ANH Academy - Agriculture, Nutrition and Health

🚨 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀: #ANH2025: Less than 2 weeks to submit! We are excited to announce that abstract submissions are open for ANH Academy Week 2025, and we're offering bursaries for selected participants! 📅 Deadline for submissions: 13 October 2024 📍 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ANH2025 Key Dates: 🔵 Learning Labs (online only) 16 - 18 June 2025  🔵 Learning Labs (In person only) 23 June 2025  🔵 Research Conference (In person and online) 24 - 26 June 2025 Why submit? 💠 Opportunity to present your research to a diverse, interdisciplinary audience 💠 Access to an exclusive bursary to support your participation 💠 Networking with leading academics, policymakers, and practitioners 🔗 Submit your abstract for consideration here: https://lnkd.in/eKvGFxRu #ANH2025 #Agriculture #Nutrition #Health #Research #CallForAbstracts Sokoine University of Agriculture, William A. Masters, The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Food Prices for Nutrition, Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield

🤝 Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and plastics are strongly interconnected. 💡 This (toxic) relationship is discussed in a new scientific commentary, co-authored by scientists from multiple universities and research institutes including the Food Packaging Forum. Here are some key takeaways: 1️⃣ UPFs heavily rely on plastics for production and packaging. Major UPF producers are also major contributors to plastic pollution.  2️⃣ Consumption of UPFs is associated with increased levels of known hazardous plastic food contact chemicals  3️⃣ Better connecting these two fields of research and applying a more holistic approach is key in addressing these issues effectively ➡️ Read the commentary: https://lnkd.in/dU3-3rtm ➡️ Or our summary article: https://lnkd.in/dMHjcyPb

This week the 52nd Committee on World Food Security will discuss the excellent High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) report on urban #foodsystems. So good to see many side events on the roles of cities in agrifood system transformation. Join us on Thursday 24 October 8.30-9.45 for our event with ICLEI and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) on Cities as Agents of Change in Agrifood Systems. Register here: https://lnkd.in/d8qAU537 Annie Trevenen-Jones (PhD)Angèle Tasse

🔊 Empowering Women and Girls for Global Food Security! At the 52nd Plenary of the Committee on World Food Security, we are hosting a Forum on the Uptake of the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality. These guidelines, endorsed in 2023, are the first globally negotiated agreement to address gender disparities and all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls in the context of food security and nutrition. Despite progress in food production, gender inequalities continue to fuel hunger and poverty, disproportionately affecting women and girls. Empowering them is key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. When women thrive, food security improves, economies grow, and communities are strengthened. The guidelines promote gender-responsive policies and highlight the need for coherence across sectors to tackle the root causes of inequality. Clear strategies and coordination among all stakeholders are needed to implement these guidelines at national and local levels. For more details, visit the CFS52 webpage 🔗⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eXEtauSB

🌍🍲 Today is World Food Day!     With a focus on the "Right to Food for a better life and a better future" it emphasises the importance of safe, nutritious food for everyone.     Achieving this means confronting persistent #inequalities across food systems.     📚 To mark the occasion, we're sharing 10 blogs from contributors worldwide who are addressing food justice from multiple angles 👇     1️⃣ Human rights and social equity can guide the ‘how’ of food system transformation ➡ https://bit.ly/3Ubltbk  2️⃣ Millions grapple with unaffordable diets in Malawi: Understanding the impact of surging food prices➡ https://bit.ly/3A0Hd2H  3️⃣ Food justice: Cities are leading the way➡https://bit.ly/4eyIcWR  4️⃣ The urban future: What lies ahead for food security?➡https://bit.ly/4h71fsQ  5️⃣ Price controls and food access: Lessons from Venezuela➡https://bit.ly/4h71mVi  6️⃣ Tackling regional inequalities that impede equitable food and nutrition security in Uganda➡https://bit.ly/3zMNwa9  7️⃣ Feeding minds, fuelling futures: How school feeding programs (SFP) drive development in low-income nations like Ethiopia➡https://bit.ly/3Y7V8vK  8️⃣ Early warning systems and climate resiliency: Recent evidence and digital solutions for India’s potato belt➡https://bit.ly/3NtCGss  9️⃣ Mineral micronutrient deficiencies: Selenium deficiency is a hidden scourge in rural Zimbabwe➡https://bit.ly/3Y3Q9fI  🔟 From fresh to frozen fish: Marginalization and changes in the fish food system in Limbe, Cameroon➡https://bit.ly/3Y85mMV    #WorldFoodDay #FoodJustice #FoodSecurity #Nutrition #Equity #FoodSystems #Agriculture #Inclusion #RightToFood Jody Harris, Md Masud Rana, Stuart Gillespie, Leticija Petrovic, Isabella Pinerua, Florence Nakazi, Taddese Zerfu, High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN), Mousumi K. Bhattacharjee, Mutonhodza Beaula, Richard Nyiawung, PhD

🚀 The ANH2024 Learning Labs Report is now available!📚 This year, the Agriculture Nutrition and Health Academy Week took a new approach, focusing on a series of fully online Learning Labs and regional events throughout the year. With 17 interactive workshops and 30+ hours of learning, the labs engaged 729 unique participants from 48 countries. 🌎✨ 📈 86% of attendees rated the sessions as "very good" or "excellent" 👍 📈 98% reported an improvement in understanding of the topics covered Dive into the full report to learn more about our impact, participant feedback, and click on each Learning Lab link to watch the recordings! https://lnkd.in/eiZ6KuPQ #ANH2024 #LearningLabs #GlobalHealth #Nutrition #CapacityBuilding

Do you want to provide expert technical backstopping and intellectual leadership to integrate nutrition into Feed the Future (FTF) strategies and investments? Want to provide leadership and promote collaboration in global nutrition? How about identifying and promoting best practices that contribute significantly to nutrition interventions in FTF programming across the world? Then consider applying for one of these two positions, just opened: https://lnkd.in/e69Ei9AT

📢 Exciting News! The Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia #D4N2024 conference registration is live! 💰 Registration is free! 🏖️ Attend in person in beautiful Sri Lanka OR 💻 Attend virtually 👥 Be part of South Asia’s premier nutrition event! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gG34UWEt ANH Academy - Agriculture, Nutrition and Health International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) IFPRI-Bangladesh CGIAR CGIAR Impact Area: Nutrition, health & food security CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform CGIAR Climate Impact Platform BRAC James P Grant School of Public HealthInstitute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka World Food ProgrammeThe World Bank UNICEF IndiaUNICEF Wayamba University of Sri Lanka University of Peradeniya Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab Nutrition InternationalPurnima MenonAga Khan UniversityGlobal Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) International Water Management Institute (IWMI)International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) International Rice Research Institute Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS)

🚨 Deadline approaching! Submit your #ANH2025 abstract by 13 October! Are you working at the intersections of #Agriculture, #FoodSystems, #Nutrition, or #Health? Here's your chance to showcase your research and insights at the ANH2025 Research Conference, happening both online and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! 🌍 📅 24-26 June: Research Conference (hybrid) 🔗 Submit an abstract to be considered to present your work: https://lnkd.in/gz3MUJSF There are 9 conference themes available, that you can based your abstract on. ⏰ Deadline: 13 October 💼 Need travel support? Bursaries are available! Don't miss this opportunity to join the global conversation on agriculture, food, and health! #CallForAbstracts #ANH2025 #FoodSecurity #RightToFood #GlobalHealth

The power of #OpenAccess: in just five months there's been over 100k free online uses of the #FoodEconomics book. If a typical user downloaded or browsed 5 chapters, that would be over 20k unique users. You can join them here: https://lnkd.in/ePhd3dwB and find our teaching blog here: https://lnkd.in/ezXsXGmA This book is just one of many great things from The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University!