food security

Journal Article: Some lessons from a live in food security

Shenggen Fan reflects on his years as IFPRI’s director general and how his own life illustrates the potential for policy to improve livelihoods. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Policy Seminar: Transforming Africa’s Food System with Digital Technologies (Nov 26)

Nov 26, 2019 - 09:30 am to 11:00 am EST, IFPRI Washington DC
African countries have made considerable progress in increasing agricultural productivity and reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. But continued population growth, urbanization, chan... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Global Report on Food Crises mid-year update tracks world’s food insecurity hotspots

This blog is cross-posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Sara Gustafson. For the past three years, the number of people around the world in urgent need of food and nutrition assistance has remained above 100 million, according to ... Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Global Report on Food Crises mid-year update tracks world’s food insecurity hotspots

This blog is cross-posted from the IFPRI website and was originally written by Sara Gustafson. For the past three years, the number of people around the world in urgent need of food and nutrition assistance has remained above 100 million, according to ... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Impact study demonstrates Bt brinjal eggplant variety helps farmers in Bangladesh earn more with less pesticide

Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. About 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in Bangladesh and it ranks third after potato and rice among crops in the country in terms of qu... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office