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Protecting indigenous foods, preserving biodiversity – the solutions are in nature
On this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, Natalie Lartey and Immaculate Yossa Daisy discuss how advocacy to protect Uganda’s indigenous food is simultaneously preserving the nation’s biodiversity.
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Citizen-led research serves up answers on what Bolivian food vendors want
Jorge Vladimir Garcia, a research consultant with SD4All partner MIGA, describes the outcomes and challenges of research, led by traditional food vendors themselves, on what might help keep market eateries in La Paz popular in the face of rising competition.
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What makes a sustainable diet? And who decides? Make Change Happen podcast episode 5
The fifth episode of IIED's ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast explores the SD4All programme's citizen-led approach, featuring contributions from partners working in Bolivia, Kenya and Zambia.
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COVID-19: a wake-up call to rebuild our global food system
Instead of treating the COVID-19 outbreak as a stand-alone crisis, we should acknowledge that it is a symptom of something larger – namely, the disruption and destruction of natural ecosystems and biodiversity. Our globalized food system is a strong driver of this destruction.
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COVID-19: AZIEA fears the collapse of informal businesses
The Alliance for Zambia Informal Economy Associations (AZIEA) Secretary General Lameck Kashiwa says the informal markets are already feeling the devastating impact of COVID-19.
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Whose voices count most at the 2021 Food Systems Summit?
Civil society has been criticizing states and businesses for the perceived “corporate capture” of food decision-making bodies and processes. So we need to start aligning agendas now to ensure all voices will be included in the preparations for UN’s international Food Systems Summit in 2021.
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What lockdowns mean for food security in East Africa
Even under “normal circumstances”, it is very difficult for people to find enough diverse and nutritious sources of food. The COVID-19 pandemic will only make the situation worse.
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Access to healthy food crucial in the fight against COVID-19
Open-air markets are a crucial link in the access to healthy food for many in Uganda and Kenya. Consumers and small- scale traders are under threat as governments restrict public gatherings in the face of COVID-19.
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Challenging gender stereotypes for a more equal food system
This year, International Women’s Day is about challenging gender stereotypes, fighting bias, and broadening perceptions. Providing spaces for boys and men to talk, teaching them about healthy food choices and simply bringing them into the kitchen are just some of the ways our partners in Bolivia and Indonesia are working to help create gender equal food spaces and systems.
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Wise Foodways campaign in Indonesia
Local, fair, healthy, and sustainable: these are the main principles of the Wise Foodways campaign, a four-year public campaign to propel local, healthy, sustainable and equitable food systems for producers and consumers in Indonesia. It is part of the Local harvest project under the EU supported Switch Asia project.