India has the world’s highest number of undernourished children and the largest school-feeding programme – the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme – but limited evidence is available on the intergenerational impact of the programme.
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Targeting the development of soft skills in developing countries: Evidence from a growing literature
More and more researchers and policymakers are interested in whether and how a broad array of skills, often summarized as non-cognitive skills, soft skills, life skills, or socioemotional skills, may benefit individuals in educational settings or
Data and the building of country-level data-related capacity is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. In 2014, the Global Nutrition Report called for a “Nutrition Data Revolution” (IFPRI, 2014).
Public food transfer programmes act as a lifeline for many poor households that might otherwise live with constant food insecurity and the threat of hunger.
India’s Covid-19 mitigation efforts should be to prevent child undernutrition now rather than to treat it later.
Globally, 30 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
School-based life skills classes can change attitudes, strengthen social connections, and help girls assert more control over their lives while staying in school.
In his 2019 book “Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crises and Change”, Jared Diamond starts by interrogating the word ‘crisis’.
In Ethiopia, the average person eats just 42kg of fruit and vegetables per year. This is far below the WHO recommendation of 146kg per year. Fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of vitamins and minerals, vital for our body.
Cuidar el buen alimento
La malnutrición es un problema de desarrollo lento que mata a millones de personas cada año.
Malnutrition is by far the biggest driver of ill-health and premature mortality in every region of the world. A slow-burn attritional problem, it does enormous damage.
Towards gender equality in social protection: Evidence gaps and priority research questions
Despite high-level commitments made by global stakeholders to advancing gender equity and equality through social protection, and the important role of this shared objective, there remains significant evidence gaps in understanding what this means
Last year was a remarkable one for nutrition in India.
Research from Bangladesh shows development programs often have a bigger impact than we intend — or even measure.
Messages around healthy eating are nothing new – but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well not just for our own health but also for the planet.
The paper by Garcia and Wanner reviews examples of gender-responsive research and programming from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss those genderresponsive approaches w
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is widespread globally, with estimates showing that nearly 1 in 3 adult women worldwide have experienced some form of IPV.