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Seeds carefully picked from a pile of rotting and old beans in Mali.
Food waste: can grassroots initiatives stop us throwing good food in the bin?
… The world produces 4 billion metric tonnes of food for human consumption each year. But according to figures published … Poor practices when harvesting, storing and transporting the food, as well as market and consumer wastage, are to blame. Major … those that really were unsuitable to eat. Consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tonnes) as the entire net food …
Insight, 04 June 2013
Man picking up fruits from a tree
Food insecurity: an appetite for change
… role of young people in changing our destructive relationship with food. Regardless of age, gender or country of origin, we all need food to survive. Yet, globally, 820 million people are going hungry .   … climate, it is vital that young people are engaged in reducing food waste and creating a system in which food is distributed more equally. …
Insight, 12 August 2020
A woman serving food at a street stall
Common cause with people in the food systems of the majority
… The food policy world has been abuzz with talk of transforming food systems. It’s part of growing recognition that we’re way off course … green agriculture. The coronavirus pandemic has put added strain on food systems, especially in terms of employment and affordability of … Food and agriculture … Common cause with people in the food systems of the majority …
Insight, 22 June 2020
A stallholder in front of a food stall
Resilient food systems and COVID-19: lessons for a Just Transition
… is not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis and a food crisis, coming on top of the climate crisis. Like climate change, … makes a Just Transition to more resilient, equitable and low-carbon food systems all the more crucial and urgent. It is a wake-up call that … the solution – less intensive production systems produce less waste, as do localised food systems, making it easier to ensure food …
Insight, 22 May 2020
Immaculate Yossa is regional advocacy officer for Eastern Africa at Hivos. She discussed key messages from multi-stakeholder action at the Uganda Food Lab (Photo: Food and Agriculture Organisation, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Achieving real transformation in our food system
… hunger is on the rise again: 821 million people don’t have enough food, and more than one third of the seven billion people on our planet … access to a healthy diet and many eat too much of the wrong types of food.  Our planet is in bad shape too. Biodiversity loss is increasing. … adapt to climate change. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agri-food 'value chain' account for one quarter of all human GHG emissions, …
Insight, 23 October 2018
Agricultural biodiversity in a Peruvian market. Photo: Bioversity International/A. Camacho
Building resilient food systems
… and technologies that enable locally driven design of resilient agri-food systems. Such systems are generally based on circular economy … the different components of agro-ecosystems. We aim to support local food systems by enhancing local access and control over productive … energy, materials and clean water, and are integrated with systems of waste management. Key findings from this research can be found in this …
Project, 14 August 2013
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Food vs forests in sub-Saharan Africa: a challenge for the SDGs
… Domestic food supply in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will need to triple in the next … also committed to reducing or halting deforestation. The tripling of food supply cannot be achieved solely through imports, waste reduction and yield increases — in certain circumstances, yield … Food and agriculture … Food vs forests in sub-Saharan Africa: a challenge for the SDGs …
Publication, 01 November 2015
A tall metal water tower with several small brick buildings around it.
Community-led climate action: building equitable, resilient cities from the bottom up
… has taken lives and forced people out of their homes. Inadequate waste management blocks drains, enhancing flood risks, and “any time there is a lot of flooding, faecal waste is washed across the settlement, posing significant health … become more common and longer-lasting, water scarcity leads to food shortages and reduces livelihoods. Community-led climate responses …
Insight, 02 May 2024
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Managing trade-offs between growing food and conserving forests in sub-Saharan Africa
… Under Sustainable Development Goal 2 (end hunger, achieve food security etc), African countries aim to fully meet domestic food demand by 2030 — projected to be 70 per cent higher than in 2010. … is mainly driven by the need to grow more food. Since imports, waste reduction and yield increases are rarely sufficient to meet future …
Publication, 01 December 2016
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The role of local government in urban food security
… Urban food security is an increasingly urgent priority in the face of climate change, rising food prices and growing urban populations. Most at risk are residents of … storage facilities, adequate water and sanitation infrastructure and waste management. Local governments’ support to community-led … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 September 2013