Introduction The government’s Mother and Child Benefit Program (MCBP) is a social safety net initiative dedicated to improving the health and nutrition of mothers and children in Bangladesh. Implemented by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (Mo... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Experts gather for a BRACC resilience learning event
More than 65 representatives of implementing partners, government ministries and other actors working on resilience gathered for a one-and-a-half-day event on February 11 and 12 in Lilongwe, to explore the outcomes of the recently completed baseline s... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Cash, food or vouchers? Evidence from a four-country experimental study
“What do we know about the relative merits of providing assistance in the form of food or cash in developing countries? asked Daniel Gilligan, Deputy Division Director of the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, IFPRI, Washington DC to start his presentation on February 12, 2019. Many studies provide evidence on the impact of food or >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
News: Investing in Evidence to End Hunger: A Closer Look at National Opportunities
New evidence continues to signal a rise in world hunger and a reversal of trends after a prolonged decline. In 2017, the number of undernourished people is estimated to have increased to 821 million – around one out of every nine people in the world. The alarming signs of increasing food insecurity and high levels of different forms of malnutrition are a clear warning that there is considerable work to be done to make sure we “leave no one behind” on the road towards achieving SDG 2. Achieving it requires renewed efforts through new and innovative ways of working and hinges on effective partnership. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
