Event: My Reflections on Africa’s Year of Nutrition (Virtual) When: Dec 12, 9:00-10:30PM (Dhaka time) Her Excellency Minata Samaté Cessouma, the AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, & Social Development reflects on key outcomes & recommendations from the Year of Nutrition in Africa. Learn More & Register: https://www.ifpri.org/event/my-reflections-year-african-nutrition Credit: Jason Chow/IFPRI
Policy Seminar: Harmful Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies
Event: Harmful Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies When: Thursday, December 15 (02:00-03:00 a.m. Dhaka time) Organizers: IFPRI and University of Adelaide Agricultural subsidies are high—and increasing—and are largely concentrated among relatively few commodities in a handful of countries. The negative impacts of these subsidies on production and trade are widely known, but their environmental impacts […]
VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Micronutrients in Emergencies (9 June)
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming our world. We are seeing rapid changes in areas such as health care delivery, food security, agriculture, and international aid prioritization. In addition to the immediate impact to health and society, the COVID-19 pandemic may result in significant short- and long-term disruptions to food systems, resulting in decreased availability […]
Journal Article: Food Transfers & Child Nutrition in Rohingya Camps
Rohingya refugees are highly vulnerable to many challenges. IFPRI and Cornell researchers joined hands to examine the associations between receipt of an electronic food voucher (e-voucher) compared with food rations on the nutritional status of Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. The study found that, in a humanitarian assistance setting (i.e. Rohingya refugee […]
Eat Vegetables, Save Farmers
During the lockdown, people stay at home unless there's an emergency. Market places are shut down. Kitchen markets and super-shops are open for a short span. Evidently, the lockdown has compelled people to buy less. During this unusual phase, two behavioural trends are noteworthy. Consumers are trying to be minimalistic in choosing their priority items. […]
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