Nutritious food in the earliest years of life is the cornerstone of a child’s development. Yet 2 in 3 children between the ages of 6 months to two years are not...

This publication is intended to provide guidance to practitioners and policy makers on sustainable fruit and vegetable production, and value chain management, that is resilient to changes in the climate or in market demand. The...

Fruit and vegetable consumption is recommended in numerous food-based dietary guidelines and forms a key recommendation in many international statements related to healthy diets. There are thousands...

This Reader reports about the findings of the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit (ScGroup) along with selected briefs prepared by its global partners. These papers...

The triple burden of malnutrition is growing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Increasing access to affordable ultra-processed foods in the food environment is contributing to this problem. While existing explanations...

Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were already not on track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Now, the pandemic has made...

The first part of this report begins by setting out the challenges and threats to African food systems transformation, including increased malnutrition in all its forms, high unemployment...

Suboptimal diets are a major risk factor for avoidable death and disease in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence shows that some foods or food components (e.g., processed...

This compendium includes a section dedicated to safe and healthy food. A safe food supply contributes to food and nutrition security and supports national economies, trade and tourism, stimulating...

Agriculture is the largest single source of environmental degradation, responsible for over 30% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, 70% of freshwater use and 80% of land conversion...