October 22, 2018 Tamara Nanitashvili, Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO Regional Office The Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region, is characterized with multiple burdens of malnutrition, including under-nutrition (wasting and stunting), over-nutrition (overweight and obesity) and micronutrient deficiencies. The prevalence of obesity in the region, which is rising at […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Food and Nutrition Security Analysis: Concepts and Measurements
The video (2:20 hours) explains the concept of food and nutrition security and related concepts in development policy analysis. It provides an overview of common indicators for assessing food security and nutrition in developing country populations and discusses their computation and survey data requirements. Presented examples of data sources are taken from recent household surveys in Yemen. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Leveraging Social Protection for Improved Nutrition
Child stunting–that is, when children are too short for their age–is a serious issue. It is a consequence of inadequate nutrition and health, which reduce the chance that children will develop well, do well in school, earn a good living, and escape poverty. Although stunting in Bangladesh has dropped a lot over the past two […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
IFPRI-FAO Global Conference: Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition
IFPRI and FAO are organizing a global conference on Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition in late November 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event is aligned with the imperatives of the Compact2025 initiative and the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition to make accelerated progress on hunger and undernutrition by 2025 to pave the way for achieving all […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Is this food the key to reduce stunting?
Dairy intake can reduce childhood stunting in Bangladesh, suggests a study. The US-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) recently unveiled the study report where researchers mentioned that Bangladesh has low levels of per capita milk consumption. The social science researcher group also mentioned some factors, including severe land constraints and historical unavailability of milk […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
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