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This chapter begins by asking how much governments currently spend on nutrition.
As described in the preceding chapter, food systems link agriculture, environmental sustainability, and nutrition.
book chapter
Introduction [in Global Nutrition Report 2015]
Good nutrition signals the realization of people’s rights to food and health. It reflects a narrowing of the inequalities in our world. Without good nutrition, human beings cannot achieve their full potential.
book chapter
Climate change and nutrition
Given the widespread effects that climate change is projected to have on the world’s most vulnerable people—and indeed the effects that are already underway—climate change features strongly in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): specifically
Nutrition is a powerful driver of sustainable development—it has the power to either propel the agenda forward or hold it back.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition.
How can family farmers best contribute to their country’s agriculture needs as well as broader development goals? First, we should determine which farmers can be profitable and assist them in doing so.
2014 saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions in individual countries and regions
People in developing countries—particularly the agricultural poor—face a host of risks to their lives and livelihoods, including those stemming from globalization, climate change, and weather shocks.
Appetite for fish continues to expand around the globe, despite the stagnant levels of capture fish production. What is the role that aquaculture can play in supplying the world with adequate animal protein?
book chapter
Food safety: Reducing and managing food scares
A series of high-profile food-related scares around the globe has drawn attention to the issue of food safety and other health risks associated with agriculture.
Food and nutrition insecurity are increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries
Fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events.
journal article
Income shocks and HIV in Africa
journal article
Measuring and mitigating HIV stigma
conference paper
Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks
Recent policy statements refer to increasingly frequent and intense shocks as one of the main reasons for focusing attention and investments on building resilience for food and nutrition security.