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Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? An early review

This blog is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website and was originally written by Johan Swinnen COVID-19 is disrupting economies around the world, but will it cause a food crisis? IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen says it depends whether you are rich... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty

Policy Seminar -Virtual Event - COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security, Nutrition, and Poverty. Apr 14, 2020 - 12:15 pm to 01:15 pm EDT Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Global Food Policy Report 2020: Inclusive food systems can help build resilience to withstand pandemics and other shocks

This blog is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website and was written by Johan Swinnen, Director General of IFPRI. April 6, 2020 As the world battles the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social and economic disruption it is generating, concern a... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade

This blog is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website, written by Danielle Resnick Informal food markets are vital to feeding African cities, venues the poor rely on to buy and sell fresh food. Danielle Resnick argues that as governments impose COVID-1... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT – 2020 Global Food Policy Report: Building Inclusive Food Systems

Food systems are critical to every aspect of people’s well-being, from what they eat to how they earn their livelihoods to their options for the future. IFPRI’s flagship report highlights the critical role that inclusive food systems can play in improv... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program