Presentation at the CGIAR's Science Forum 2013 in Bonn Germany. The Forum theme was Nutrition and Health Outcomes: Targets for Agricultural Research and this was presented in a session on Value Chains.
A nutrition-sensitive approach for quinoa developmenWASAG
Quinoa has a nutrient-rich profile and bioactive compounds that could help address malnutrition. However, a nutrition-sensitive approach is needed to maximize its impact. This involves understanding the local nutrition challenges, integrating quinoa production with nutrition education and behavior change, and ensuring quinoa is acceptable, accessible, and part of a sustainable food value chain that empowers women and improves incomes to enable healthy diets. Addressing constraints across the supply, demand and policy environment can help strengthen quinoa's potential contribution to better nutrition.
ICN2-The Influence of Agro-Food Policies and Programmes on the Availability, ...FAO
The Influence of Agro-Food Policies and Programmes on the Availability, Affordability, Safety and Acceptability of Food.
Spencer Henson and John Humphrey
Institute of Development Studies
Brighton, UK
In April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
A nutrition-sensitive approach for quinoa developmenWASAG
Quinoa has a nutrient-rich profile and bioactive compounds that could help address malnutrition. However, a nutrition-sensitive approach is needed to maximize its impact. This involves understanding the local nutrition challenges, integrating quinoa production with nutrition education and behavior change, and ensuring quinoa is acceptable, accessible, and part of a sustainable food value chain that empowers women and improves incomes to enable healthy diets. Addressing constraints across the supply, demand and policy environment can help strengthen quinoa's potential contribution to better nutrition.
ICN2-The Influence of Agro-Food Policies and Programmes on the Availability, ...FAO
The Influence of Agro-Food Policies and Programmes on the Availability, Affordability, Safety and Acceptability of Food.
Spencer Henson and John Humphrey
Institute of Development Studies
Brighton, UK
In April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
The document discusses integrating an emotion-demonstration (emo-demo) behavioral change approach within existing community health posts (Posyandu) in Indonesia to improve child nutrition practices. Emo-demo uses storytelling and role-playing to elicit emotions and has been effective for hygiene promotion. The document outlines: 1) Piloting emo-demo nutrition modules at Posyandu events; 2) Adopting the approach in regional health guidelines; and 3) Integrating it into university curricula. Key challenges include simplifying content and ensuring technical support for long-term sustainability across different levels of the health system and education sector.
Home-grown: Linking farmers to markets in Western KenyaTeresa Borelli
BFN Kenya describes its success in linking smallholder farmers to institutional markets in Western Kenya and in promoting African Leafy Vegetables for improved food and nutrition outcomes
Alan Dangour from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) presents findings from a systematic review on the role of agricultural policy that directly manipulate food prices and its affects on under- and over-nutrition. Only 4 studies met the inclusion criteria suggestion limited evidence in this domain. This was presented at the joint LSHTM, LIDC and IDS event called 'Synthesising evidence across health and development' held at Woburn House on 19 September 2012.
Foresight Report on food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st...Glo_PAN
At the launch of the Global Panel's Foresight Report "Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century", which was held at FAO in Rome on 23 September 2016, Dr Lawrence Haddad, Chair of the Foresight Lead Expert Group, and Director of GAIN, presents the report.
Ific 2014 food tech survey final exec summaryFood Insight
This survey examined consumer perceptions of food technology, biotechnology, and sustainability. Some key findings include:
- Confidence in the safety of the U.S. food supply remains high at 67%. Disease/contamination and food handling are top food safety concerns.
- Most Americans support the FDA's policy not requiring special labeling for foods produced through biotechnology unless there is a safety issue.
- Views on modern agriculture are generally positive, though only 52% agree farms are still primarily family-run.
- Consumers are favorable toward biotechnology providing nutrition/health benefits like reducing carcinogens or adding Omega-3s.
- Awareness of sustainability in food production is around 57%, and two-
Overview of the 2015 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR)
Namukolo Covic, Research Coordinator, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND), IFPRI, Ethiopia
Findings from a survey in western kenya to determine the soil fertility reple...Innspub Net
This document summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in Western Kenya to determine adoption rates of soil fertility replenishment technologies by farmers. The survey interviewed 223 farmers, about half of which were members of farmer groups, and evaluated adoption levels of 11 technologies. It found that inorganic fertilizers and improved legumes had the highest adoption rates, while technologies like intercropping and manure use had lower rates. Farmer group membership, education levels, and location influenced adoption levels. Bungoma county had significantly higher adoption than Busia and Vihiga counties.
Reducing FLW in Europe and Central Asia for improved food security and agri-f...FAO
This document summarizes food losses and waste in Europe and Central Asia. It finds that in developed countries, most food losses and waste occur during distribution and consumption, while in developing countries losses are higher during production and post-harvest stages. The main causes include lack of resources and technologies, management issues, and inconsistent consumer demand and quality standards. Some countries are addressing this through public awareness campaigns, food banks, improved technologies, and support for local markets. Further options proposed include investment in upgrades, skills training, and measures to reduce losses in distribution and consumption.
Pfndai role of processed f & b in national food & nutrition security-...Sunil Adsule
This document discusses the role of processed foods and beverages in national food and nutrition security. It provides background on food science, food technology, and what food scientists do. It outlines the evolution of food processing from hunter-gatherer to agricultural to industrial stages. The document discusses controversies around processed foods and their perceived contributions to non-communicable diseases. It emphasizes the importance of building consumer awareness and having a responsive ecosystem with responsible manufacturers and a balanced regulatory system.
This document discusses issues related to healthy and sustainable food systems. It addresses topics like access to affordable and healthy food, food supply chains, socioeconomic determinants of food choices, and policy tools that can influence food access and choices. It also examines trends affecting food systems like population growth, urbanization, economic development, and the rise of supermarkets and processed foods. The document outlines challenges around balancing food producer prices and consumer costs, coordinating private supply chains with public control, and guiding healthy diets amid urban dietary transitions.
A Food Ingredient’s Journey to Your Dinner TableFood Insight
Today’s foods and beverages contain many different ingredients that perform a variety of specific functions, including to improve our food’s taste, texture, nutrition, convenience, safety, and affordability. While there is more than one path to determine an ingredient’s safety, their safety mustbe established before they can be added to foods and beverages. Let’s follow a food ingredient’s journey to your dinner table.
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is hosting a brownbag discussion series on our program to participants from our lead center, IFPRI.
The series will cover topics about our research portfolio, how we engage with partners, and areas for scaling up research.
This presentation introduces the basics of A4NH and answers our most commonly-asked-questions.
Presented by Aulo Gelli
Presented at Report Launch “Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi”
April 28th 2015, Ufulu Gardens, Lilongwe
Nutrition: Africa RISING science, innovations and technologies with scaling p...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Shawkat Begum, Kalpana Sharma, Kindu Mekonnen, Zelalem Lema, Tesfaye Hailu and Mariama Fofanah for the Africa RISING Science for Impact Workshop, Dar es Salaam, 17-19 January 2017
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is hosting a brownbag discussion series on our program to participants from our lead center, IFPRI.
The series will cover commonly-asked-questions about our research portfolio, how we engage with partners, and areas for scaling up research.
This presentation outlines collaborations between A4NH and the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division at IFPRI.
n April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Studies(IGIDR), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on
‘Harnessing Opportunities to Improve Agri-Food Systems’ on July 24-25 , 2014 in New Delhi.
The two day conference aims to discuss the agricultural priority of the government and develop a road map to realise these priorities for improved agri food systems.
Presentation by Laurian Unnevehr at the event, “2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting” which took place on August 4-6, 2013 in Washington, DC. It offers AAEA members, CAES members, and other applied economists a chance to interact and learn over the course of the three day meeting.
Agriculture and Nutrition Synergies in CGIAR Researchlunnevehr
Presentation at the annual Agricultural and Applied Economics Meetings, Washington DC, August 6, 2013 in a symposium on Agricultural Development, Nutrition and Health: Synergies or Tradeoffs?
The document discusses integrating an emotion-demonstration (emo-demo) behavioral change approach within existing community health posts (Posyandu) in Indonesia to improve child nutrition practices. Emo-demo uses storytelling and role-playing to elicit emotions and has been effective for hygiene promotion. The document outlines: 1) Piloting emo-demo nutrition modules at Posyandu events; 2) Adopting the approach in regional health guidelines; and 3) Integrating it into university curricula. Key challenges include simplifying content and ensuring technical support for long-term sustainability across different levels of the health system and education sector.
Home-grown: Linking farmers to markets in Western KenyaTeresa Borelli
BFN Kenya describes its success in linking smallholder farmers to institutional markets in Western Kenya and in promoting African Leafy Vegetables for improved food and nutrition outcomes
Alan Dangour from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) presents findings from a systematic review on the role of agricultural policy that directly manipulate food prices and its affects on under- and over-nutrition. Only 4 studies met the inclusion criteria suggestion limited evidence in this domain. This was presented at the joint LSHTM, LIDC and IDS event called 'Synthesising evidence across health and development' held at Woburn House on 19 September 2012.
Foresight Report on food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st...Glo_PAN
At the launch of the Global Panel's Foresight Report "Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century", which was held at FAO in Rome on 23 September 2016, Dr Lawrence Haddad, Chair of the Foresight Lead Expert Group, and Director of GAIN, presents the report.
Ific 2014 food tech survey final exec summaryFood Insight
This survey examined consumer perceptions of food technology, biotechnology, and sustainability. Some key findings include:
- Confidence in the safety of the U.S. food supply remains high at 67%. Disease/contamination and food handling are top food safety concerns.
- Most Americans support the FDA's policy not requiring special labeling for foods produced through biotechnology unless there is a safety issue.
- Views on modern agriculture are generally positive, though only 52% agree farms are still primarily family-run.
- Consumers are favorable toward biotechnology providing nutrition/health benefits like reducing carcinogens or adding Omega-3s.
- Awareness of sustainability in food production is around 57%, and two-
Overview of the 2015 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR)
Namukolo Covic, Research Coordinator, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND), IFPRI, Ethiopia
Findings from a survey in western kenya to determine the soil fertility reple...Innspub Net
This document summarizes the findings of a survey conducted in Western Kenya to determine adoption rates of soil fertility replenishment technologies by farmers. The survey interviewed 223 farmers, about half of which were members of farmer groups, and evaluated adoption levels of 11 technologies. It found that inorganic fertilizers and improved legumes had the highest adoption rates, while technologies like intercropping and manure use had lower rates. Farmer group membership, education levels, and location influenced adoption levels. Bungoma county had significantly higher adoption than Busia and Vihiga counties.
Reducing FLW in Europe and Central Asia for improved food security and agri-f...FAO
This document summarizes food losses and waste in Europe and Central Asia. It finds that in developed countries, most food losses and waste occur during distribution and consumption, while in developing countries losses are higher during production and post-harvest stages. The main causes include lack of resources and technologies, management issues, and inconsistent consumer demand and quality standards. Some countries are addressing this through public awareness campaigns, food banks, improved technologies, and support for local markets. Further options proposed include investment in upgrades, skills training, and measures to reduce losses in distribution and consumption.
Pfndai role of processed f & b in national food & nutrition security-...Sunil Adsule
This document discusses the role of processed foods and beverages in national food and nutrition security. It provides background on food science, food technology, and what food scientists do. It outlines the evolution of food processing from hunter-gatherer to agricultural to industrial stages. The document discusses controversies around processed foods and their perceived contributions to non-communicable diseases. It emphasizes the importance of building consumer awareness and having a responsive ecosystem with responsible manufacturers and a balanced regulatory system.
This document discusses issues related to healthy and sustainable food systems. It addresses topics like access to affordable and healthy food, food supply chains, socioeconomic determinants of food choices, and policy tools that can influence food access and choices. It also examines trends affecting food systems like population growth, urbanization, economic development, and the rise of supermarkets and processed foods. The document outlines challenges around balancing food producer prices and consumer costs, coordinating private supply chains with public control, and guiding healthy diets amid urban dietary transitions.
A Food Ingredient’s Journey to Your Dinner TableFood Insight
Today’s foods and beverages contain many different ingredients that perform a variety of specific functions, including to improve our food’s taste, texture, nutrition, convenience, safety, and affordability. While there is more than one path to determine an ingredient’s safety, their safety mustbe established before they can be added to foods and beverages. Let’s follow a food ingredient’s journey to your dinner table.
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is hosting a brownbag discussion series on our program to participants from our lead center, IFPRI.
The series will cover topics about our research portfolio, how we engage with partners, and areas for scaling up research.
This presentation introduces the basics of A4NH and answers our most commonly-asked-questions.
Presented by Aulo Gelli
Presented at Report Launch “Mapping the linkages between agriculture, food security and nutrition in Malawi”
April 28th 2015, Ufulu Gardens, Lilongwe
Nutrition: Africa RISING science, innovations and technologies with scaling p...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Shawkat Begum, Kalpana Sharma, Kindu Mekonnen, Zelalem Lema, Tesfaye Hailu and Mariama Fofanah for the Africa RISING Science for Impact Workshop, Dar es Salaam, 17-19 January 2017
The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is hosting a brownbag discussion series on our program to participants from our lead center, IFPRI.
The series will cover commonly-asked-questions about our research portfolio, how we engage with partners, and areas for scaling up research.
This presentation outlines collaborations between A4NH and the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division at IFPRI.
n April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Studies(IGIDR), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on
‘Harnessing Opportunities to Improve Agri-Food Systems’ on July 24-25 , 2014 in New Delhi.
The two day conference aims to discuss the agricultural priority of the government and develop a road map to realise these priorities for improved agri food systems.
Presentation by Laurian Unnevehr at the event, “2013 AAEA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting” which took place on August 4-6, 2013 in Washington, DC. It offers AAEA members, CAES members, and other applied economists a chance to interact and learn over the course of the three day meeting.
Agriculture and Nutrition Synergies in CGIAR Researchlunnevehr
Presentation at the annual Agricultural and Applied Economics Meetings, Washington DC, August 6, 2013 in a symposium on Agricultural Development, Nutrition and Health: Synergies or Tradeoffs?
This document provides an overview of research being conducted under Theme 1 of the A4NH program to promote better diet quality through value chain interventions. It discusses how diet quality improves slowly with income growth and identifies various market and policy failures that result in underinvestment in nutrient-rich foods. The value chain approach aims to test interventions along the supply and demand sides to identify bottlenecks and solutions to constraints. Several new research projects are highlighted that are exploring improvements to specific value chains like vegetables, fish, dairy, and fruits to enhance nutritional outcomes. The goal is to learn lessons across countries and value chains to ultimately drive broader food system change.
"Maintaining and Improving Nutritional Value and Food Safety along the Value ...ExternalEvents
Marie T. Ruel discusses value chains for improving nutrition and food safety. Value chains can help address problems along the production, storage, processing, distribution and consumption of foods. They allow for coordination across different actors to identify opportunities to enhance nutrient content and prevent losses. While progress has been made in certain areas, more research is still needed on implementing nutrition-sensitive value chains at scale and measuring their impact and cost-effectiveness.
CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), Value...CGIAR
The document summarizes the work and achievements of the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) program. Key points include:
1) A4NH research has influenced international nutrition agendas and demonstrated the critical role of gender in nutrition outcomes.
2) The program's biofortification work has developed 12 staples fortified with vitamins and minerals, reaching over 500,000 people in 2013 and projected to reach 25 million people by 2018.
3) A4NH is working to leverage agriculture to improve diets and nutrition, mitigate health risks, and connect small farmers to markets through integrated programs and policies as well as food safety research.
Day 3 - Johnson and Harris - Reflections on Gender and Ag-Nutrition Pathways Ag4HealthNutrition
This document summarizes discussions from a workshop on integrating gender considerations into agriculture and nutrition research. It outlines several pathways through which agricultural research could potentially impact nutrition outcomes, such as increasing production and income which could lead to improved food consumption, health care access, and maternal nutrition. The document also provides an example of how gender issues could be considered in the theory of change for developing vitamin A-enriched maize in Zambia. Key questions discussed include how research programs expect their outputs to contribute to nutrition, identifying gender issues along that pathway, and opportunities for gender research.
Day 1 - Harris - Gender and Ag-Nutrition Pathways and IndicatorsAg4HealthNutrition
This document discusses key indicators for measuring the relationship between agriculture and nutrition. It presents a framework showing the pathways from agricultural production to individual nutrition outcomes. Some of the key agriculture-nutrition indicators mentioned include food and diet diversity at the household and individual level, women's dietary diversity, infant and young child feeding practices, anthropometry, and biomarkers. It also stresses the importance of monitoring how programs may impact women's time use and breastfeeding. The document provides guidance on choosing appropriate indicators based on the pathways and outcomes a program aims to influence.
This document discusses opportunities for linking agriculture and nutrition. It provides three examples: 1) Biofortification, using the example of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes in Mozambique and Uganda, which increased adoption rates and vitamin A intake. 2) Homestead food production programs integrating agriculture, health and nutrition at the community and household level in Bangladesh, improving diet diversity and micronutrient intake. 3) Nutrition-sensitive value chains for beans in Uganda and Rwanda, improving yields, nutritional value, market access, and demand through the bean production and distribution process. The document concludes there are opportunities but also challenges to better link agriculture and nutrition, and more cross-sector work and evidence is needed.
Gender in the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health ...CGIAR
This poster was presented by Hazel Malapit (PIM), as part of the Gender Research Coordinators' meeting (4 December 2017), related to Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Gender in Agriculture for Nutrition and HealthIFPRI-PIM
This poster was presented by Hazel Malapit (A4NH / IFPRI) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December.
The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute).
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
This document discusses including nutrition indicators in the CAADP Results Framework to better measure the impact of agricultural development on nutrition outcomes in Africa. It notes Africa's triple burden of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight/obesity. While many interventions are being implemented, specific nutrition indicators need to be incorporated in the CAADP framework to track progress. Potential direct and indirect indicators are identified, like dietary diversity scores, stunting rates, and care practices. The framework currently mentions reducing stunting but no other nutrition metrics. Collaboration is needed to find synergies between CAADP and other nutrition initiatives to comprehensively address nutrition through agriculture.
1) The project aims to develop a framework to assess the effectiveness of value chain initiatives at improving access to nutritious foods for the poor using the Grameen Danone Foods Ltd case study.
2) Grameen Danone Foods Ltd is a social enterprise formed in 2006 by Groupe Danone and Grameen Group to produce and distribute fortified yogurt targeted at malnourished children.
3) The analysis will examine how well the value chain delivers nutritious products to consumers, how well consumers are able to access and properly consume the products, and the economic sustainability of the business model.
Food fortification involves adding nutrients to foods that naturally lack them. For pregnant women in developing countries, food fortification can help address common nutrient deficiencies and improve pregnancy outcomes. Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in these populations, putting pregnant women at risk. While food fortification has been shown to effectively reduce deficiencies, evaluations of programs need stronger methodologies to fully assess impact on health. Improving program design, implementation, and using standardized evaluation methods can generate higher quality evidence of food fortification's effects.
Workshop 3: The Agriculture Nutrition Nexus and the Way Forward at The Caribbean-Pacific Agri-Food Forum 2015 (CPAF2015) taking place 2-6 November in Barbados with support from the Intra-ACP Agricultural Policy programme, organized in partnership with the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). http://www.cta.int/en/news/caribbean-pacific-agri-food-forum.html
"Empowering Women as Key drivers of Food System Change Lindiwe Majele Sibanda...ExternalEvents
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 3.3: Empowering women as key drivers of food system change"
Rogers Mesa Ag Research Site Feasibility Studylunnevehr
Report to Delta County, CO stakeholders regarding alternative agricultural education uses of Colorado State University's Rogers Mesa agricultural research station.
This document summarizes research on increasing whole grain consumption in the United States. It finds that while whole grain purchases and intake have increased due to policies like the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, Americans are still far from meeting whole grain recommendations. Whole grain products make up only 12-16% of total grain intake on average. The document also examines demographic differences in whole grain consumption and issues around whole grain labeling and affordability. It concludes that clear progress has been made but that challenges around cost, negative attention, and lack of whole grains in restaurants and schools must still be addressed to achieve long-term progress.
Using Food Availability Data to Answer Research Questionslunnevehr
The Food Availability Data System (FADS) provides estimates of aggregate food demand in the United States by tracking production, trade, processing, and stocks of foods. FADS data is uniquely suited for understanding population-level food demand and the links between supply and demand. It has been widely used by researchers in fields like agriculture economics, public health, nutrition, and environmental science to study trends in the U.S. food system and impacts of factors like commodity prices, dietary guidance, food safety incidents, and climate change. While limited in providing data on specific foods or households, FADS remains a key resource for answering important questions about U.S. food system performance.
Food and Diet: How Can Economics Contribute to Better Outcomes?lunnevehr
Seminar to Goettingen Global Food RTG, September 19, 2013. An overview of U.S. anti-obesity policies and the lessons for countries now going through the dietary transition.
The food environment and diet transition oct 19 static maplunnevehr
The document discusses how the food environment influences dietary transitions and obesity trends globally. It provides examples of how diets have changed in countries as they undergo economic development, shifting from plant-based to more calorie-dense, processed foods. Key factors shaping food choices are discussed, including prices, information, and access. The document reviews proposed policies to create healthier food environments and makes the case that influencing the food system could help guide dietary transitions in developing countries to healthier outcomes.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Introducing Milvus Lite: Easy-to-Install, Easy-to-Use vector database for you...Zilliz
Join us to introduce Milvus Lite, a vector database that can run on notebooks and laptops, share the same API with Milvus, and integrate with every popular GenAI framework. This webinar is perfect for developers seeking easy-to-use, well-integrated vector databases for their GenAI apps.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Building RAG with self-deployed Milvus vector database and Snowpark Container...Zilliz
This talk will give hands-on advice on building RAG applications with an open-source Milvus database deployed as a docker container. We will also introduce the integration of Milvus with Snowpark Container Services.
Enchancing adoption of Open Source Libraries. A case study on Albumentations.AIVladimir Iglovikov, Ph.D.
Presented by Vladimir Iglovikov:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglovikov/
- https://x.com/viglovikov
- https://www.instagram.com/ternaus/
This presentation delves into the journey of Albumentations.ai, a highly successful open-source library for data augmentation.
Created out of a necessity for superior performance in Kaggle competitions, Albumentations has grown to become a widely used tool among data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
This case study covers various aspects, including:
People: The contributors and community that have supported Albumentations.
Metrics: The success indicators such as downloads, daily active users, GitHub stars, and financial contributions.
Challenges: The hurdles in monetizing open-source projects and measuring user engagement.
Development Practices: Best practices for creating, maintaining, and scaling open-source libraries, including code hygiene, CI/CD, and fast iteration.
Community Building: Strategies for making adoption easy, iterating quickly, and fostering a vibrant, engaged community.
Marketing: Both online and offline marketing tactics, focusing on real, impactful interactions and collaborations.
Mental Health: Maintaining balance and not feeling pressured by user demands.
Key insights include the importance of automation, making the adoption process seamless, and leveraging offline interactions for marketing. The presentation also emphasizes the need for continuous small improvements and building a friendly, inclusive community that contributes to the project's growth.
Vladimir Iglovikov brings his extensive experience as a Kaggle Grandmaster, ex-Staff ML Engineer at Lyft, sharing valuable lessons and practical advice for anyone looking to enhance the adoption of their open-source projects.
Explore more about Albumentations and join the community at:
GitHub: https://github.com/albumentations-team/albumentations
Website: https://albumentations.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/100504475
Twitter: https://x.com/albumentations
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
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SScience Forum Presentation: Using Markets to Promote a Healthy Dietary Transition
1. Presentation at the ISPC Science Forum 2013 Session
“’Leveraging Value Chains for Better Nutrition and Food Safety:
Lessons for CGIAR Research?”
September 24, 2013
Laurian Unnevehr
Senior Research Fellow and
A4NH Theme Leader
IFPRI
Using Markets to Promote a
Healthy Dietary Transition
2. Overview
• The Challenge: Income growth and market
development are not sufficient to improve
nutrition and food safety.
• The Opportunity: Can value chain research
improve market performance for nutrition and
food safety?
• CGIAR Research: How is it embracing this
opportunity?
4. Income Growth Can Reduce
Child Stunting, But Other Actions Needed
A 10% increase
in GDP/PC
leads to a 6%
reduction in
stunting
5. A Changing Focus
for Ag and Nutrition
• Increased calorie production and incomes no
longer seen as ag’s only role
• Focus on how agriculture influences other
important determinants of child stunting
– Women’s empowerment, education, time
– Sanitation and water quality
– Nutrient density and diet quality/diversity
6. Income Growth Can Increase Risks of
Overweight and Obesity
6
A 10% increase
in GDP/PC
leads to a 7%
increase in
overweight
and obesity in
women
7. Dietary Transition
• Diet shift from staples base to other foods is well-
known development outcome
• Healthy diet diversity includes vegetables, fruits,
legumes, animal source foods
– Documented link to improved micronutrient density
and nutrition outcomes at micro level
• Undesirable increase in fats, sugars, processed
foods now occurring at lower income levels with
food system modernization
• Emerging double burden of over and under
nutrition in many countries
8.
9. Ideal US China Bangladesh
Starchy
Staples
48 31 49 80
Legumes &
Nuts
22 5 3 4
Animal &
Fish
Products
10 14 20 4
Fruits &
Vegetables
9 7 9 2
Fats &
Sugars
11 43 19 10
Total
Calories
2200 Too many Too many Too few
Income Doesn’t Lead Diets
Towards Ideal Nutrition
(shares of daily calorie consumption by food groups)
Source for “Ideal” shares: Thompson and Meerman, FAO, 2013
10. Summary: Income Growth Not
Sufficient for Desired Nutrition
• Income not perfect driver for improved diets, nutrition
– Lags in reducing stunting; emerging double burden
• Improved diets mean increases in diet diversity and
consumption of nutrient rich foods
– Micronutrient density and relationship to nutrition at
micro level well-established
– Potential for “unhealthy” diversity
• Price trends reinforce less desired outcomes
– Relative prices: staples prices declining relative to more
nutrient rich foods
– Opportunity cost of time rising: switch to more processed
foods with urbanization
12. Why Income Growth is Not Sufficient:
Market Failures and Diet Quality
• Consumer knowledge incomplete
– nutrition, nutrient content/ safety of foods
• Supply constraints for nutrient rich foods
– perishability, seasonality, variable nutrient
content, food safety, transport
• Result: Under-provision of improved nutrition
and food safety
13. Are There Also Public Failures?
• Public focus on staple crops means
underinvestment in nutrient rich foods
– Pulses in India
• Public focus on meeting food safety standards
for high income market access means
underinvestment in public health oriented
food safety
– Aflatoxins
14. Nutrition-sensitive Value Chains:
A US Example
• Policy change: Mandatory trans fat labeling in
2006
• Value chain actors adjust:
– Testing new formulations; advertising new products
– Farm production of alternative oil sources expands
through contracting
– Research key to support these changes
• Benefits for all consumers as trans fat in food
supply declines
– CDC reports reduction in avg trans fat in US adults’
blood in 2009 health survey
15. Food Safety in Value Chains:
A US Example
• Principles of supply chain approach to
prevention and control well-understood
• 2005 E.coli outbreak associated with spinach
exposed new sources of risk
• Permanent reduction in spinach demand
• Leafy Greens Producer Agreement identified
and enforced process controls through
industry association
16. What’s Missing in
Developing Markets?
• Effective demand and incentives through:
– Brand equity
– Mandatory disclosure
– Regulations
– Risk and health communication
• Producer innovations supported through:
– Research investments
– Institutions to reward coordination
• Can these be adapted for better nutrition in
developing markets?
17. Inputs into production
Food production
Food storage and processing
Food distribution and transport
Food retail and labeling
Value Chain Approach
Consumer
Producer
Supply side
Develop and test
solutions
Demand side
Characterize diets, market
access and constraints to
consumption of nutritious,
safe foods
Test solutions to improve
demand for nutrition and
safety along the value
chain
Identify production and
market constraints to
improved nutrition and
safety
Example: Increased
seasonal availability of
fruit
Example: Nutrition
education delivered
by vegetable seed
supplier
18. Elements of This Approach
• Each value chain study for a nutrient-rich food
should include all of these elements:
– Dietary and nutritional assessment of target
population
– Identification of key foods to improve / diversify diets
– Mapping of the value chain for these foods
– Identification of constraints to supply and to demand
– Developing and/or testing interventions
– Identification of enabling policies
– Assessment of diet quality impact in target population
19. Measuring Diet Quality Impact
• Focus on diet diversity/ quality as desired
outcome
– Targeted increase of single food not always a good
measure of diet quality—”do no harm”
– How do changes in value chains contribute to
diversity and address specific nutritional needs?
– Several measures of diet diversity validated for
diet quality in vulnerable groups
20. Value Chain Impacts at
Market / Whole Diet Level?
• Develop markets for high value crops
– Increase income for producers
– Reduce relative prices of nutrient rich foods
– Increase consumer access to healthy diversity
• Leverage market incentives to enhance
nutritional outcomes from markets
– Partnerships with private sector to direct market
development towards better nutrition
• Can this provide the foundation for a more
healthy dietary transition?
21. CGIAR RESEARCH
How is CGIAR research embracing this opportunity and leveraging
existing expertise?
22. 2011
Cassava
Provitamin A
DR Congo, Nigeria
2012
Beans
Iron (Zinc)
DR Congo, Rwanda
2012
Maize
Provitamin A
Zambia
2012
Pearl Millet
Iron (Zinc)
India
2013
Rice
Zinc
Bangladesh, India
2013
Wheat
Zinc
India, Pakistan
Leveraging Crop Breeding:
Biofortification
VC Research Role: Test market channels for dissemination
23. Leveraging Other
ProductionTechnologies
• Seasonality and Vitamin C content of mango
(ICRAF)
• Biocontrol of aflatoxin in maize and groundnut
(IITA and ICRISAT)
• Infant food development using small fish
(WorldFish)
• VC Research role: Test market viability and
consumer impact from these technologies
24. Leveraging the
Private Sector
• Danone-Grameen fortified yoghurt venture
– Income enhancement for poor women
– Nutrition enhancement for vulnerable groups
• Vegetable seed suppliers in Bangladesh and
Kenya
– Nutrition messages with production extension
– Encourage home consumption
– Expand demand to support expanded supply
• VC Research role: Validate responsible efforts;
Identify scalable opportunities
25. Leveraging Market Incentives
for Reduced Aflatoxins
• Aflatoxins naturally occurring and can enter or
multiply at any stage from production to
consumption
• Market solutions to improve/reward control:
– Warehouse receipts to improve storage
– Alternate uses, eg., oil processing, animal feeds
– Training and product testing delivered through farmer
organizations
– Biocontrol adoption linked to feed markets
• VC Research role: Test market and technology
interventions together
26. Leveraging Dedicated
Supply Chains
• Home Grown School Feeding Programs
– Develop and reward local supply chains for school
feeding
– Promote nutrition education linked to local foods
– Support child nutrition, school performance, habit
formation
• VC Research role: measure nutrition,
education, and market synergies
27. A4NH Research
In This Session
• Micronutrients: OFSP (CIP/IFPRI)
• Diet Diversity: Fruit (ICRAF)
• Food Safety: Animal source foods (ILRI)
28. THANK YOU!
For more information on A4NH Value Chain Research:
http://www.a4nh.cgiar.org/our-research/value-chains-for-enhanced-
nutrition/
Editor's Notes
How far can income take us?
Total cal/day are around 2500 and 3200. Starchy staples are grains, roots, and tubers. These are 80 and 50 % of calories. Nutrient rich foods includes dairy, eggs, meats and fish, legumes and nuts. These are 10 and 32 %. Fats and sugars are unhealthy dietary diversity– 10 and 18 %.
IncomeDiet quality improves through diversification, but slowly and unevenlyPricesRelative prices– eg., staples prices declining relative to more nutrient rich foodsOpportunity cost of time– eg., switch to more processed foods with urbanizationPreferences and cultural normsShape pathway towards diet diversity, eg. ASF increases with income vary widelyGiven the many market failures that can arise in nutrition, it is not surprising that improvements in diet and in nutritional outcomes do not track perfectly with development and rising incomes.
Given the many market failures that can arise in nutrition, it is not surprising that improvements in diet and in nutritional outcomes do not track perfectly with development and rising incomes.
TechnologiesImprovements in production, storage, handling, processing, or marketing to reduce nutritional loss, improve access, or reduce safety risks, eg. Greater seasonal availability for fruitsInformationIncreased demand for improved safety and nutrition through education or improved incentives for different actors in the value chain, eg. Nutrition education with improved vegetable seedsNutritional quality reflected in prices and/or made more affordable, eg., quality certification for locally sourced infant foodsPolicies and InstitutionsNew contractual arrangements create incentives to deliver more nutrient rich foods or to create demand for such foods, eg. Home grown school lunch programs
Release of 6 biofortified varieties in the past 3 years greatly extends the reach and impact of this program. Result of nearly 20 years of capacity building and planning. Crops and nutrients chosen to address important micronutrient deficiencies in the target populations and nutrient content on released varieties targeted to provide 50 to70% of nutrient requirement for women and children.