Shenggen Fan, Director General of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), said though agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition, the systems face mounting climate impacts that threaten their ability to feed a growing population. All the while global hunger and food insecurity are once again on the […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Collaborating to Enhance Evidence-based Policymaking
Written by Gracie Rosenbach and Emily Schmidt In June 2019, IFPRI researchers Emily Schmidt, Gracie Rosenbach, and Rachel Gilbert partnered with the Australia National University and the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) to teach a 3-day evening seminar for the Master of Economics and Public Policy Program in the UPNG School of Business and […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening
Book launch: Transforming food systems for a rising India
Despite broad economic progress, India continues to face persistent food insecurity, malnutrition, and high levels of stunting. This paradox is at the center of a new book by researchers at the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture andNutrition, Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India, which brings together the latest data and evidence to map out the currents state of Indian food systems. The book offers important insights to both development practitioners and researchers working in India and other developing countries. On June 6, the four co-authors launched the book at IFPRI, outlining what it will take to achieve a nutrition-secure future for India. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
To transform the global food system and feed the world sustainably, start at the local level
BY SURESH BABU In a recent meeting with a developing country policy maker, I was asked which among a flurry of recently-published global reports on achieving food and nutrition security would be best for her county to adopt as a road map for reform. Who, she asked, will be translating the global paradigms outlined in […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Policy seminar: Who will feed India?
Katarlah Taylor Who will feed India? The country’s population will soon be larger than China’s, economic growth is averaging 7 to 8 percent, and cities are expanding rapidly. India’s rapidly evolving food needs present a major challenge for agriculture and food systems. A March 22 IFPRI seminar, co-organized with the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the [Read More...] Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
