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Study Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems, Global Economy

COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security - availability, access, utilization, and stability - according to a new article from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute, published in the journal Science.

31 Jul 2020

MIT Launches New Initiative to Solve Problems of Global Poverty, Climate Change

With a founding $25 million gift from King Philanthropies, MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab is launching a new initiative to solve problems at the nexus of climate change and global poverty.

30 Jul 2020

$10m Mission to Keep Food on Our Plates in a Crisis and Beyond

Food Agility CRC is calling for agrifood and tech businesses to join its mission to build data-driven resilience in food supply chains and help keep food on our tables in a crisis and beyond.

From Food Agility CRC Ltd 28 Jul 2020

Understanding Metabolic Network of Phosphorus Cycle is Key to Achieve Food Security

The element phosphorus is central to life, agriculture, and food security. Approximately 90% of global phosphate rock demand is for food production.

28 Jul 2020

Presence of Microplastics in Deep-Sea Shrimp Does Not Cause Health Problems

A research team from the SEAaq group at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona conducted analyses to determine whether the microplastics contaminating the Mediterranean Sea can also be found inside the organism of the deep-sea shrimp, and what effects these could have on the animal's health and on human consumption.

22 Jul 2020

Farming Landscapes can Provide Habitats for Biodiversity, Promote Connectivity Between Protected Areas

Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for transition of food production systems to agroecological principles.

21 Jul 2020

Researchers Propose Complementary Strategies to Improve Food and Nutrition Security

The nation needs to strengthen and increase funding for federal nutrition research and improve cross-governmental coordination in order to accelerate discoveries, grow the economy, and - most importantly - improve public health, food/nutrition security, and population resilience, according to a high-level group of research, policy, and government experts.

21 Jul 2020