ScholarPeer’s latest research news and reporting from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is a global research organization within CGIAR that studies agricultural biodiversity, food systems, climate resilience, and sustainable land use to improve nutrition and livelihoods. Its interdisciplinary research combines genetics, crop science, ecology, data science, and socioeconomic analysis to conserve biodiversity, strengthen farming systems, and help communities adapt to environmental change.
A scoping review of 327 studies on food vendors in 64 countries found definitions split by licensing, location and stall type, each likely to steer policy differently, while vendors’ own health, bribery and safety stayed thinly studied.