High child mortality 📈in #Malawi is linked to #undernutrition .

A sharp rise in #foodprices is a big contributor.

How #accessible is a nutritious diet amid soaring food prices?📈

Read this blog, sourced from World Nutrition journal ➡️anh-academy.org/community/blog…

#righttofood

Are you interested in how #foodprices influence diets in LICs?

💵IMMANA fellow Dr. Dre-uh (a.k.a. Andrea L. S. Bulungu)'s is assessing price variability & sourcing reliable data in #Uganda .

Join our next Research Community on #FoodAccess roundtable on 🗓️ 21 Feb, 13:00 GMT.

➡️anh-academy.org/community/rese…

Supported by #IMMANA & conducted by NRI, this study used Interactive Voice Response tech to assess dietary diversity in #Uganda . Partnering w/ London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & Ugandan NGOs, researchers aimed to improve remote data collection for better nutrition outcomes. Read the case study👇🏽

In Nepal, who does the majority of the tasks in the household?🧹🏠

📊In the graph, green means the task is equally shared, blue is for female alone, and yellow is by males.

It’s very visible how #women do most of the tasks!

Sumanta Neupane IFPRI #D4N2023

📢Starting soon! Presentations on #FoodEnvironments #research in Africa #FERN2023

➡️afern.org/fern2023/

📢 Don’t miss last day of #FERN2023 !

💻 Phyllis Addo kicks us off, & Hala Ghattas, Shady Elbassuoni, Christelle Akl discuss how #AI #MachineLearning can be adapted to African context #FoodEnvironment #Research 🌾📊

👉🏽 afern.org/fern2023/

Fascinating presentation on use of #machinelearning to capture #foodenvironment of schoolchildren

Considerations for future #research
➡️passive vs active data capture
➡️user-centered design
➡️privacy & ethics
➡️context specific
➡️ #interdisciplinary team

#FERN2023

Finally, the ANH Academy Food Environment Framework Survey is here!📢

Are you a #foodenvironment researcher or stakeholder?🍏

Share your insights to help us improve the framework! Deadline: 📅 Dec 3

Make your voice heard!⬇️
forms.office.com/pages/response…

Christopher Turner #FERN2023

If you're interested in the evolution of this work, you can visit this Impact Case Study ⬇️
anh-academy.org/anh-academy/wo…

#FERN2023

⏰Get ready for the kickoff of the 3rd Africa Food Environment Research Network Meeting!

🗓️From 1-3 Nov, join us at #FERN2023 , where experts will discuss #FoodEnvironments research in #Africa !

🚀 It all begins TODAY at 12:05 GMT

👉🏿Connect online: meals4ncds.org/en/fern2023/

Presenting findings from Scoping Review on Food Environment in Tanzania for #FERN2023 this week

‼️Day 2 of #FERN2023 Meeting‼️

Meeting starts off at 12:05pm today with a panel discussion on
✅Food System Transformation
✅African Governments Commitments to Monitoring
& Conflict of Interest
Stay tuned for more updates @ 12:05pm
Peter Delobelle

⏰Starting soon - Day 2 of #FERN2023 w/ welcome from Mulenga Mukanu, PhD

🌟Followed by exciting panel on commitments monitoring & conflicts of interest in Africa 📊🔍

👉🏽afern.org/fern2023/

#FERN2023 John Ulimwengu discusses the lack of coordination at the country level - entities work in siloes. Intersectoral action is the building block for any #FoodSystem transformation

MEALS4NCDs & Food Environment Research Network

@DrKateSchneider highlights the importance of food systems (FS) transformation, indicating that FS play a vital role in meeting all the 17 #SDGs . Adding that SDGs & FS are complementary

#TeamNigeria (Rebecca and Adeyemi) shared insights on Nigeria's food system dashboard & food environment indicators

Transforming #foodsystems requires addressing the Commercial Determinants of Health ( #CDoH )

Dr Mélissa Mialon gives an overview of how industry conduct is imperilling #publichealth through manufacturing support, legitimacy & doubt across #Africa 🌍

#FERN2023 #foodenvironments #UPF

Tomorrow at #FERN2023 , join the public consultations starting at 14:00 GMT⏰

Provide your views on:

🌱Political Economy Analysis of Food Systems NRI
🥗Food Environment Framework Christopher Turner
🗺️Food Environment mapping Mulenga Mukanu, PhD

afern.org/fern2023/

FINAL DAY/DAY 3 #FERN2023
What to look for:
1. AI & machine learning in FE research
2. INFORMAS' New Food Systems Policy Index
3. Thought-provoking consultations on FE frameworks, and Political Economy Analysis of food systems.
JOIN HERE us02web.zoom.us/j/81622207834?…

Don't miss out on the final day of the Food Environment Research Network FERN 2023! 🍏🍔🌽 Join us for exciting discussions and insights on food and nutrition. #FERN2023 #FoodResearch #LastDay MEALS4NCDs & Food Environment Research Network