Food systems

Call for Proposals Open for STAARS and STAAARS+ Fellowships

Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) and the Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) Fellows program are now accepting proposals. The deadline for submission is March ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

New Publication: Evaluating cereal market (dis)integration in Sudan

WORKING PAPER BY KIBROM A. ABAY, LINA ALAAELDIN ABDELFATTAH, CLEMENS BREISINGER AND KHALID SIDDIG This paper evaluates spatial market and price transmission in cereal markets in Sudan, focusing on wheat and sorghum, two major cereal crops. We use compr... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office

Dietary diversity among men and women in rural Sri Lanka

Insights into the food pyramid.
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Policy brief: Sustaining and Improving the Contribution of small-scale Fisheries to make Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems in Malawi

In Malawi, small-scale inland fisheries are the main source of fish and other aquatic foods. They contribute more than 90% of national fish supplies, provide nutrition for over 11.9 million people and employment for over 200,000 women and men. Fish and... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

The role of agriculture and food systems in achieving net zero global GHG emissions

Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) is currently the only major sector with serious potential to become a net emissions sink.
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