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Nutrition is not just a medical term

Research & reports

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Substantial progress in reducing global hunger

Since 2000 the developing world has made substantial progress in reducing hunger. According to the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI), the world’s overall ‘hunger score’ has fallen by 29% while 22 countries have reduced their score by 50% or more. But progress has been uneven. The report shows that there are still 50 countries with...

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How the future of food impacts our planet

How does what I put on my plate affect my health? How is our planet affected by the choices we make? These questions and more were the topics of discussion during the Nobel Week Dialogue in December, with Nobel laureates, and food and climate experts on the panel. “The Future of Food” was the overarching...

Companies can help shape a sustainable future

Is it possible to make a business case for sustainability, nutrition and climate? This was the question on the table at a panel discussion during Eat Stockholm Food Forum 2016. The panel comprised Azita Shariati CEO, Sodexo Nordic. Dr. Michael Grosse, Executive Vice President Development & Service Operations, Tetra Pak. Matt Kovac, Executive Director, Food...

Talks & interviews

Infographic showing food waste

Solving World Hunger with ‘Ugly’ Produce and Leftovers

About a third of the planet’s food production never reaches our plates. Where does all that food go? In developed countries, most of it comes from consumers’ leftovers or from retailers, over-ordering and overserving in restaurants and shops. A large amount of edible food also gets thrown away simply because of how it looks, reports National Geographic...

World Food Day: Food security and climate change

Extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. The effects of extreme weather are felt most by the poorest people in the world. Many of them are smallholder farmers, struggling to grow their crops. That’s why the theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” It’s...

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Shaping a climate-smart global food system

In the developing world, the agricultural sector is a major provider of food, nutrition and jobs, and a valuable source of earnings from exported goods. Given the significance of this for national economies in these countries, the sector is seen as crucial to improving stewardship of the environment. This report from the World Bank aims to help improve...

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Map showing hunger in the world

UN intensifies battle against hunger in 10-year special effort

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Big solutions with big data

Following swiftly on the heels of the Internet of Everything (IoE), is a movement being described as the Internet of Food – a desire to harness the capability of IoE and the opportunities presented by big data to be able to make a positive impact on global food production, delivery and consumption – or indeed, the...

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Measuring the cost of hunger in Africa

A new report shines a spotlight on what the UN World Food Programme describes as the “crushing impact” of child undernutrition on Africa’s emerging economies – and urges policy-makers to invest in healthcare and education so the children of today are equipped to build the Africa of tomorrow. Africa is home to the world’s fourth...

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Where to find the world's DiP consumers

A geography of the future middle class

The economies in countries like Brazil, India, China and Indonesia are expanding. As incomes rise, poverty is falling. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of people living in extreme poverty around the world was cut in half; five years ahead of the millennial development goal set by the United Nations. As a result, access to...

Cases & Learnings

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Reconnecting the food value chain

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On an African Learning Journey

Did you know that Africa is the youngest place on earth? Approximately 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 live in Africa and the region is, on top of that, urbanising twice as fast as the world average. This makes it the perfect place to study how a changing world will support...

Initiatives & projects

Ancient solutions to a modern problem

By using traditional techniques and knowledge accumulated over thousands of years, farmers in South East Turkey could increase the cotton yield using less water. With the help of The Coca-Cola Life Plus Foundation and the Nature Conservation Centre efficient irrigation techniques was taught in the region and part of the success was the clear connection...

Initiatives & projects

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To rebrand a traditional meal

Initiatives & projects

10 facts about hunger in Bolivia

Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Two thirds of its 9.5 million population live below the poverty line. Here are 10 quick facts raising awareness on effects of hunger and malnutrition in Bolivia.

Sustainably feeding a growing population

Initiatives & projects

Mapping out the hunger

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Smallholders empowered by technology

Initiatives & projects

How to feed 10 billion

Droughts, floods, typhoons and hurricanes are in recent years putting an extra strain on farmers over large parts of the world. The on-going climate change combined with the projection that global food production will need to rise by 70% by 2050 is forcing us to find new and better ways to feed everyone. This article...

Smallholder farmers

Putting farmers in control of their futures

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Climate service empowers local farmers

Initiatives & projects

How to feed a growing population | Madeleine Fogde

Talks & interviews

Bringing milk to 300,000 Vietnamese children

Cases & Learnings

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The importance of water

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Three ways to fix global food distribution

On our planet, 2,800 calories worth of food are produced per person per day. That is more than enough for everyone to live a healthy life. Food insecurity is not caused by a lack of food as much as a lack of economical and political power, allowing a global market to include the rich as well...

Crop insurance- an idea worth seeding?

In 1984, Kenya had to live through the year of the Goro Goro and the worst drought in living memory. A Goro Goro is a jug used to measure two kilograms of maize flour at the local market and that year the entire maize harvest could fit into a single jug. A successful crop is...

Initiatives & projects

Innovating smallholder farming

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How to guarantee food security

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How we can reduce food waste

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