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Why Sustainable Food Systems are Needed in a post-COVID World

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2020 will be a year of reckoning for the world’s food systems. What could this mean for food systems? Story by Nicoletta Batini, James Lomax, and Divya Mehra Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and work. They are evidence that the global food supply chain?—?highly

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Why becoming secretary of my village farmers’ group is important

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When Djata’s women’s farmer group chose her to be their Secretary, which requires travel outside the village, there was angst among some members about what her husband Kassoum’s reaction would be. Djata is one of the few women in the group who can read and write. I want our women’s farmer group to advance together.”

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Climate Risk-Informed Development for Food Security

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Photo: Alexis Masciarelli Climate-risk-informed development for sood sefcurity Background & Concept Note WFP and its partners envision a world in which all people, including future generations, are well-nourished and food secure and in which food systems can absorb and manage emerging patterns of risk.

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From Food Insecure To Self-Reliance

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From Food Insecure To Self-Reliant How asset creation and livelihood diversification leads to resilience in Kenya’s arid counties. Picture: WFP/Alessandro Abbonizio “I wanted for us to be self-sufficient, because I knew that one day the free food would end.” When it was our turn, we bought seeds and some chickens” says Susan.

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Everything You Need to Know About Food Logistics

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Logistics of food distribution are an essential part of the industrial process. From the point of manufacturing to the point of sale and the end user, it is in charge of guaranteeing the integrity and food safety of the products. What is food distribution logistics? There is a risk to food associated with each of these steps.

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‘HIV is no longer a death sentence for us’

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The 41-year-old belongs to a group of people living with HIV in Cameroon’s Adamawa region. There are eight such groups in the town of Meiganga, each with 25 members?—?80 What unites group members along with their HIV status, he adds, is social and economic empowerment they receive?—?WFP 80 percent of them are women.

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Building resilience and new skills in rural Afghanistan

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A partnership between WFP and ACTED has helped more than 10,000 people to improve their food security and withstand weather extremes. Employment in agriculture dominates the labour market, encompassing 44 percent of all jobs. WFP provided food and cash to 2.7 Women attend a community group meeting.