Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) organized a roundtable discussion regarding the role of women in transforming agrifood systems to improve nutrition in secondary cities on 9 March 2023. The event was hosted by Nutrition in City Ecosystem (NICE), a project of Swiss public and private consortium of Swiss TPH, ETH Zurich, Sight and Life […]
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelihoods, increase poverty, and further diminish prospects for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Governments and the international community, including research […]
Can diverse farming systems enhance nutrition-sensitive agriculture?: Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum
Background On April 1, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum (FARDF) convened a meeting to discuss Jaya Jumrani's research, “Agricultural Production Diversity and Women's Nutrition: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh,” which analyzed data from IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). Among other points, this research concluded that, while poverty reduction and rice production have improved, […]
Into, Through and Beyond USAID Programs: Lessons from the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Background The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agriculture sector. Since its launch in 2012, WEAI has grown into a suite of quantitative and qualitative research tools and has been used by over 246 organizations across 58 countries worldwide to track progress toward […]
Blog: Expert consultation workshop on shrimp value chain in Bangladesh
by Razin Iqbal Kabir (IFPRI), Mohammad Mahfujul Haque (BAU), and Sudha Narayanan (IFPRI) A decade ago, there was much to cheer about Bangladesh’s shrimp export performance. In recent years however, the promise of a shrimp boom has faded, and the sector seems to be at an impasse. Annual value of exports is still at 1997 levels […]
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