"More complex agroecological systems, that included multiple components (e.g., crop diversification, crop-livestock systems and farmer-to-farmer networks) were more likely to have positive food security and nutrition outcomes."
@Journal_GFS@rbeznerkerr https://t.co/al2VSSemra!
Impacts of pandemic restrictions cut across locations and household characteristics.
Income and food consumption effects were mostly similar in rural & urban areas.
Research by:
@maredia@SawedaTasie@DavidTschirley
Read the full paper:
@Journal_GFS
https://t.co/QGI5s9ztwo
READ recent paper in @Journal_GFS on "Fruit and vegetable #biodiversity for nutritionally diverse #diets"
Yes, vegetable #agrobiodiversity and #nutrition are linked, with win-wins and trade-offs for policy and action.
https://t.co/zSKff0dyRR
In a paper for @Journal_GFS, we explore perceptions of African local stakeholders on mechanization, digitalization, and rural youth. Great team effort as part of @PARI_ZEF with 4 NARS partners, @oliverkirui from @ZEFbonn and @abfaithful1 from @FARAinfo https://t.co/zsRxqwS1Pb
Our March issue is now out! So many scientific contributions across #foodsystems from stellar researchers across the world. Check it out!
https://t.co/glIJ3p2JrD
HOT OFF THE PRESS!! 🔥 New paper examines the 'transformative potential' of food systems report recommendations w thought-provoking findings: most adjust or reform not transform; few tackle food actor power asymmetries; vary by state vs civil society vs industry authored reports
How and across what dimensions are fruits & vegetables accessed in various retail #foodenvironments? A recent review in @Journal_GFS by researchers at @LSHTM_Planet@LSHTM explored:
https://t.co/KS7AFZDUxo
A recent study published in @Journal_GFS has shown that site-specific nutrient management can lead to a trifecta of benefits for smallholders:
🌽 High yields
💰 Strong profits
💧 Low nutrient losses
Find out more via @physorg_com 👇
https://t.co/sUqsU3SwyI
600M+ people fall ill annually due to foodborne illness. Over 1/3 of global population is malnourished. How do these high-burden challenges interact & how to better tackle them jointly? New @Journal_GFS paper w/ @GAINAlliance colleagues considers this: https://t.co/KcGeMoNxDF 1/
From @Journal_GFS: “In 2020 the biggest impact of Covid-19 on the different dimensions of food security has been on food access and not on food availability [from supply chain disruptions.]”
Learn more about food #access amid the pandemic: Thread
Mobile financial services (mobile money, mobile banking etc.) could revolutionize smallholder farming in Africa, but this is not yet happening, as we show with representative data from Kenya.
Open access paper in @Journal_GFS. @martinparlasca@ZEFbonn https://t.co/4mBpaQAUqw
Continuity & change in the contemporary Pacific food system @Journal_GFS just out ⤵️
Led by Neil Andrew, we discuss the integration of the #Pacific#foodsystem into global #foodregimes, external drivers, #publichealth trends & suggest hybrid systems https://t.co/SfnaAh7cNS 1/3
The @Journal_GFS will continue to publish on "nutrition-sensitive agriculture." The latest: Implementation and scale-up of nutrition-sensitive agriculture in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of what works, what doesn't work and why. https://t.co/BxWgQgBEt9