Jody Harris

We need more red lines for corporate involvement in multilateral spaces such as a United Nations food summit. #UNFSS

Read the analysis from @justjody23.bsky.social, IDS Honorary Associate and co-Director of the @foodequitycentre.bsky.social 👇

Quote card which reads: "Corporate concentration in multiple aspects of food systems is part of the problem driving inequitable outcomes, and representatives of many of these corporations were active at the Summit."

Did last month's #UNFSS conference focus too much on investment for food, and not enough on rights and accountability?

Read our co-Director Jody Harris's take on the discussions @justjody23.bsky.social

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People working in food systems - those in fields, in factories and in hospitality need to have their labour fairly compensated.

That's the key to transforming food systems for the better says @deewoods.bsky.social ‪from @landworkersuk.bsky.social ‪ and @grancomkitchen.bsky.social

Grassroots projects provide more dignified alternative to food banks, research suggests - Institute of Development Studies Innovative grassroots food projects in five cities globally provide a better alternative to foodbanks, suggests new research from IDS.

New from the Food Equity Centre: Grassroots projects provide more dignified alternative to food banks

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America’s sudden stop on food and nutrition support is the opposite of justice USAID, justice, food system transformation, just transitions

Trying to make sense of the current madness, an academic ethics perspective on food systems transformation, just transitions, and USAID cuts in my new blog:
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Inspired by friends working for justice 💚
@foodequitycentre.bsky.social @anhacademy.bsky.social

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15 million South Africans don’t get enough to eat every day: 4 solutions - Institute of Development Studies At least 15 million South Africans suffer from food insecurity. That means they don’t have enough nutritious food to live healthy lives.

We're proud to support the Union Against Hunger, launched today in South Africa.

Read more from researchers at @uwconline.bsky.social, University of Cape Town and @ids.ac.uk

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Multilateral mechanisms are all the more crucial in times like these - but I didn't really know how they work!
Writing the 2023 @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social #equity report then following the #UN-CFS #policy convergence process taught me a lot, so I thought I'd share what I learned in a blog 👇

Evidence-based policy is more important than ever ! Join the HLPE-FSN !

On this #HumanRightsDay I'm sharing two major projects working to understand and implement #rights and #equity principles in #FoodSystems

The Food Equity Centre @FoodEquityCtr
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The People Centered Food Systems project
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Food Equity Centre - Institute of Development Studies The Food Equity Centre brings together researchers, policy makers, practitioners and activists to collaborate in developing solutions to inequities in food systems. It addresses the urgent need for re...

The IDS website just got a revamp! check it the section on the Food Equity Centre here: www.ids.ac.uk/programme-an...