Patrick Webb
@patrickwebb.bsky.social
Professor at Tufts University, but all posts and views are my own. Food policy, nutrition, humanitarian action, international development, economics, public health, science.
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Systems science is key to identifying/mitigating discrimination in food systems. Fantastic work led by the brilliant @trmoore.bsky.social w/D. Krobath, Y. Chang Chusan, U. Sanga, @patrickwebb.bsky.social, A. Cuevas, H. Roland, B. Grant, C. Economos, V. Nicholson, S. Kumanyika. rdcu.be/eGoGc
Systems science methods reveal and address links between discrimination and health disparities in US food systems
Nature Food - Discriminatory practices are well documented and deeply rooted in food systems. Systems science methods such as social network analysis, system dynamics modelling and agent-based...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Systems science is key to identifying/mitigating discrimination in food systems. Fantastic work led by the brilliant @trmoore.bsky.social w/D. Krobath, Y. Chang Chusan, U. Sanga, @patrickwebb.bsky.social, A. Cuevas, H. Roland, B. Grant, C. Economos, V. Nicholson, S. Kumanyika. rdcu.be/eGoGc
Today's mid-August harvest. 🤗
August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today's mid-August harvest. 🤗
What's the story...?
August 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What's the story...?
Basketflowers. They close up at night, only to unfold the next morning. Delicate, despite their prickly looks.
August 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Basketflowers. They close up at night, only to unfold the next morning. Delicate, despite their prickly looks.
My helianthus (perennial sunflower) and amaranth are luxuriating in this August's New England heat. And the pollinators too.
August 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My helianthus (perennial sunflower) and amaranth are luxuriating in this August's New England heat. And the pollinators too.
Useful transparency on gaps left despite WHO's updated 2023 guidence on management of child wasting. A lack of evidence on the effectiveness of prevention interventions still hinders appropriate action.
Free access: gh.bmj.com/content/10/S...
Free access: gh.bmj.com/content/10/S...
Prevention of wasting and nutritional oedema: evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development
Globally, an estimated 42.8 million children (6.6% prevalence) worldwide suffered from wasting at any given time in 2024, with severe cases accounting for 20% of deaths among children under 5 years ol...
gh.bmj.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Useful transparency on gaps left despite WHO's updated 2023 guidence on management of child wasting. A lack of evidence on the effectiveness of prevention interventions still hinders appropriate action.
Free access: gh.bmj.com/content/10/S...
Free access: gh.bmj.com/content/10/S...
Our CRT in Uganda tested ways to improve water and food safety. One arm nudged the adoption of new technologies, and it significantly reduced water E.coli. But not sustained, and no shift in mycotoxins. We need demand for a 'clean food environment' to support nutrition.
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
www.ajtmh.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our CRT in Uganda tested ways to improve water and food safety. One arm nudged the adoption of new technologies, and it significantly reduced water E.coli. But not sustained, and no shift in mycotoxins. We need demand for a 'clean food environment' to support nutrition.
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
doi.org/10.4269/ajtm...
Ironic that our paper on supply chain optimization to enhance cost-effectiveness of USAID's food aid operations gets published...after the demise of USAID. 🙁
But if anyone in State Department now in charge of crisis response wants to know more, reach out.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
But if anyone in State Department now in charge of crisis response wants to know more, reach out.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Enhancing Cost-Efficiency and Effectiveness in USAID’s Food Aid Supply Chain Operations in Ethiopia | INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
pubsonline.informs.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Ironic that our paper on supply chain optimization to enhance cost-effectiveness of USAID's food aid operations gets published...after the demise of USAID. 🙁
But if anyone in State Department now in charge of crisis response wants to know more, reach out.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
But if anyone in State Department now in charge of crisis response wants to know more, reach out.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
As consumers and policymakers worry about the cost of healthy diets, we analyze market prices in Bihar to optimize diets for children and families. Government analysts considering subsidies or taxes on key foods should use such tools to determine cost-effective outcomes and tradeoffs.
Optimization Tools for Meeting Nutrient Requirements of Indian Children and Adults at Optimal Cost | Public Health Nutrition | Cambridge Core
Optimization Tools for Meeting Nutrient Requirements of Indian Children and Adults at Optimal Cost
www.cambridge.org
August 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As consumers and policymakers worry about the cost of healthy diets, we analyze market prices in Bihar to optimize diets for children and families. Government analysts considering subsidies or taxes on key foods should use such tools to determine cost-effective outcomes and tradeoffs.
I didn't expect this when I went to get my ladder! But life always finds a way...
July 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I didn't expect this when I went to get my ladder! But life always finds a way...
Welcome back FEWS NET. The latest update on global food insecurity makes for hard reading, as usual: fews.net/global/speci.... Up to 45% shortfall in rain from long term trends in pastoral zones of Ethiopia and Sudan. Likely flooding in Kenya. But humanitarian aid cut like never before....
July 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Welcome back FEWS NET. The latest update on global food insecurity makes for hard reading, as usual: fews.net/global/speci.... Up to 45% shortfall in rain from long term trends in pastoral zones of Ethiopia and Sudan. Likely flooding in Kenya. But humanitarian aid cut like never before....
With 2.3 billion people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023, resources to #finance improved #food security and #nutrition are seriously constrained. This paper reviews financial flows in the conext of estimates for the cost of ending #hunger.
www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...
www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...
Strengthening responsible investments and financing for food security and nutrition
Background note for the Committee on World Food Security’s High-Level Forum, October 2025, Rome, Italy
www.fao.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
With 2.3 billion people moderately or severely food insecure in 2023, resources to #finance improved #food security and #nutrition are seriously constrained. This paper reviews financial flows in the conext of estimates for the cost of ending #hunger.
www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...
www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...
Interesting new paper from #GLOPAN on Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems:
www.glopan.org/new-technica...
www.glopan.org/new-technica...
New technical paper – Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems – Global Panel
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 Pol
www.glopan.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Interesting new paper from #GLOPAN on Emerging EU policy impacts on African food systems:
www.glopan.org/new-technica...
www.glopan.org/new-technica...
Our new paper shows how critical it is to use reliable data to achieve effective targeting and use of development resources: doi.org/10.1038/s414....
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our new paper shows how critical it is to use reliable data to achieve effective targeting and use of development resources: doi.org/10.1038/s414....
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
Sadly, the source of these data was terminated a few weeks ago. Draw your own conclusions...
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So excited to see our article in @natcomms.nature.com, led by Valentin Seidler & w/ Edson Utazi, @sluckene.bsky.social , Gregor Zens, Maksym Bodarenko, Abigail Smith (@alleghenycollege.bsky.social alum!), Sarah Bradley, Andy Tatem, and @patrickwebb.bsky.social.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Subnational variations in the quality of household survey data in sub-Saharan Africa - Nature Communications
Household survey data is vital to health and development. The study describes and maps data quality in 35 African countries, finding that data quality varies and worsens with distance from towns, indi...
www.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So excited to see our article in @natcomms.nature.com, led by Valentin Seidler & w/ Edson Utazi, @sluckene.bsky.social , Gregor Zens, Maksym Bodarenko, Abigail Smith (@alleghenycollege.bsky.social alum!), Sarah Bradley, Andy Tatem, and @patrickwebb.bsky.social.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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During the Steering Committee meeting, HLPE-FSN experts visited the UM6P impressive campus & innovation spaces, discussing applied research to support resilient food systems with students, faculty members & local stakeholders.
@suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social @patrickwebb.bsky.social @mjamiot.bsky.social
@suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social @patrickwebb.bsky.social @mjamiot.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
During the Steering Committee meeting, HLPE-FSN experts visited the UM6P impressive campus & innovation spaces, discussing applied research to support resilient food systems with students, faculty members & local stakeholders.
@suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social @patrickwebb.bsky.social @mjamiot.bsky.social
@suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social @patrickwebb.bsky.social @mjamiot.bsky.social
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🧵The HLPE-FSN expresses its sincere appreciation to CFS Chairperson Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile for the insightful and constructive discussion on the future of food security and nutrition, today, during the HLPE-FSN Steering Committee meeting at UM6P, in Morocco.
April 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🧵The HLPE-FSN expresses its sincere appreciation to CFS Chairperson Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile for the insightful and constructive discussion on the future of food security and nutrition, today, during the HLPE-FSN Steering Committee meeting at UM6P, in Morocco.
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The HLPE-FSN is meeting at UM6P, Morocco, to advance its work on global food security.
Discussions include the upcoming report "Building resilient food systems", responsible investment, key challenges & critical issues shaping the future.
Grateful to UM6P staff for their support!
Discussions include the upcoming report "Building resilient food systems", responsible investment, key challenges & critical issues shaping the future.
Grateful to UM6P staff for their support!
April 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The HLPE-FSN is meeting at UM6P, Morocco, to advance its work on global food security.
Discussions include the upcoming report "Building resilient food systems", responsible investment, key challenges & critical issues shaping the future.
Grateful to UM6P staff for their support!
Discussions include the upcoming report "Building resilient food systems", responsible investment, key challenges & critical issues shaping the future.
Grateful to UM6P staff for their support!
England suffered the largest decline in life expectancy improvement across Europe between 2011 and 2019.
Hmmm...now who was in power in England from 2011 through 2019 (and beyond)?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Hmmm...now who was in power in England from 2011 through 2019 (and beyond)?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline, say researchers
Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a rise
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
England suffered the largest decline in life expectancy improvement across Europe between 2011 and 2019.
Hmmm...now who was in power in England from 2011 through 2019 (and beyond)?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Hmmm...now who was in power in England from 2011 through 2019 (and beyond)?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And over at Wholefoods, nothing to see here...
February 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
And over at Wholefoods, nothing to see here...
