WEMNS was developed by IFPRI and partners as a solution to this data gap and is a streamlined tool intended for use in large-scale, multitopic surveys in both rural and urban areas and was designed to be added to existing surveys. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
How conflict drives hunger: Six channels through the food system
Much has been said and written of late about the linkages between conflict and hunger. There is good reason for this: 65% of the world’s acutely food-insecure people live in conflict-affected countries. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
The promise of digital farmer services: Sifting reality from hype in Kenya
Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa continues to underperform despite its vast potential, as production struggles to keep up with population growth, primarily driven by unsustainable land expansion rather than productivity gains. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal
Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is crucial to improving food security, reducing malnutrition, and providing livelihoods for food system workers. But such efforts are also key to combating climate change. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
East African Heads Laud Aflasafe
A team of African leaders from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda under the East Africa Community (EAC) have endorsed IITA’s aflasafe—Africa’s first indigenous biocontrol product for control of aflatoxins.
