Public-Private Partnerships Innovating to End Malnutrition
Today, 1 billion people are undernourished and 2 billion are micronutrient deficient.
Today, 1 billion people are undernourished and 2 billion are micronutrient deficient.
IFPRI is honored to welcome the H.E. Dr. Betty Achan Ogwaro, Agriculture and Forestry Minister of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan.
Agricultural growth is key to reducing poverty in Africa, south of the Sahara.
Abstract
As governments, donors, and other key actors deepen their commitments to improve food security and reduce poverty, they are increasingly focusing on how successful development interventions can be scaled up, i.e.
Africa has recently experienced impressive transformation, including economic growth of about 5-7 percent despite the global economic crisis.
This seminar will examine how legal, institutional, and policy frameworks grounded in the right to food can improve the actions States take to improve food security.
When G20 leaders come together on June 18-19 in Los Cabos, Mexico, food security will once again be at the top of their agenda. At last year’s summit, the G20 Agriculture Ministers took historic steps towards addressing food price volatility.
In 2011, a variety of ongoing challenges affected global food security, including food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, famine, and conflicts.
USAID/FAO/IFPRI Side event, 56th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
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Food security, in all its dimensions, has long been a development challenge in the Arab world. In countries with already high food import bills, recent food price volatility in the global market has heightened instability.
Analyzing Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities