The past decade has seen unprecedented attention going to undernutrition, and drastically reducing child stunting has become a global development objective. The focus on linear growth retardation and stunting led to successful advocacy for nutrition but also revealed confusion and misunderstanding about the meaning of these terms among researchers, donors, and agencies active in nutrition. […]
Featured Resources: Week of October 14
Congratulations to the World Food Programme for the Nobel Peace Prize! The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the World Food Programme (WFP) the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and its contribution to improving conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas. The award shines a spotlight on global hunger, which due to climate […]
Ethiopia webinar: COVID-19 and its Impacts on Childhood Malnutrition and Nutrition-related Mortality
The National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN), the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), IFPRI, and the Food Security Portal (FSP) project are co-organizing a webinar with support from the European Commission on COVID-19 and its impacts on childhood malnutrition. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 23 at 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EAT […]
Featured Resources: Week of September 16
IFPRI’s ReSAKSS program released its third flagship report, the 2020 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM). It focuses on intra-African trade integration for agricultural products—including the role of nontariff measures—and on the competitiveness of African value chains that are crucial for food security. The report also examines and measures informal cross-border trade and its role in […]
Featured Resources: Week of September 2
A Food Security journal article finds that poor trade facilitation constitutes a key driver of food insecurity in Africa: food availability and food access are significantly hampered by higher documentation requirements and lengthier export and import times. The article concludes that reducing these delays is the most effective trade facilitation reform to enhance food security […]
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