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IFPRI-PIM Virtual Policy Seminar: Measuring COVID-19’s Short-term Impacts in Africa and Asia | August 11, 3:30 – 4:45 PM (CET)

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM (EET) "Measuring COVID-19’s Short-term Impacts in Africa and Asia" Using economywide models, presenters discuss the varied effects of different policies and economic structures on food systems and pove... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office

Tackling malnutrition in a pandemic era: A renewed commitment to action for nutrition in India

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious risks to the nutritional status of hundreds of millions of children and adults worldwide. Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India

Assessing India’s food supply situation using a food balance sheet and COVID-19-sensitive markers

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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s mechanization service providers – June 2020

The operations of agricultural mechanization service providers (MSP) continue to be affected by market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar and related policy responses. In their research, Hiroyuki Takeshima, Myat Thida Win, and... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – COVID-19’s Short-term Impacts on Economies, Food Systems and Poverty in African and Asian Countries: Economywide Estimates from Economywide Models

Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am EDT; 03:30 pm to 04:45 pm CAT
This IFPRI-PIM seminar will present the modeling approach and showcase results from three case studies—Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sudan. Presenters will highlight how differences in... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program