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C-section rates reveal need for smarter healthcare policy (India Spend)

Jul 18, 2017

India Spend, a nonprofit public interest journalism platform, published an opinion article by IFPRI Project Manager Vartika Singh on C-section rates in India. Singh highlights the regional disparity of very high C-section rates and very low C-section…

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IFPRI Research Blog

Charting gender issues in agricultural development research under climate change

July 11, 2017 Elizabeth Bryan

A new paper outlines the gaps and opportunities in research on climate, gender, and food systems.

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How free trade impacts nutrition (Washington Post)

Jul 11, 2017

IFPRI senior research fellow Joe Glauber was quoted in a story from the Washington Post about the connection between trade and nutrition. The article looks at how trade agreements, most notably NAFTA, have impacted the production and consumption of…

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World Population Day 2017: IFPRI models impact of population growth on demand for food

July 10, 2017 David Richards Timothy Sulser Keith Wiebe

How population growth will challenge efforts to end hunger and build sustainable food systems.

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Fighting Famine

Highlighting IFPRI's work on reducing famine and chronic hunger.

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IFPRI congratulates Akinwumi Adesina on 2017 World Food Prize

July 7, 2017 Pat Fowlkes

IFPRI congratulates Akinwumi Adesina on being named the recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize.

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Linking up the SDGs: The key to food and nutrition security

July 7, 2017 Claudia Ringler Ludovic Mollier Frédérique Seyler Jean-Luc Chotte

A new report maps synergies and potential conflicts between the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Building resilience to conflict through food security policies and programs: An overview
Extreme weather and civil war in Somalia [Discussion paper] [Journal article]
Food security policies for building resilience to conflict
Resilience to…

Publications on Famine in Somalia

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Local warming and violent conflict in North and South Sudan [Discussion paper] [Journal article]
Managing conflict over natural resources in greater Kordofan, Sudan
The hunger-war link in Sudan
Hunger and civil war rage in Sudan

Publications on Famine in South Sudan

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Publications on Famine in Yemen

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