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Serious Games in Ethiopia: EcoFoodSystems Develops Game Toolkit for Addis Ababa’s Adolescents
EcoFoodSystems, in partnership with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the Alliance of Biodiversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and Efuye Gela have been co-developing a serious game about Ethiopia’s food-based dietary guidelines with adolescents studying in secondary schools in Addis Ababa.
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Data for Decisions: How EcoFoodSystems is Supporting Food System Stakeholders’ Decision Making in Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam – 14th and 15th April 2026 – EcoFoodSystems held a consultation meeting with Hanoi stakeholders to review the City Regional Level Food Systems Decision-Support Dashboard being developed by the programme.
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EcoFoodSystems Engages in Vietnam’s Food Systems Transformation Dialogue: ISG Plenary Meeting
EcoFoodSystems PhD researchers Hoang The Ky and Minh Duc Tran recently participated in the International Support Group (ISG) Plenary Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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EcoFoodSystems Hosts Workshop on Climate Resilient Scaling of Legume Production and Consumption
EcoFoodSystems holds workshop with Addis Ababa stakeholders on research and innovations for climate resilient scaling of legume production and consumption in the region.
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EcoFoodSystems meets Embassy of Ireland in Ethiopia
The University of Galway’s EcoFoodSystems project team met with the Embassy of Ireland in Ethiopia in December 2025.
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Agroecology across the Asia-Pacific: EcoFoodSystems at TARASA25
EcoFoodSystems joined other food system stakeholders at the international workshop TARASA25: “Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: A Contribution to Food Systems Transformation”
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Agroecology for better diets: EcoFoodSystems presents latest evidence for Hanoi city region
EcoFoodSystems researcher Ky Hoang presented new evidence on the impact of agroecological practices on dietary diversity at a recent ALiSEA thematic webinar event.
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Viet Nam–Ireland Conference on Bilateral Cooperation in Agri-Food Systems Transformation
EcoFoodSystems attended the Viet Nam–Ireland Conference on Bilateral Cooperation in Agri-Food Systems Transformation. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam and Sustainable Food Systems Ireland (SFSI), shared examples of Ireland-Viet Nam collaboration for food system transformation.
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Policy, institutional & governance innovations for sustainable, healthy and affordable diets in Ethiopia’s city regions
Policymakers met in Addis Ababa to identify top policy and institutional innovations to enable transitions to sustainable, healthy and affordable diets in Ethiopia’s city regions at a recent EcoFoodSystems workshop.
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Building Food Systems from the Ground Up: Reflections on UNFSS+4 from the EcoFoodSystems Project
in ConferenceEcoFoodSystems researchers attended the UN Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 27–29 July 2025.
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Ethiopian Public Health Institute partners with Ireland’s University of Galway on sustainable & healthy food systems in Ethiopian city regions
The University of Galway and Ethiopian Public Health Institute have partnered to conduct research and innovation activities to enable transitions to more sustainable, healthy and affordable diets in Addis Ababa city region.
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EcoFoodSystems presents latest research on strengthening rice supply chains at PSii Workshop in Vietnam
In June 2025, EcoFoodSystems researchers Ky Hoang, Minh Duc Tran, and Duy Dinh Anh Nguyen from the University of Galway participated in a workshop on sustainable rice production in Vietnam, held in Can Tho City.
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EcoFoodSystems presents latest research findings as selected speaker at CGIAR Science Week
The EcoFoodSystems team recently joined over 8,000 scientists, policymakers, and innovators at CGIAR Science Week 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya from April 7th to 12th. The week-long conference was run by CGIAR in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), and took place at the United Nations Headquarters in Nairobi.
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Climate Change and Nutrition: Key Insights from the Nutrition for Growth Summit 2025 Side Event
EcoFoodSystems researcher Vibeth Porras Gonzalez attended the N4G Summit 2025 side session on Nutrition and Climate Change.
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Bridging Agroecology and Nutrition: Insights from N4G Summit 2025 Side Event
EcoFoodSystems researcher Vibeth Porras Gonzalez recently attended the N4G Summit 2025 side session on Agroecology, Food Systems, and Nutrition: Bridging the Gaps Between Food Production and Meeting Dietary Needs in LMICs.
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University of Galway EcoFoodSystems & LEG4DEV projects provide briefing to Irish Embassy and European Union delegations in Addis Ababa
The EcoFoodSystems team met with Embassy of Ireland, Ethiopia to discuss EcoFoodSystems research and innovation activities taking place in Addis Ababa city region.
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EcoFoodSystems project partners with Ethiopian Public Health Institute on healthy, sustainable and affordable diets in Addis Ababa city region
EcoFoodSystems hosts multistakeholder workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 18th. Over 100 attendees met to discuss research priorities and tools for decision-making needed for food system transformation in Addis Ababa.
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Webinar: How to achieve affordable, healthy diets in city regions
How can we achieve affordable, healthy diets in city regions? The recent namesake webinar from EcoFoodSystems aimed to answer this question. Held on 26th February 2025, the webinar was the first in the EcoFoodSystems research webinar series, which provides an overview of the project’s latest findings alongside insights from global leaders in food systems research…
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EcoFoodSystems shares latest research findings at DeSIRA Connect Days in Hanoi
EcoFoodSystems recently attended the DeSIRA Connect Day in Hanoi. EcoFoodSystems shared latest research findings on transitioning diets of nutritionally marginalised city region consumers towards diets that are more healthy, sustainable and affordable.
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EcoFoodSystems visit Chuc Son Cooperative in Hanoi, Vietnam
EcoFoodSystems PhD researcher Ky Hoang and research officer Duong Thu Hang recently visited Chuc Son Agricultural Cooperative in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Food System Approach to Promote Urban Agriculture Practice and Policy Training Workshop
55 stakeholders met to learn and discuss challenges and opportunities for urban and peri-urban agriculture in Hanoi city region.
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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Key Findings for EcoFoodSystems project from FAO’s 2024 Report
in ReportEcoFoodSystems researchers attend the ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024: Special Event on Financing to End Hunger, Food Insecurity and Malnutrition in All its Forms’ webinar from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
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New HLPE-FSN report indicates that 1.7 billion city residents are food-insecure
in ReportHigh-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) report finds that over three quarters of food-insecure people live in urban or peri-urban regions, totalling 1.7 billion people.
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EcoFoodSystems attend DeSIRA Connect Day in Bogotá, Colombia
in ConferenceEcoFoodSystems team member shares latest findings on generating evidence and tools for sustainable food systems in partnership with food system stakeholders in Cali city region.
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EcoFoodSystems Key Takeaway Messages from Global Launch of 2024 Global Food Policy Report
in ReportEcoFoodSystems researcher Dawit Chekol shares key takeaways for policymakers, practioners and researchers from the IFPRI 2024 Global Food Policy Report.
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Các cơ quan, tổ chức chủ chốt của Việt Nam xác định nhu cầu và cơ hội nghiên cứu nhằm giúp người tiêu dùng lương thực, thực phẩm tại Hà Nội chuyển đổi sang một chế độ ăn uống lành mạnh hơn, thân thiện với tự nhiên và giá cả phù hợp hơn
Để xác định khoảng cách về kiến thức và nhu cầu nghiên cứu để có thể giúp các tác nhân trong hệ thống lương thực thực phẩm ở Hà Nội chuyển đổi chế độ ăn của người tiêu dùng theo hướng lành mạnh và bền vững hơn, dự án EcoFoodSystems đã tổ chức hội thảo…
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Key Vietnamese organisations identify research needs and opportunities to enable food consumers in Hanoi city region to shift to healthier diets that are friendlier to planet and pocket
To identify knowledge gaps and research needs that can help organisations across the food system in Hanoi city region to transition the diets of consumers towards healthier and more sustainable diets, the EcoFoodSystems project held a multi-stakeholder consultation workshop in Hanoi. The Hanoi workshop brought together key representatives and experts from over 50 different organisations…
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EcoFoodSystems launched at 2023 World Food Forum by University of Galway
EcoFoodSystems is launched at the 2023 World Food Forum in Rome, Italy.
News and Research
A collection of project news and research activities.