This Analysis presents a recently developed food system indicator framework and holistic monitoring architecture to track food system transformation towards global development, health and sustainability goals.
We write in response to the commentary by Gupta et al.
The world’s agrifood systems have served society well since 1798 when Malthus anonymously published An Essay on the Principle of Population.
Agri-food systems face multiple challenges. They must deal with prevailing structural weaknesses, partly deepened by the disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, civil conflicts, and climate change.
The 21st Century has been marked by increased volatility in food prices, with global price spikes in 2007-08, 2010-11, and again in 2021-22. The impact of food inflation on the risk of child undernutrition is not well understood, however.
Animal-source foods (ASF) provide nutrition for children and adolescents’ physical and cognitive development.
Agricultural and food policies are increasingly being tasked with doing more to improve the nutritional status of low-income populations, especially reductions in child stunting.
The global burden of diet-attributable type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not well established.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the conflict quickly sparked fears of a global food crisis. Food prices were already high in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many countries were facing serious food insecurity.
The Group of Seven wealthy nations (G7), currently led by the German presidency, has put a welcome focus on the global food insecurity and nutrition crisis unleashed by the war in Ukraine, with the most severe impacts falling on vulnerable populat
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is likely to have serious consequences for global food security.
As discussed in an earlier post, fertilizer prices have increased drastically, up 230% between May 2020 and May 2022.
The World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial Conference (WTO MC12) takes place June 12–15, 2022, in Geneva — two years after the pandemic forced members to postpone the meeting’s original schedule.
Development agencies are pouring in billions of dollars to address the global food crisis exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Frequent food crises with spiking prices have become the new normal in the 21st century, bringing urgency to the task of understanding their nutritional impacts on poor and food insecure populations.
Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine has inflicted devastating impacts that continue to mount more than a year after the invasion.
The war in Ukraine has pushed prices of agricultural products to historically high levels, and concerns about global food security occupy headlines and world leaders’ minds, as demonstrated by recent International Monetary Fund and World Bank meet
Like people, plants need a multitude of nutrients to thrive.
In the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, several countries imposed export restrictions — including licensing requirements, taxes, and some outright bans — on a variety of feed and food products.
Global turmoil and supply shocks can increase a country’s vulnerability to food shortages. In the past, countries have often resorted to restrictive trade policies to address food supply disruptions.