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IFPRI's vision is a world free of hunger and malnutrition. Its mission is to provide research-based policy solutions that sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. Our research focuses on five strategic areas.
The education spending multiplier: Evidence from schools in Pakistan (VoxDev)
"Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition," writes IFPRI research fellow Naureen Karachiwalla and her co-authors in an
Food prices are expected to rise more, and cost may be too heavy to bear for many (Down to Earth)
Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger, writes Down to Earth (India).
A step ahead in school nutrition programmes: The case of Tamil Nadu (Economic & Political Weekly)
A commentary featured in the Economic and Political Weekly (India) explores the introduction of hot cooked breakfast through the Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme (C
People who grow their own food, eat and remain healthy; But erratic weather may change this adage (Down to Earth)
A farmer is often the first person in the supply chain to be impacted by climate change and their livelihood directly depends on climate writes Down to Earth in an
The Lancet: Experts call for an end to the exploitative marketing used by the baby formula milk industry
Note: This press release is a version of the original statement published by The Lancet.
Food: Reducing hunger, supporting women farmers (Presse Gauche)
The role of women in agriculture and the household will be discussed in an upcoming conference, reports Presse Gauche in a piece on the agriculture sector and wom
Food price spike may fuel nutrition crisis (The Nation)
Growing food crises with spiking prices will have an impact on poor and food insecure populations writes the Nation (Nigeria), quoting a recent
‘Immediate interventions needed to lower food prices’ (Dhaka Tribune)
The Dhaka Tribune published a review and comments from a roundtable on "Food Security for Sustainable Development" held in Bangladesh.
Inside 'Gujarat Model': Why are so many children undernourished? (News Click)
There are three well-known parameters for determining the nutritional status of children: stunting (height for age), wasting (weight for height), and underweight (weight for age).
India’s double-edged nutrition problem (Code Blue)
IFPRI’s research fellows Kalyani Raghunathan and Derek Headey, in an op-ed in Code Blue (Malaysia), focus on India’s problem of malnutrition, which inclu
Why we need dairy farmers to keep milking (Farmers Weekly)
Farmers Weekly (via Scribd) posted a commentary on an overlooked aspect of the plant-based foods debate.
Prof. John Perkins vouches for replacement of Fossil Fuel with Renewable Energy (Kashmir News Service)
Kashmir News Service published an article about SKUAST-J's International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture.
How growing obesity is increasing health risks, economic burden (The Business Standard)
The Business Standard (Bangladesh) published an article stating that the prevalence of obesity has increased nearly three-fold among women and 1.
India’s double-edged nutrition problem (East Mojo)
East Mojo (India) published an op-ed by research fellows Kalyani Rag
Recent data show food security has declined in the US (Tasting Table)
Tasting Table published an article stating that millions across the globe are currently threatened by a lack of food and adequate nutrition.
Why gender-specific data is critical to manage disaster risk (Asia & the Pacific Society)
Asia & the Pacific Policy Society - Policy Forum published an article stating when disasters strike, men and women have distinct needs and feel their impact differently, and policymakers need gender-specif
Tamil Nadu rolls out ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ at 1,545 government primary schools to benefit 1.14 lakh children (The Hindu)
The Hindu published an article reporting on a new government scheme that breakfast would be provided to students
Pandemic setbacks, malnutrition (Business World)
Business World published a podcast with executive editor for public policy, Neeta Misra who spoke with Purnima Menon, senior research fellow on the impact of