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Vulnerable populations in urban areas globally have been among the worst hit by the global COVID-19 crisis. In South and South-East Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased...
Following its approval in the Philippines in July 2021, provitamin A-rich “Golden Rice” is set to become the worlds' first commercialized genetically modified crop with direct consumer...
In regards to the impact of covid-19 on the food sector:
The rise in global food prices, coupled with local agricultural production woes due to weather disturbances and African Swine Fever...
Food systems are significant contributors to global crises: They are some of the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; a driver of biodiversity loss and zoonotic...
The effective delivery of social protection programs will help to reduce the extent to which the crisis adversely affects long-term human capital accumulation. COVID-19 pandemic-related shocks...
For nearly 30 years, the rates of both wasting and stunting in the Philippines have been nearly flat. For 2019, the rate of stunting among children under five years...
Nearly one in three children under age five in the Philippines is stunted, a key marker of undernutrition. This rate is high for the country's level of income. This paper provides the first...
The use of food reserves is a hot topic on the international agenda and the source of intense debates. Food reserves offer great potential for contributing to meeting one of today's greatest...
Undernutrition imposes a staggering cost worldwide, both in human and economic terms. It is responsible for the deaths of more than 3.5 million children each year (more than one-third...