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Focus on food to address climate change
Bringing together agricultural production, supply chains, and consumption: In a comment published in the new journal Nature Food researchers discuss a new global food system approach to climate change research.
Feeding the world without wrecking the planet is possible
Almost half of current food production is harmful to our planet – causing biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and water stress.
Global food production at risk of simultaneous heat waves across breadbasket regions
Certain patterns in the jet stream encircling the Earth can bring simultaneous heatwaves to breadbasket regions responsible for up to a quarter of global food production.
From avocados to apples: Producing food closer to cities could help reduce climate emissions
Millions of tons of groceries from agriculture are transported to our cities all around the globe every day to feed its dwellers.
The State of the World’s Children 2019
For the first time in 20 years, UNICEF’s flagship report examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge.
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world.
From Land of Famine to Land of Hope
Will Ethiopia Become a Model for an African Upswing?
Africa’s Demographic Trailblazers
How falling fertility rates accelerate development