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Lilia Bliznashka

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Rural food markets in Ethiopia sell fewer products at high price, impacting child health

October 24, 2019


The Medical News (USA) reported on a recent IFPRI study, “Rural Food Markets and Child Nutrition,” coauthored by IFPRI authors, Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Kalle Hirvonen, along with John Hoddinott and David Stifel. The study examined how rural markets vary in their diversity, competitiveness, frequency, and food affordability, and how these characteristics are associated with children’s diets.  Republished in Medical Express, Addis Standard, ScienceMag   EurekAlert (USA), Bright SurfFooshya, Newstrotteur.

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