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Interview: IFPRI’s Johan Swinnen on the COVID-19 pandemic, food security, and building future resilience

This blog is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website. The following is a transcript of a World Food Program-USA (WFP-USA) Hacking Hunger podcast interview with IFPRI Director General Johan Swinnen focusing on COVID-19 and its impacts, challenges and p... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – Social Safety Nets and COVID-19: Can we protect food security and nutrition?

Virtual Event - June 11, 2020 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am EDT
This seminar presents evidence on how social safety nets have been used to respond to COVID-19, how well this response has addressed food security and nutrition, and opportunities and challenges... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – Micronutrients in emergencies: How can we prevent an increase in hidden hunger?

Virtual Event - June 9, 2020 - 03:30 pm - 4:45 pm CAT; 09:30 am to 10:45 am EDT
The Micronutrient Forum and IFPRI invite you to join us and expert speakers for a seminar about micronutrients and pandemic emergencies. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event–Discussion on the Implications of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report for Eurasia

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - May 27, 2020 - 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm MSK; 01:30 pm - 03:00 pm CAT
The Eurasian Center for Food Security at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Westminster International University in Tashkent together with the World Bank and IF... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal

New Tool
COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal
The Portal systematically captures policy responses through multiple channels, including population restrictions, social protection, trade, health, fiscal, and monetary measures. Source: IFPRI Ghana