Global Food Policy Report Hybrid Global Launch Event May 29, 2024 - 9:30 to 11:00am EDT Register Despite significant progress in addressing hunger, malnutrition remains a major challenge in all regions of the world. Unhealthy diets are a major driver of all forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies, as […]
IFPRI and NMIMR to pilot an intervention within the Ghana School Feeding Program
Poor diets and malnutrition in school age children (SAC) in Ghana affect children’s school attendance, lower their academic achievement and cognitive levels (Parish and Gelli, 2015), besides causing stunted growth and wasting. School Feeding Programme (SFP) is a social protection safety net that improves the educational and health outcomes of school pupils. Ghana since 2005, […]
Book Launch: COVID-19 and Global Food Security
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis, which together pose a serious threat to food security, particularly in poorer countries. COVID-19 & Global Food Security brings together a groundbreaking series of IFPRI blog posts looking at the impacts of COVID-19 and the policy responses. IFPRI researchers and […]
Virtual Event: Reflecting on IFPRI’s ‘2020 Vision Initiative’ July 8, 2020 – 09:30 am to 11:00 am EDT
Register Launched in 1993, IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative set out to develop and promote a shared vision to eradicate hunger and malnutrition while protecting the environment and to catalyze global action. Through this initiative, IFPRI hosted a landmark series of high-profile conferences, workshops, and meetings to generate debate; produced an array of publications and […]
IFPRI Making a Difference
IFPRI is reaching the lives of millions of people through its contribution to policies and programs that reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. This brochure highlights how IFPRI’s research is contributing to policy decisions and investments made by governments, development organizations, and other partners, and making a difference for food and nutrition security in developing […]