COVID-19

Webinar – Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Growth, Poverty and Food Systems in Malawi: Initial Results

During a recent webinar, Bob Baulch and Rosemary Botha from IFPRI-Malawi presented the initial results of a SAM multiplier model study with Karl Pauw on the short-term economic impacts of COVID-19 in Malawi. The study considered two scenarios: (a) 2 m... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Interview: IFPRI’s Johan Swinnen on the COVID-19 pandemic, food security, and building future resilience

This blog is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website. The following is a transcript of a World Food Program-USA (WFP-USA) Hacking Hunger podcast interview with IFPRI Director General Johan Swinnen focusing on COVID-19 and its impacts, challenges and p... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy seminar recap: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s economy and the impact of falling remittances on poverty

COVID-19 and the mitigation policies imposed to control the spread of the disease have resulted in a range of new challenges for economic growth and social well-being in Myanmar. In this virtual policy seminar, hosted by the Myanmar Agriculture Policy ... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – Social Safety Nets and COVID-19: Can we protect food security and nutrition?

Virtual Event - June 11, 2020 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am EDT
This seminar presents evidence on how social safety nets have been used to respond to COVID-19, how well this response has addressed food security and nutrition, and opportunities and challenges... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

COVID POLICY RESPONSE PORTAL

The spread of COVID-19, and the range of policy responses to contain the pandemic, exert wide-ranging effects on agri-food systems and livelihoods. To analyze the direct and indirect impacts of these responses in a comparative way, the COVID-19 Policy ... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office