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Making Sense of AI and Qualitative Research: Conversations on Meaning, Context, and Power
As artificial intelligence tools become more common in research workflows, qualitative researchers face both new opportunities and critical challenges. Can AI support interpretive and nuanced research? What risks might it introduce—and how can researchers remain attentive to nuance, positionality and power? This webinar explores the use of AI in qualitative research. Drawing on her experience…
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Nudging People (and Policy) Towards Better Diets and Nutrition: Insights from South Asia
Purnima Menon is the senior director for food and nutrition policy at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She is also the acting director for transformative strategies. Menon has wide-ranging research experience in evaluating large-scale programs in nutrition, health systems, agriculture, gender, technology and food systems. She has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, including…
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From Principles to Practice: A Problem-Oriented Approach to AI Ethics in Food Systems
This webinar offers a practical introduction to AI ethics, with a focus on how ethical principles translate into real-world decisions. As AI tools are increasingly deployed in food systems research and innovation, questions around fairness, accountability, consent, and transparency are no longer abstract—they are critical design choices with tangible implications. Together, the speakers will explore…
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Fostering social inclusion in development-oriented digital food system interventions
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Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings
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Cai, Wilson; Li, Haodong; Nguyen, Anna; Pokpongkiat, Nolan N; Djajadi, Stephanie; Seth, Anmol; Jung, Esther; Chung, Esther O; Jilek, Wendy; Subramoney, Vishak; Hafen, Ryan; Häggström, Jonas; Norman, Thea; Brown, Kenneth H; The Ki Child Growth ConsortiumJournal Article
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2024Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Synt, Nang Lun Kham; Ei Win, Hnin; Mahrt, Kristi; Win, Khin Zin
Child Nutrition in Malawi

Community-based childcare centers (CBCCs) are a key platform to roll out Malawi’s National Early Childhood Development policy. At these centers, families and community members come together to provide childcare services and meals for young children. The Nutrition Embedded Evaluation Program (NEEP) intervention was developed to use CBCCs for promoting child health and nutrition. The approach integrated local knowledge and guidance from experts at the University of Malawi and Save the Children to provide trainings on nutrition and agricultural production, linking with micro-lending program, and distributing seeds of nutritious foods to households.
IFPRI and Save the Children implemented a rigorous impact evaluation to see whether this approach was effective and could be replicated or scaled up across Malawi. In a new visual story, Aulo Geli, Amy Margolies, and Brian McNamara review the significant positive impacts of this program and lessons for the future.