Health and nutrition

Elisabeth Simelton, a climate change scientist at the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), reflects on her work and life in quarantined Hanoi.

The emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases, like COVID-19, starkly demonstrates that our health is connected with the health of animals and the environment.

Rapeseed is an oil crop commonly grown in Sweden. The seeds are high in protein, but have a bitter taste and can be toxic. Can this be changed through plant breeding?

Our new Expert Group consolidates the knowledge about wild foods in Asia and links it with relevant policy arenas on food security, poverty reduction and sustainable forest management.

Our new Expert Group will work to raise awareness and build capacity for hydrothermal processing of whole grains to reduce hidden hunger in Kenya.

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Investing in resilient value chains is key for mitigating food insecurity brought by the pandemic. What to consider and where to start?

Focusing on biodiversity, biosafety and bioinformatics offers a multi-dimensional strategy for effective virus risk management.

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