Purnima Menon | IFPRI : International Food Policy Research Institute

Senior Management Team

Purnima Menon

Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Policy, CGIAR and IFPRI

Featured Publications

Recent News

* Why a campaign has started to bring back some plants that have been forgotten (NPR) • Apr 18, 2024

* Food Systems - Solutions to Ending Global Hunger (UN WFP podcast) • Mar 11, 2024

* New study demonstrates positive impact of school-based nutrition education on adolescent girls' diets in Ethiopia • Sep 5, 2023

* The Lancet: Experts call for an end to the exploitative marketing used by the baby formula milk industry • Feb 8, 2023

* On rice schemes, how Naveen Patnaik has been one step ahead of Centre (Indian Express) • Jan 10, 2023

Recent Events

May, 29 2024 • 2024 Global Food Policy Report: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take?

Apr, 9 - 12 2024 • 5th Global Food Security Conference

Feb, 6 2024 • From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets

Nov, 30 - Dec, 12 2023 • IFPRI @ 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28)

Nov, 21 2023 • Tackling Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Mexico: A Policy Approach

IFPRI.ORG Blogs

Recent Blogs

* COVID-19 disruptions to health and nutrition services in Uttar Pradesh, India • Sep 1, 2021

* School feeding programs improve nutrition and child growth across generations: Evidence from India • Aug 12, 2021

* New India National Family Health Survey data shows worrying trends on anemia, overweight • Jan 8, 2021

* Why the first thousand days matter most • Sep 4, 2019

* Precision geospatial analysis highlights development gaps – now we need precision solutions • Mar 2, 2018

Projects

Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies (WINGS)

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