In early July, IFPRI is organizing a workshop on "Food Systems for Healthier Diets," together with CGIAR Research Program Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and Wageningen University in the Netherlands. The purpose of the workshop is to engage policymakers, development partners, UN agencies, civil society organisations, academia, and private sector to discuss how food systems […]
Poor Diet Quality Leads to Malnutrition
This report was first published on Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha on May 7, 2017. <!-- --> DHAKA, May 7, 2017 (BSS) - Malnutrition is still a major public health problem in the country as poor diet quality is undermining the efforts to improve nutritional status of the people, health experts told a seminar here today. Although […]
Seminar on Food Systems and Nutrition Addresses 21st Century Challenges
Experts explore how food systems and nutrition are central in achieving SDGs in Bangladesh.
Seminar: Food Systems and Nutrition in Bangladesh
In early May, IFPRI-Bangladesh is organizing a seminar on "Food Systems and Nutrition in Bangladesh" jointly with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands, icddr,b World Food Programme, FAO, and UNICEF. The purpose of the seminar is to engage policymakers, development partners, UN agencies, civil society organisations, academia, and private […]
A Nutrition Revolution for Africa: How Can African Agriculture Play a Greater Role?
Africa faces a triple burden of malnutrition: highly prevalent chronic malnutrition characterised by stunting; widespread micronutrient deficiencies; and rapidly increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity and related non-communicable diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes.
