COVID-19

Virtual Event – The New Nutrition Reality: Time to Recognize and Tackle the Double Burden of Malnutrition!

Dec 1, 2020 - 09:30 am to 11:15 am EST
Multiple drivers affect the double burden of malnutrition (persistent undernutrition and escalating overweight & obesity). Can new nutrition policies tackle both forms of malnutrition at the same time and be... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – Information Needs for Food Crisis Risk Early Warning: The Role of the Food Security Portal

Nov 24, 2020 - 09:30 am to 11:00 am EST
This policy dialogue will focus on data and information sharing and coordination for improving food security, with a focus on the role of the FSP in monitoring the drivers of food insecurity and food crises to i... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

The Short-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on the Malawian Economy, 2020–2021

This paper has been written for the 2020 ECAMA Lakeshore Conference. It extends and updates the initial results of modeling undertaken by IFPRI to assess the short-run impacts of COVID-19 control measures on the Malawian economy. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – Food and Agricultural Trade in the New Policy Environment: How Can WTO Members Support Economic Recovery and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Nov 23, 2020 - 09:30 am to 10:30 am EST
This will be the second in a series of events on the same topic, with a regional perspective. The events focus on Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Myanmar survey findings summarized (October 2020)

IFPRI-Myanmar and partners are conducting a number of surveys monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s food security. The following is a summary compiled by the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Coordination Group (ARDSCG) of the October ... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program