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COP27: Nature-positive food systems: a climate change safety net
- Climate change is dramatically reducing the biodiversity and functioning of our ecosystems. At the same time, this biodiversity loss reduces the... -
Informal economy holds key on road to Zero Hunger
- Informal businesses are crucial to secure people’s access to food, which is an important Sustainable Development Goal. This is the conclusion of... -
We welcome Noelia Parajuá · Visiting fellow at RSO@CSPS
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Democratic directionality: Principles for transformative food systems research
- Translating knowledge to policy processes is critical for food system transformation. Yet, recently, there has been a healthy debate on what forms... -
Back from the future: transition pathways for food security in low- and middle-income countries
- Food systems worldwide, especially those in low- and middle-income countries, need to be transformed for various reasons. The UN’s second... -
How will we feed the world?
- The primary objective of food systems is to feed people in a healthy way. Unfortunately, most countries do not fully succeed, because worldwide there... -
Shift in thinking required to prevent malnutrition worldwide
- Millions of people in Asia and Africa suffer not so much from a lack of food, but from a lack of healthy food. Simply put, fruits and vegetables are... -
Does localising food value chains contribute to food system resilience?
- Interest in exploring the benefits of localising food value chains is on the rise. This is fuelled by global crises — notably the COVID-19... -
Our food systems need a fundamental change in their governance
- There is an urgent need for new forms of governance in our food systems, in which consumers, citizens and farmers are given a greater say in how we... -
Why the invisible crop seaweed is so significant for our global food supply chains (and specifically for Indonesia)
- Seaweed is a great renewable food resource and growing it is relatively simple. Especially in Indonesia,the future for the seaweed sector looks...