The swearing-in of the Modi government for its second term had a distinct guests list comprising leaders from Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). BIMSTEC, which comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, is a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Looking beyond SAARC and dealing with BIMSTEC has been a cornerstone of India’s policy shift. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
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
Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?
by Stuart Gillespie and Nick Nisbett The framing of malnutrition as a global problem that affects us all is long overdue. This view demands more systemic approaches, engaging the whole of society, that align with the universality of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This framing also highlights certain challenges, some of which nutrition actors are […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Employment, diversifying rural livelihoods, and youth: Lessons for Ghana from the 2019 Global Food Policy Report
by Noora-Lisa Aberman and Radhika Lal Throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, rural households earn their incomes primarily from agriculture and rapid rural population growth is putting pressure on governments to create jobs. In Ghana, agriculture employs over 40% of the population, but average farm productivity remains low, a problem for rural livelihoods […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
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
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