{"id":314,"date":"2019-05-31T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2019-06-11T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T21:28:11","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/links\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Research initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The institutions working in this space and the initiatives they are undertaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Food Systems, CIAT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/SFS-cover-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" width=\"299\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/SFS-cover-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/SFS-cover-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/SFS-cover.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment-->CIAT <a href=\"https:\/\/ciat.cgiar.org\/about\/strategy\/sustainable-food-systems\/\">Sustainable Food Systems<\/a> initiative seeks to help guide food systems toward an equitable and sustainable future, against a background of rapid globalization and urbanization, which have profound impacts on human diets. Its research focuses on shifting and uncertain patterns in food delivery and consumption, developing new knowledge and interventions to better enable developing countries to provide all urban and rural consumers with ready access to healthy food.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-ciat-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S7sFpPlaR0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ciat.cgiar.org\/in-focus\/sustainable-food-systems\/\">Sustainable Food Systems<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&#8220;Sustainable Food Systems&#8221; &#8212; CIAT Blog\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ciat.cgiar.org\/in-focus\/sustainable-food-systems\/embed\/#?secret=S7sFpPlaR0\" data-secret=\"S7sFpPlaR0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building sustainable food systems for the majority\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uj-yFSKlsro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>CIAT Sustainable Food Systems Lead Mark Lundy<br>talks about building sustainable food systems for the majority. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate Change, Agriculture &amp; Food Security (CCAFS), CGIAR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/ccafs.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)<\/a> food security theme area presents the &#8216;big facts&#8217; &#8211; major challenges within and stemming from the food system now, and in the coming decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/Food-Security1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/Food-Security1.png 661w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/Food-Security1-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><figcaption>Check out the Big Facts series <a href=\"https:\/\/ccafs.cgiar.org\/bigfacts\/#theme=food-security\">here<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Urban Food Systems for Better Diets, IFPRI <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/food_system_diet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" width=\"223\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/food_system_diet.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/anna-whitton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2019\/05\/food_system_diet-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><figcaption> FOOD SYSTEMS, FOOD ENVIRONMENTS, AND CONSUMER CHOICES. <br>Source: IFPRI (Adapted from GLOPAN (2016)). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Also under the CGIAR umbrella, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ifpri.org\">International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)<\/a> has launched a new research program on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifpri.org\/program\/urban-food-systems-better-diets-nutrition-and-health\">Urban Food Systems for Better Diets, Nutrition and Health.<\/a> The program aims to: guide policymakers and other key actors in designing and implementing effective food system policies to support healthier diets and optimal nutrition and health for the urban poor.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The institutions working in this space and the initiatives they are undertaking. 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