Press Inquiries
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.
Data soldiers: Unsung heroes and ignored victims (Economic & Political Weekly)
Economic & Political Weekly published an op-ed by research fellow, Rasmi Avula.
Odisha improves child & maternal health, progresses faster than other poor states (Daily Hunt)
India’s Daily Hunt published a news report based on IFPRI’s findings that the Indian state of Odisha has made significant progress in reducing child under-nutrition.
How fixing female malnutrition can boost India's economy by $15-46 billion (Business Standard)
India’s Business Standard reported on the potential for investing in women’s nutrition to boost the country’s economy by
Nutrition programmes, education help lowering anaemia in India (Business Standard)
Business Standard released a news article about the need to lower rates of anemia among teenage girls and women in India. Research findings from IFPRI research fellows Phuong Nguyen,
New Study: Improvement in Education and Wealth - Key to Anemia Reduction Among Expectant Mothers and Children in India
Improved public health programs for children, and higher education & wealth among expectant mothers contributed to lowering anemia in India.
This is the key factor behind India's poor stunting growth (Financial Express)
India's Financial Express published an editorial piece on the drivers and determinants of childhood stunting. The article cited IFPRI research authored by
Why Health Workers, Paid Rs 4,000 Per Month, Are Vital To India’s National Nutrition Mission (BloombergQuint)
BloombergQuint cited IFPRI research in an article on India’s health workers.
India’s district-focused strategy to reduce childhood stunting must also address women’s wellbeing and poverty reduction, finds new study
- 71% of differences in stunting prevalence between low and high burden districts are explained by a multitude of economic, health, hygiene, and demographic factors
Bad food raising under-nutrition and obesity: Experts (Business Standard)
Business Standard published an article with comments from IFPRI's Senior Research Fellow Rasmi Avula, on stunting and obesity in India.