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Statement from Sir John Beddington
Statement from Sir John Beddington, Chair of the Global Panel After more than a decade of considerable impact and success, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition will conclude its work on January 30th 2026. The Panel has been very fortunate to have support from several funders during its existence which it…
Country launch of the Africa food systems resilience report in Sierra Leone
On Thursday 10th July 2025, the Global Panel officially launched the Global Panels Latest Report, Building resilience and enhancing nutrition in Africa’s food systems, in Sierra Leone, alongside our partners Hon. Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella (Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in Sierra Leone, and Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy…
Partnering with United Against Malnutrition and Hunger, at Rome Nutrition Week 2025
On Thursday 29 May 2025 at 15:45-17.00 CET, during Rome Nutrition Week 2025, The Global Panel is hosting an event alongside our partner, the United Against Malnutrition and Hunger alliance (UAMH), on Building Resilience and Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s Food Systems. The discussion will centre on our recently published report, Building resilience and enhancing nutrition…
Briefing with the United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub
We are delighted to be co-hosting a briefing with the United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub and other food system professionals tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 April 2025, from 13:00 – 14:30 BST (GMT+1), to discuss insights from our latest report: Building Resilience and Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s Food Systems. It will provide a platform for policymakers,…
New technical paper – Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems
The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition has published a new technical paper by Koen Dekeyser from the European Centre for Development Policy Management, Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems The paper describes how the interdependence between the EU’s and African food systems can deliver benefits for both sides, particularly…
The Panel’s latest Report – Launched by The Government of Malawi
The Government of Malawi today launched the Global Panel’s Report ‘ Building Resilience and Enhancing Nutrition in African Food Systems’ in Lilongwe, Malawi. Funded by Irish Aid the Global Panel partnered with the Government of Malawi to explore how resilience to a range of threats and challenges could be built into its plans for food…
The Global Panel at Nutrition for Growth (N4G) 2025
The Global Panel is looking forward to attending the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) 2025 event in Paris this week, and is pleased to support the new Global Compact on Nutrition for Growth, published by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs will host the event between…
Impact Workshop on building resilience and enhancing nutrition in Africa’s food systems
The Lead Expert Group (LEG) for the Panel’s Resilience project participated in an online workshop on 19th March to discuss the implementation of recommendations made in the report Building resilience and enhancing nutrition in Africa’s food systems and to identify strategic priorities, opportunities and challenges for countries to focus on in the short-, medium-, and longer term.…
The 11th Annual Meeting of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition
The 11th Annual Meeting of the Global Panel was held on 17th February, 2025, focussing on the impact of the Building Resilience and Enhancing Nutrition in Africa’s Food Systems report and the importance of continued advocacy for food system resilience. Chair, Sir John Beddington, opened the meeting by welcoming members and congratulated colleagues on a…
The Global Panel at the Power of Foresight Workshop, hosted by Foresight4Food and UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
The Global Panel’s Director, Prof Sandy Thomas, joined other experts and practitioners at the Power of Foresight: Supporting Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways workshop, held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome between the 30th and 31st of January 2025, to discuss how foresight can drive…