A study in The Lancet Global Health uses food price and household income data of 159 countries to estimate affordability of the benchmark diets recommended in the EAT-Lancet Commission report. The conclusion is that the reference diet costs a small fraction of average incomes in high-income countries but is not affordable for the world's poor: […]
Featured Resources: Week of October 14
The 46th session of the Committee on World Food Security takes place October 14–18 in Rome, Italy, and will feature sessions on topics including the Sustainable Development Goals, food systems and nutrition, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. IFPRI is co-organizing with partners several side events that will complement the main agenda: Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Agriculture Nutrition […]
Featured Resources: Week of August 5
An article in The Journal of Nutrition assesses the relative caloric prices for different food categories across 176 countries and finds that prices vary systematically across countries and partially explain international differences in the prevalences of undernutrition and overweight adults. In an IFPRI blog post, the paper’s authors—IFPRI Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Harold […]
Featured Resources: Week of July 8
The 44th edition of the United Nations Systems Standing Committee on Nutrition’s flagship publication, UNSCN Nutrition, explores the contexts in which consumers engage with the food system to make their decisions about acquiring, preparing, and consuming food, and the impact of such food environments on their final dietary choices. The publication includes an opening article […]
Featured Resources: Week of May 27
A report from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Global Knowledge Initiative identifies 12 innovations that could improve access to safe and nutritious foods in emerging markets and are ready to be deployed at scale within the next five years. The report also provides a methodology for screening and prioritizing innovations. Additional highlights […]
