Research Posts

An approach to realize multiple benefits across water, energy, food, forests and biodiversity

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School feeding programs improve nutrition and child growth across generations: Evidence from India

Research shows free school feeding programs improve health and nutrition outcomes not only for participants, but later for their children.
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Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies and programs in South Asia?

IFPRI's South Asia Office, in collaboration with the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) and others, examine the alignment of national nutrition policies and programs with global recommendations, and assess the availability of data to track pr... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Exploring covid-19’s impacts on women in southern Bangladesh

Changes in women's empowerment in the household, women's diet diversity, and their relationship against the background of COVID-19 in Southern Bangladesh.
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Lending her name, but not having a say? Gender norms and credit for agriculture in Odisha

In the agricultural state of Odisha, we are studying a new credit model by Dvara E-Registry that issues loans based on georeferenced crop pictures and associated satellite imagery for a farmer’s plots.
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