EATxCali Forum – A Latin American perspective on food, health and the environment

by Claudia Calderón | Jun 5, 2017

By Guy Henry | Jun 05, 2017 Over 80% of the Latin American population now lives in urban areas. Many of them are poor and have limited access to healthy food at affordable prices. As a result, they suffer disproportionately from a double burden: hunger and...

Beans without borders, by Clare Mukankusi

by Claudia Calderón | May 11, 2017

#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Clare Mukankusi, plant breeder “The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a free trade area for 20 countries, which has allowed us to significantly speed up the release of new beans” Beans without...

Nutrition in Africa: time for “unusual business”, by Mercy Lung’aho

by Claudia Calderón | May 8, 2017

#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Mercy Lung’aho, nutritionist “As a nutritionist, I cannot look the other way while women and children are dying of anemia and malnutrition on our watch” Nutrition in Africa: time for “unusual business” I’m passionate...

African agriculture: paving the way to prosperity, by Debisi Araba

by Claudia Calderón | May 2, 2017

#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Debisi Araba, Regional Director, Africa “As Africa transforms, we want to ensure that farmers’ investments in agriculture become a conduit for better financial, social, and health outcomes” African agriculture: paving...

Why healthy cities depend on vibrant countrysides, by Stefan de Haan

by Claudia Calderón | Mar 28, 2017

#CIATforward Visions of a sustainable food future Stefan de Haan, Regional Program Management Officer (Vietnam) “A new food paradigm is emerging in Vietnam that is focused on quality rather than quantity, diversity rather than uniformity, and the importance of...