Rike Riesmeier

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Nutrition Adviser, Knowledge for Nutrition, GIZ
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Rike Riesmeier works as Adviser at GIZ for the Knowledge for Nutrition (K4N) programme, focusing on the development of evidence-based recommendations to improve the effectiveness of German development cooperation programmes and policies relevant to nutrition. Prior to joining K4N, she worked in the Philippines and Myanmar, where she managed a multi-sectoral food and nutrition security project. Rike studied Public Health at LSHTM and Asian Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Bonn, and Waseda University, Tokyo.

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Groundbreaking studies now part of 3ie's Food Systems and Nutrition Evidence Gap Map

In June 2022, a high-level expert group from the European Commission called for independent and up-to-date reports on the scientific evidence about food systems transformation. We certainly agree…

In the fast-growing field of food systems impact evaluations, a shift toward evaluating consumer behaviour

As we've noted before on this blog, the world faces a critical need to revamp its food systems to provide healthy diets for a growing global population within the planetary boundaries. Making these…

New research on food systems and nutrition still neglects priority topics

Most new food systems research focuses on topics that previous research has already addressed, while only a handful of new studies break ground on under-studied priority subjects. This finding comes…

On World Food Day, think once more about food systems, instead of just deciding what to eat today

Every time you sit down for a meal, you are part of a food system—the chain from production through distribution to your plate and disposal of leftovers. Most of the time, people only focus on the…

How do food system interventions affect food security and nutrition? We're mapping the evidence

Malnutrition is a global issue which disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs). To make sure nutrition programmes that promote affordable, accessible, diverse and balanced…