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Observatorio Detrabajadore published an article on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agri-food sector in Venezuela. The pandemic has revealed an inequality in that almost a third of total mortality at the regional level is due to non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer (lethal risk conditions before the Covid-19) due to aging, globalization, urbanization and the increase in […]

Successful Farming reported on the China trade promises. China is stepping up its purchases of U.S. farm exports, but it will not meet the ambitious sales goals of the “phase one” agreement that de-escalated the Sino-U.S. trade war, said USDA data on Wednesday. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “You’re not going to make it. The calendar year falls […]

Mirage News (Australia) published an article on a new AI project. With a $1.2 million grant, an international team of researchers will assess the feasibility of creating and launching a global-scale artificial-intelligence (AI) app for mobile devices that diagnoses diet-related problems and offers nutritional advice to adolescent girls living in urban settings in Ghana and Vietnam. Senior Research Fellow Aulo Gelli said, […]

MSN (India published an article that stated PM Narendra Modi has announced a panel to fight malnutrition in young women and ensure they get married at the right age. How are malnutrition and early marriage linked? Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “poverty, limited access to education and economic prospects, and security concerns are the known reasons for early marriage. […]

New Kerala.com (India) published an article on the new IFPRI study, Evaluation of linear growth at higher altitudes in the journal, Jama Pediatrics. The study provides new insight into the relationship between altitude and undernutrition and the additional efforts needed to ensure policy interventions are appropriately tailored to high altitude contexts. Senior Research Fellow Kalle Hirvonen stated, “More than 800 million people live at 1,500 meters […]

MSN News US published a video (from CBS Denver, Colorado on the recent study, Evaluation of linear growth at higher altitudes published in the journal, Jama Pediatrics. The study found that children born at 5,000 feet or more above sea level are typically smaller at birth and more likely to remain stunted than those born at lower altitudes. Katie Johnston reports. Also, […]

CNN Health reported on the study, Evaluation of linear growth at higher altitudes in the journal, Jama Pediatrics. According to the study, children born at 5,000 feet or more above sea level are typically smaller at birth and more likely to remain stunted than those born at lower altitudes. Senior Research Fellow Kalle Hirvonen stated, “Pregnancies at high-altitudes are characterized by chronic […]

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The under-appreciated role geography plays in a persistent problem of health and well-being.

L’Institut international de recherche sur les politiques alimentaires (IFPRI) et le Laboratoire de recherche sur les transformations économiques et sociales (LARTES) vous invitent à prendre part au webinaire qu’ils organisent le jeudi 3 septembre 2020 sur le thème : COVID-19 et quotidien des femmes : Etat des lieux au Sénégal. Le premier patient positif à la COVID-19 […]

New research on how Myanmar, Nigeria, and Sudan are weathering the crisis.

UNB (United News of Bangladesh) reported on the recent sea level rise. Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ohio State University conducted the study, “Coastal climate change, soil salinity and human migration in Bangladesh.” The study examines, for the first time, the complex relationship between flooding, soil salinity, rural livelihoods and migration; as well […]

Express (Germany) published an article that stated tThe corona pandemic works like a fire accelerator for already existing crises. As a result, the number of hungry people threatens to rise to one billion due to climate change and global wars. In the Lancet, Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality, Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and colleagues wrote, “every day 24,000 people die […]

Madrimasd.org published an article on what experts are predicting for food security in the wake of COVID-19. IFPRI researchers wrote in an article, COVID-19 risks to global food security in Science Magazine that  “At the moment there is not a major food shortage occurring. What we are seeing is a significant increase in food insecurity. The longer the crisis lasts, the more complicated the situation will […]

Spy Ghana published an article stating that the Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) project for making a compelling case to prioritise issues of food and nutrition security, renewable energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for the benefit of the citizenry. This project is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is being implemented by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) in partnership […]

The Borgen Project published an article, writing that the fact that both poverty and obesity simultaneously rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly tipping 130 million people into chronic malnutrition by the end of 2020, may initially come across as surprising. Yet, researchers have long documented the paradox of how impoverished individuals experiencing food insecurity are more likely to suffer […]

The Hindu published an article in which it stated that the government may take a relook at the age of marriage of women in its bid to fight malnutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon stated, “This is a really important direction and a welcome recognition at the highest levels in the government about […]

Warta Ekonomi published an article on Indonesia’s budget for food procurement. The government needs to have clear priorities for optimizing the use of the budget and needs to focus on improving food production. An IFPRI study, in collaboration with Bappenas and the Asian Development Bank (2019) assessed that spending on agricultural research and development will have multiple benefits. Meanwhile, spending on improving irrigation systems and fertilizer […]

Better India published an article on the government’s campaign to prevent underage marriage for girls. A task force to examine issues related to age of motherhood, lowering Maternal Mortality Rate and improvement of nutritional levels was created. An IFPRI study, “Social, biological and programmatic factors link adolescent pregnancy to early childhood undernutrition: a path analysis of India’s 2016 National […]