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IIED’s 'food year' blog series explores policies and practice to transform our food systems
News, 22 June 2021
Reconciling food production and forest conservation: priorities for the UN Food Systems Summit
Insight, 20 September 2021
African social movements call on UN food summit to give people back control
Insight, 21 July 2021
Q&A: Two years on, blog series maintains its focus – in changing and challenging times
… David Satterthwaite (DS), who curates the series, reflects on the 50 blogs published to date. He highlights the topics that have really … and the support they need but rarely get Ensuring access to food and reaching those most in need – the focus of ' Feeding all city … did not include fresh veg or fruit, and Many included new urban agriculture initiatives, such as a blog by Supawut Boonmahathanakorn …
Article, 09 May 2022
Food insecurity: an appetite for change
… invites our followers – particularly our younger audience – to blog about their opinions and experiences. This month’s blog marks … role of young people in changing our destructive relationship with food. Regardless of age, gender or country of origin, we all need food … in which food is distributed more equally. According to the  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , a person who is food insecure “[lacks] …
Insight, 12 August 2020
Indigenous food systems prove highly resilient during COVID-19
… foodstuffs. The pandemic laid bare the vulnerabilities of global food supply chains that rely on long distance transportation, and of … on ancestral knowledge and cultural values. This is the latest blog in the 'food year' series that explores policies and practice to … INMIP and IIED on 7 and 14 September 2021. … Cass Madden … Food and agriculture … Natural resource management … Food year: exploring the …
Insight, 26 August 2021
UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns
Insight, 22 June 2021
Resilient food systems and COVID-19: lessons for a Just Transition
Insight, 22 May 2020
How COVID-19 is impacting and changing East Africa’s agri-food systems
… Giulia Nicolini looks at how COVID-19 is affecting East African food systems and highlights the need to develop a joined-up approach to … systems, shortening supply chains and increasing demand for local foods. In Ethiopia, the perceived COVID-related risks of consuming  … partners as part of an IKEA Foundation-funded project on sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.  Resources Below is …
Article, 07 August 2020
Putting informal food systems at the centre of sustainable diets
… COVID-19 has highlighted the global food system’s inequalities, with the disease and the measures to contain … food systems are industrialised and formal, dominated by large-scale agriculture, processing and supermarkets. A move to sustainable diets … ideal ‘ planetary health diet ’ should be low in meat and processed foods, and rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables. But what do …
Insight, 16 October 2020