Promoting Nutrition

Virtual Event – Food Policy Research and Capacity Development in Eurasia

Dec 2, 2020 - 07:30 am to 09:00 am EST
Webinar speakers will present recent research and case study findings and discuss key lessons for strengthening Eurasia’s food policy systems. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – The New Nutrition Reality: Time to Recognize and Tackle the Double Burden of Malnutrition!

Dec 1, 2020 - 09:30 am to 11:15 am EST
Multiple drivers affect the double burden of malnutrition (persistent undernutrition and escalating overweight & obesity). Can new nutrition policies tackle both forms of malnutrition at the same time and be... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Seizing opportunity from the jaws of crisis: A playbook for nutrition

December 10, 10:00–11:30 (EST) | Dr. Ellen Piwoz discusses the global nutrition community's strategic use of data and evidence to spur collective action and investment, and how to ensure that nutrition remains a global priority. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Investing in nutrition through early childhood development in Malawi: Assessing costs and benefits

The Strengthening Economic Evaluation for Multisectoral Nutrition Strategies (SEEMS-Nutrition) initiative offers a set of tools for project evaluations. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

NEW PUBLICATION: Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial

By Sikandra Kurdi , Jose Luis Figueroa, and Hosam Ibrahim Behavioral change communication interventions have been shown to be effective at improving infant and young child nutrition knowledge and practices. However, evidence in humanitarian response co... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office