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Business training and mentoring

Experimental evidence from women-owned microenterprises in Ethiopia. Post-training surveys find that business training improves profits & sales.

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Monitoring water for conservation

Data from 3 irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with water inefficiency. A feedback tool could visually communicate ways to conserve by varying water applications at each stage of the crop cycle.

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2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Panelists provide inputs to the UN Food Systems Summit agenda and discuss “game-changing” solutions to reduce global food loss & waste.

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From our Blogs

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South Asia dialogue: Women’s empowerment and the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

April 14, 2021 Mansi Shah

For the first time, gender equality is a central focus of a major international summit.

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Policy seminar: Food systems lessons from COVID-19

March 29, 2021 Janet Hodur

Lessons for building resilience to ride out future shocks.

Research Post

COVID-19 and other shocks facing Papua New Guinea's food economy

March 25, 2021 Emily Schmidt Xinshen Diao Paul Dorosh Peixun Fang

Modeling shows differering impacts for urban and rural households.

Featured IFPRI Site

2021 GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT
COVID-19 upended our food systems in 2020, leading to lost livelihoods, food insecurity, and rising poverty. IFPRI’s flagship report looks at how food systems can change to promote healthy diets & nutrition; bolster the private sector’s role; strengthen health, social protection, & economic policies; and more.

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