COVID-19

Virtual Event – Food Loss and Waste – Can we end it by 2030 while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic?

Virtual event - May 12, 2020. 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm; 9:00 am - 10:15 am EDT
Building on the 2019 inaugural event, this special event will discuss whether, as a global community, we can or will end food loss and waste while dealing with the COVID-19 pande... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Sustaining Myanmar’s Microfinance Sector during COVID-19 for Food Security, Resilience, and Economic Recovery

Microfinance institutions (MFI) in Myanmar are facing significant risks in the wake of the COVID‑19 health and economic crisis, and a serious negative shock to the MFI sector carries severe implications for poverty and food insecurity. Through a review... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.

The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say. It could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year. In Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya, residents already live in extreme poverty. Coronavirus lockdowns have caused many more to go hungry. Credit; […] Source: IFPRI Ghana

Virtual Event – COVID-19: Emerging problems and potential country-level responses

IFPRI experts examine what to expect, and how developing countries can respond in ways that promote food security, nutrition, and greater equity. Source: IFPRI Ghana

Abstract Digest on Maternal and Child Nutrition Research – Issue 33

This issue of Abstract Digest comes to you at an unprecedented time of COVID-19 pandemic. We hope all of you Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India