Food & Nutrition

Business profit or diverse food systems? A new report by the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition

A new report unveils how corporations and governments are actively pushing for commercial seeds in West Africa having profound implications on people’s diets and rights. In West...

Declaration of small-scale food producers and civil soceity organizations at the Second International Symposium on Agroecology

The Second International Symposium on Agroecology has been convened by FAO on 3-5 April 2018 English | Espanol | French 5th April 2018| We are delegates of different...

Tackling the tragic divorce of livestock from agriculture

by Stefano Prato | Livestock systems generate key challenges in the intersection of livelihoods, health and environmental concerns. Under the forces of globalization, sustainable...

A critical view of SOFI 2017

FIAN International assessment on the State of Food Security and Nutrition (SOFI) 2017 With an increase of the number of hungry and four countries suffering from famine, we are...

The World Food Crisis. The Way Out

Follow the international launch at FAO HQ in Rome on 26 September, live on our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/RtFNWatch/ from 12:30 to 14:00 With the world still...

Tackling food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms require public investments and supporting policies in favor of small scale food producers

Global Spotlight Report says SDG2 is only achievable if present food systems change towards  agroecological diversification and food sovereignty. New York, 12 July 2017: SDG2 ‘end...

Development Vol 58.2/3 explores rural transformation in the context of the Agenda 2030

Volume 58.2/3 explores what process of rural transformation will likely emerge from the context of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: whether this transformation will be...

Advancing the right to health: the vital role of law. New report

Sugar tax in Mexico. Salt limits in South Africa. Plain packaging in Australia. National health insurance in Ghana. Mandatory motorcycle helmets in Vietnam. Health care in the...

Calling on the World Bank to end the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA)

Source: Oakland Institute Since 2013, the World Bank has been rolling out the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA), an index demanded by the G8 to score countries on how...

Keeping Seeds in Peoples’ Hands. Launch of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2016

Launched at FAO Headquarters, the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2016 warns seeds and biodiversity are under threat as a result of the increasing corporate capture and the...

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