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IFPRI Blog: Ukraine one year later: Impacts on global food security

When Russian troops invaded Ukraine one year ago, the war appeared to pose a grave threat to global food security. The conflict could hardly have come at a worse moment. Even prior to the war, global supplies of key staples were tight; ending stocks of... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Nigeria National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Capacity Sharing Workshops Series: Building a Nigeria Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)

Following the previous CGIAR National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation (NPS) Initiative[1] capacity workshops in July and September 2022, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held its th... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

Orientation Stakeholder Meetings Held For Jibon Implementation

Under the Joint Interventions to Improve Birth Outcomes and Nutrition (Jibon) research study, IFPRI partnered with the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mother and ... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Launch Event: Impact Evaluation of Social Protection Programs

Building on successful collaborations and lessons in research-based impact evaluations, the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB), the International Food Policy Research Institue (IFPRI), and Sawiras Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) are embarking on a new ... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office

Event Blog: Agricultural Microinsurance: Opportunities and Challenges

By M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Md. Aminul Karim , Raisa Shamma, and Julie Ghostlaw Introduction In Bangladesh, limited access to formal financial services such as agricultural microinsurance prevents smallholder farmers from investing in productive assets, ado... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office