ABOUT THE BOOK: Pro-Poor Development Policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia is a collection of 25 essays on Philippine economic development, written by eminent scholars, to honor the illustrious academic and public service of Arsenio
Micronutrient deficiencies such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and vitamin A, constitute a severe global public health phenomenon.
In most countries and globally, malnutrition rates exceed poverty rates.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, CGIAR pivoted its research planning to better support countries as they responded to the crisis.
COVID-19-related trade disruptions hit several sectors in Myanmar as early as January 2020, but it was the appearance of the country’s first cases in March 2020 and the subsequent lockdown in April that really hurt the economy.
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in early 2020, Myanmar avoided an early wave of infections. However, even before its first cases were confirmed, the country faced a related economic crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis, which together pose a serious threat to food security, particularly in poorer countries.
Food policy research plays a crucial role in guiding agricultural transformation in developing countries. To achieve food security goals, countries need to strengthen their capacity to conduct food policy research.
Продовольственные системы всего мира подошли к переломно- му моменту — масштабы и темпы изменений, происходящих в глобальных, региональных, национальных и местных продоволь- ственных системах, имеют беспрецедентный размах.
目前，我们的食物系统正处于关键时期⸺无论 是在规模还是在速度上，全球、地区、国家和地方食 物系统正在发生着空前的变化。食物系统正以迅猛的速度发展，以满足日益增长且不 断变化的需求，但仍然无法满足每个人的需求。当这份报告付印时，新冠肺炎的爆发 构成了新的全球性威胁。在全世界与这个流行病战斗之际，经济和生计受到破坏之时， 贫穷和弱势群体可能遭受的损失最大。应对这个冲击的影响，包括从供应链和贸易中 断，到严重的失业问题以及贫困水平上升，迫切需要在短期内为最弱势群体提供有效 和有针对性的社会保障。
Nos systèmes alimentaires vivent un moment critique : l’ampleur et le rythme des changements qu’ils subissent au niveau mondial, régional, national et local sont sans précédent.
Food systems are at a critical juncture—they are evolving quickly to meet growing and changing demand but are not serving everyone’s needs.
Policymakers need to know what policies, investments, and actions they can take to ensure food systems transform in a healthy, sustainable, and equitable way.
Building more inclusive food systems can bring a wide range of economic and development benefits to all people, especially the poor and disadvantaged.
Food systems are at a critical juncture—they are evolving quickly to meet growing and changing demand but are not serving everyone’s needs.
Building inclusive food systems to help reach the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition globally will require innovation and investment at the regional and country levels.
Ensuring that women’s contributions to food systems are recognized—by their families, communities, policymakers, and society more broadly—and that women can make strategic choices about their involvement in food systems has benefits for all of soc
The frequency of natural disasters, especially storms and floods, has been increasing globally over the last several decades.
Ending malnutrition in all forms is a global development priority.