Deaths are lower in the fourth COVID-19 wave on the African continent than in the previous waves and hospitalisations have remained low, according to WHO.

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Malnutrition rates are on the rise due to the continuing global COVID-19 pandemic. The Nutrition for Growth Summit focused on improving nutrition outcomes through universal health coverage, food systems transformation,…

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A CABI webinar brought together high-level panellists from Asia, Africa and Europe in November to look at ways of maintaining food security in times of global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Misinformation about COVID-19 is a global problem. Now a project by Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is using basic mobile phones to provide reliable information.

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The IUCN Congress has urged governments to implement a nature-based recovery from the pandemic, investing at least ten per cent of global recovery funds in nature, and has adopted a series of resolutions and commitments…

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Developing countries need to address the surge in discontent from before the COVID-19 pandemic if they are to build back better afterwards, this report says.

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There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020 - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19, this report explains. It will take a tremendous effort for the world to honour its pledge to end hunger by…

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Pandemic job losses and high food prices push food out of reach for millions, WFP warns. In 2021, WFP is undertaking the biggest operation in its history, targeting 139 million people worldwide.

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In recent decades, a growing number of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) have been established to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. But to what extent do certification schemes help build farmers’…

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In a recent publication, the FAO looks at the potential of agroecology to make food systems in Asia and the Pacific more sustainable and fit for a post-COVID future.

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