation meeting with officials from the Netherlands. The meeting comes two and a half years into the CGIAR-Netherlands Strategic Partnership.
Investing for reshaping food systems
As hunger is on the rise after decades of progress and multiple burdens of malnutrition persist, improving food security and nutrition to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is evermore critical. Investing to reshape food systems is key to deliver on these goals. I had the pleasure of presenting on key policies and investments for […]
Wageningen University & Research Announces Food Systems PhD Position
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is hiring a sandwich-PhD researcher in the Environmental Policy Group to study effective policy strategies and instruments for transforming food systems towards healthier diets and work with A4NH's Food Systems for Healthier Diets flagship. The position will be based in Bangladesh.
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture Announces Inspire Challenges
Data is much more than simply information: in expert hands, it is intelligence. The rapid growth in processing power and global connectivity means we can now quickly collect, share and analyze enormous amounts of data and turn it into recommendations that can be of use to farmers and policymakers.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »
