The U.N. General Assembly goes virtual, a power struggle hinders malnutrition efforts, and USAID staffers warn of “irreversible” damage from a political appointee.
Development and humanitarian organizations are pivoting to incorporate secondary impacts — such as nutrition and food security — into funding planning and emergency activities.
As restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 upend lives and livelihoods of Africa’s estimated 33 million smallholder farming families, researchers are calling for a collaborative effort to build resilient, inclusive food systems for all.
Devex and DSM hosted a digital event on scaling up access to multiple micronutrient supplements to improve maternal nutrition and newborn health. Read the main takeaways from the conversation.
The U.K.'s Nutrition for Growth funding runs out at the end of the year, as NGOs urge the government to pledge new ring-fenced funds for nutrition amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Multiple micronutrient supplementation has the potential to save the lives of women and children, but how can it be made widely available? DSM’s Mauricio Adade explains.
Matin Qaim, from the University of Göttingen, tells Devex the pressure on smallholder farmers to increase crop diversity does not result in improved nutrition. And markets are to blame.
With the pandemic interrupting programs for delivering food and micronutrients to vulnerable populations, experts are warning of disastrous effects in both the immediate and long terms.
In El Salvador, Acceso agribusiness wants to free farmers from the volatility of informal markets — and help local businesses stock stores with domestically grown produce along the way.
The COVID-19 outbreak has created logistical bottlenecks in food supply chains. So how can we ensure this health crisis does not turn into an avoidable food crisis? This op-ed discusses some ways to help minimize disruptions.
"Green food is poor people’s food" and "obesity is not a form of malnutrition" — Devex speaks to nutrition experts about some of the biggest misconceptions that hinder their work.
With a new national plan on nutrition set for approval in a matter of weeks, Uganda hopes to tackle its stunting problem. But political will stands in the way of implementation.
As he begins his U.S. Agency for International Development tenure, Shawn Baker shares what he brings to the role from his time at the Gates Foundation and how to solve nutrition’s “orphan problem.”
2020 is our chance to break down silos, align behind governments, and fill gaps so that all reap the benefits. Gerda Verburg, SUN Movement coordinator and U.N. assistant secretary-general, explains how.
There are clear benefits to aligning trade policies with the goal of providing healthy and sustainable diets for all. But experts say that much more can be done to take into account the effect of trade on diets and nutrition.
