As the twin crises of climate change and Covid-19 continue to unfold, a traditional crop can help South American communities preserve biodiversity and their heritage.
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A new UN report shows that hunger and food insecurity are rising worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic is adding to this trend, but is not the major driver.
Nutrition policies offer the chance for us to think differently about men and women's roles in society.
Small-scale fisheries buffer poverty and hunger in coastal countries.
Understanding the political economy around maize production puts into context debates on key interventions in the value chain.
To defend traditional Italian products such as meats and cheeses – delicious, but often high in fat and salt – the country's government has launched an intense lobbying campaign to fight nutrition labels.
Jair Bolsonaro has very rightwing views likely to put a final nail in the coffin off Brazil's Africa moment spearheaded by former president Lula da Silva.
The Food and Agriculture organisation estimates that 30 to 40% of total food production is lost before it reaches the market. The losses in Africa are greater and sustainable strategies are needed.
Africa's great green wall suffers from a major mismatch between ambition and effort. But that's not to say it should be ditched altogether.
Making land governance work in practice is easier said than done. The process of agreeing to international guidelines has been intensely political – as is their implementation.
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Professor, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Professor at the University of Sao Paulo and Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professeur de Nutrition Université Paris 13 - Praticien Hospitalier Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Avicenne (AP-HP), Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, U1153 Inserm,Inra,Cnam, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Maitre de Conférence Université Paris 13, Praticien Hospitalier, Hôpital Avicenne (AP-HP), Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, U1153 Inserm,Inra,Cnam, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Senior Lecturer and Head of Horticulture at Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi
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Adjunct Lecturer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Médecin nutritionniste, Directrice de Recherche INRA, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, U1153 Inserm,Inra,Cnam, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, U1153 Inserm,Inra,Cnam, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Director, Ocean Policy Program, Duke University
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Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, Duke University
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Associate Professor of International Law, University of Oregon
