IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS), one of the most comprehensive, nationally representative open data sources in the country, has emerged as a global public good since the first round survey in 2012. Now, IFPRI is preparing to launch the third round survey. Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
IFPRI Delivers Policy Communications Training for Journalists in Niger State
From 29-30 August 2018, a team of three trainers from the Abuja Office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held a training on policy communications for journalists in Minna, Niger State. The 20 (14 male, 6 female) participants o... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
IFPRI and NAERLS Deliver Policy Communications Training in Niger State
On 27-28 August 2018, a team of three trainers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a staff of the National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Service (NAERLS) held a training on policy communications in Minna, the cap... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Stepping up to India’s Nutrition Challenge: From Aspiration to Action
The progress made by India on maternal and nutrition outcomes over the last decade is encouraging. Between 2006-16, stunting among children below five years declined from 48 percent to 38 percent, anemia among women of reproductive age came down from 55.3 percent to 53 percent, and exclusive breastfeeding increased from 46.4 percent to 54.9 percent. >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Analytical workshop identifies research agenda for ASTI Indo-Pacific
In the Indo-Pacific region—the latest area of ASTI work, supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)—one of ASTI’s strategic goals is to coordinate the implementation of an analytical research agenda focused on agricultural research investment capacities and policy developments. In July, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and the International […] Source: Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
