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We conduct a synthetic review of the literature examining relationships between domains of women’s empowerment and food system outcomes.
Consumer demand for milk and the informal dairy sector amidst COVID-19 in Nairobi, Kenya
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had large negative effects on countries’ economies and individual well-being throughout the world, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Background: One-third of preschool children in Myanmar were stunted in 2015–2016, and three-quarters of children 6–23 mo had inadequate diet diversity.
Impacts of the Ukraine–Russia conflict on the global food supply chain and building future resilience
The reverberations of the Ukraine–Russia conflict have been keenly felt in 2022 as the impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine quickly cascaded across the globe, significantly exacerbating existing pressures on global systems.
Implementation and maintenance of infant dietary diversity in Zimbabwe: contribution of food and water insecurity
Background
Inadequate food and water resources negatively affect child health and the efficiency of nutrition interventions.
Adequate supplies of healthy foods available in each country are a necessary but not sufficient condition for adequate intake by each individual.
COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
In addition to the direct health impacts of COVID-19, government and household mitigation measures have triggered negative indirect economic, educational, and food and health system impacts, hitting low-and middle-income countries the hardest and
According to the latest FAO report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world (1), more than 720 million people faced hunger, and around 3 billion people did not have access to a healthy diet.
A one health approach to plant health
One Health has been defined as an approach to the pursuit of public health and well-being that recognizes the interconnections between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
Changing food systems and infectious disease risks in low-income and middle-income countries
The emergence of COVID-19 has drawn the attention of health researchers sharply back to the role that food systems can play in generating human disease burden.
COVID-19 and global poverty and food security
Looking back at what has effectively improved nutrition may inform policy makers on how to accelerate progress to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
Poverty and food insecurity during COVID-19: Phone-survey evidence from rural and urban Myanmar in 2020
Myanmar first experienced the COVID-19 crisis as a relatively brief economic shock in early 2020, before the economy was later engulfed by a prolonged surge in COVID-19 cases from September 2020 onwards.
The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic reached near 6 million by early February 2022, two years into the pandemic.
Building more resilient food systems: Lessons and policy recommendations from the COVID-19 pandemic
Two years in, the long-term health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to influence poverty, food systems, and food security.
Two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, food value chains have undergone some remarkable adjustments, evolving to meet rapidly changing conditions.
Two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by this global crisis continue to evolve.