38 Ty Beal, PhD

Ty obtained a PhD in Geography with emphasis in Global Nutrition from the University of California, Davis (USA), where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He is currently based in Washington DC (USA) as a Research Advisor of Knowledge Leadership at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). In this role, he supports programs, research, evaluation, and dissemination of knowledge to stakeholders. His research addresses sustainable food systems, diet quality, food affordability, food supplies, micronutrient deficiencies, child growth and development, noncommunicable diseases, and global health. Ty on Twitter - @TyRBeal Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition - https://www.gainhealth.org/homepage Food Systems Dashboard - https://foodsystemsdashboard.org/ SUPPLEMENT Vol 79, Issue Supplement_1: Assessing Nutrient Gaps and Affordability of Complementary Foods: New Methods and their Application in Different Settings https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/issue/79/Supplement_1 Animal source foods in ethical, sustainable & healthy diets: A dynamic white paper - #ALEPH2020 https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/ The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020, FAO - http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca9692en Farias, G. D., Dubeux, J. C. B., Savian, J. V., Duarte, L. P., Martins, A. P., Tiecher, T., . . . Bremm, C. (2020). Integrated crop-livestock system with system fertilization approach improves food production and resource-use efficiency in agricultural lands. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 40(6), 1-9. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13593-020-00643-2 Nordhagen, S., Beal, T., & Haddad, L. (2020). GAIN Discussion Paper Series 5 - The role of animal-source foods in healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.36072/dp.5   Oh, and domestic water buffalo are Bubalus bubalis