Health care providers looking to explore or expand their involvement in value-based care through affiliation with an accountable care organization (ACO) have a large number of options available to them. In the Medicare space, many providers find themselves being courted by ACOs participating either in the Medicare Shared Savings Program […]
Read MoreThe Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an interview with Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General and Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR, in which he answered questions concerning global hunger, malnutrition, and the role IFPRI is playing in helping to solve those issues.
Read MoreCountry: Niger Sources: International Fund for Agricultural Development, US Department of State, World Food Programme The combined effects of conflict, climate shocks, and high food prices continue to drive hunger up and push basic meals out of the reach of millions in Niger, demanding immediate and collective action.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/sozmedia Climate change is a costly problem for everyone. In addition to the environmental effects damaging the planet, more extreme and inhospitable weather will cost billions of dollars each year. According to the White House, the U.S. could spend another $25 billion to $128 billion every year on responding […]
Read MoreDelegates at the UN observance of International Women’s Day, under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 2023 (IPS) Promoting gender equality in technology and digital spaces is at the core of the UN’s observance of International Women’s Day […]
Read MoreThere are 151 wind turbines and more than 130 kilometres of connection routes and power lines on the Fosen peninsula, 530 kilometres north of Oslo. Norwegian judges say that they should not be there, and the owners of those lands since time immemorial do too. But it is not a mirage. […]
Read MoreCountry: World Source: UN Human Rights Council The increasing impact of violence in food systems, crops, and livelihoods has in part been caused by political failures. Political action must take place in order to address the issue.
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/Quangpraha Less rainfall and fewer forests across the tropics are increasingly a fact of life for millions of people in the torrid region, yet the two environmental hazards are more closely linked than widely assumed. The loss of tree cover in the tropics is likely leading to reductions in […]
Read MoreGlobal agriculture contends with major disruptions.
Read MoreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to enhance their collaboration to build more sustainable and resilient food systems for the benefit of all in the Pacific Islands. The agreement’s […]
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