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Overall hunger levels are down by 29 percent since 2000, but are still serious or alarming in 50 countries.

October 11, 2016—Despite improvements in hunger and nutrition, India was rated as a country with “serious” hunger levels in the 2016 Global Hunger Index, released today. If hunger declines at the same rate as the report finds it has since 1992, more than 45 countries—including India, Pakistan, Haiti, Yemen, and Afghanistan—will still have “moderate” to […]

October 11, 2016—Haiti, which was ravaged by Hurricane Matthew last week and a catastrophic earthquake in 2010, is the only country in the Americans with “alarming” hunger levels, according to the just-released 2016 Global Hunger Index. The country joins Sierra Leone, Yemen, Madagascar, Zambia, Chad, and the Central African Republic as the seven countries suffering […]

Reuters wrote a story about the 2016 Global Hunger Index that quoted IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan. “Countries must accelerate the pace at which they are reducing hunger” if they are to meet the 2030 target. Ending global hunger is certainly possible, but it’s up to all of us … (to) set the priorities right to […]

Key Findings and Trends Scores among the 118 countries in the report varied widely. Scores of 9.9 or lower denote low hunger; scores between 35.0 and 49.9 denote alarming hunger. This year no countries hit the threshold of 50, which signifies extremely alarming hunger levels. Yet, it is impossible to know exactly how severe hunger […]

Bangladesh’s Financial Express mentioned the Global Nutrition Report in a story about stunting prevalence. According to the article, “Bangladesh has been ranked 107th among 132 countries in stunting prevalence with its position being comparatively better than those of India and Pakistan, a global report has revealed. Bangladesh’s stunting prevalence rate stands at 36.10 per cent, compared to […]

BBC News published an article featuring the recent Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition report, Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century. The article quotes IFPRI Researcher Lawrence Haddad highlighting Guatemala, where more than 40% children have stunted growth. He said, “‘[p]eople on higher incomes have better food and very low rates of stunting. […]

An article at AllAfrica included IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan in a list of 29 appointed dignitaries leading the fight against malnutrition. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon selected Fan to be part of this team to help “support the efforts of countries to strengthen nutrition for girls, boys and their families and ensure a world free of malnutrition by 2030[.]”

The 2016 Global Nutrition Report Tanzania launch was the highlight of this AllAfrica article. IFPRI Researcher and report co-author, Lawrence Haddad made comment that, “[m]alnutrition isn’t destiny… it’s a political choice[,]” citing international governments’ action for change. 

The New York Times mentioned Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang’s work in a front page article on marriage in China. According to the article, fewer Chinese people are getting married, which can have a negative impact on the number of babies born and the amount of spending on family-related purchases such as homes and appliances. […]