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New Cost of Healthy Diets Tool provides powerful look at nutrition gaps—and how to solve them

Jun 10th, 2025 • by Sara Gustafson and Sediqa Zaki

In recent years, it has become increasingly recognized that true food and nutrition security depend not just on consumption of an adequate caloric quantity of food but also on consumption of the right types of food. A healthy diet—which the WHO and FAO define as one characterized by adequate, balanced, moderate, and diverse consumption of safe foods and beverages—is essential in supporting long-term physical and cognitive health, development, and well-being and in preventing diseases and damaging nutrient imbalances.

The world is nowhere near the goal of zero hunger by 2030 amid uncertain global development financing. What now?

May 19th, 2025 • by Jame Allen IV

In the wake of a series of recent crises that drove up global hunger and food insecurity, the world remains far off track in meeting Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2)—ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030. Now, in a chaotic global environment of still more crises and complications, including cuts in official development assistance, what is the best course forward for governments and development organizations to address these urgent problems?

How countries have coped with recent agricultural trade disruptions

Feb 27th, 2025 • by ABDULLAH MAMUN AND JOSEPH GLAUBER

Global agricultural markets have been in a constant state of uproar over the past five years. Trade wars between major trading nations such as China, the United States, and Australia, supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine, crisis in the Middle East, and export restrictions in many countries have diverted supplies, altered trading patterns, and increased price volatility, which often makes markets less efficient and more costly. 

How Trump tariffs might impact countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

Jan 22nd, 2025 • by Joseph Glauber and Juan Pablo Gianatiempo

Donald Trump’s return to the White House likely also signals the return of the unilateral trade policies that characterized his first term and precipitated trade wars between the United States and many of its trading partners, most notably China. As a candidate, the president-elect threatened a number of adverse trade actions including raising tariffs on all imports by 10%-20%. He has warned a number of specific countries as well—suggesting he would consider 60% tariffs on China and 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

Reducing food loss and waste to address climate change in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia

Jan 8th, 2025 • by Nandita Srivastava

The problem of food loss and waste (FLW) undermines global food and nutrition security and makes a significant contribution to climate change, primarily through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Reducing or minimizing FLW requires coordinated action to align stakeholders, promote responsible investments, and incentivize sustainable agricultural practices.