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Elodie Becquey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit, based in IFPRI’s West and Central Africa office in Senegal. She has over 15 years of research experience in diet, nutrition, and food security in Africa, including countries such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania.

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Food Prices

The world is currently facing another period of volatile and rising food and commodity prices stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, similar to levels witnessed in 2007/08 and 2010/11, and adding to pandemic-related disruptions at a time when high levels of poverty and income inequality have put healthy diets out of reach for 3 billion people worldwide. IFPRI’s new Policy Seminar Series on Food and Fertilizer Price Trends is bringing experts together to discuss the potential impacts of rising prices and policy responses on global food security and nutrition. When food prices rise, food producers and policymakers must respond quickly, but producers are often unprepared to meet increased demand and policymakers lack the evidence-based macroeconomic policy tools needed to take action. Given the differing implications of high and volatile food prices across regions and populations, policy responses must be developed and adapted to country-specific needs and conditions.

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IFPRI has developed innovative food policy analysis tools—such as the Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System and the Food Security Portal—to provide stakeholders and policymakers with international, regional, and country-level data, news, and evidence-based research to inform development of food policies in their respective countries. IFPRI’s work on price volatility and its transmission from international to local markets is continuously improving policy analysis and is used by international networks such as the Agricultural Market Information Systems (AMIS) and the Food Security Information Network (FSIN).IFPRI’s new Policy Seminar Series on Food and Fertilizer Price Trends is bringing experts together to discuss the potential impacts of rising prices and policy responses on global food security and nutrition.

Click here for IFPRI Policy Seminar Series on 2021/22 high food and fertilizer prices and here for IFPRI Blogs.

IFPRI’s research on this topic is closely aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 10, and SDG 12.

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Understanding spatial heterogeneity of hidden hunger in Senegal

2025Marivoet, Wim; Ulimwengu, John M.; Sall, Leysa Maty; Fall, Cheickh Sadibou
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Understanding spatial heterogeneity of hidden hunger in Senegal

Using household consumption data collected in 2017/18, this paper analyzes patterns of urban and rural food consumption in Senegal. We adopt two methodological approaches: an in-depth (spatial) profiling of current diets and corresponding nutrient intakes and an application of the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QUAIDS). Our findings indicate that Senegal is a typical case of micronutrient deficiency, especially regarding calcium, iron, and vitamin B12. Due to their higher income status and better food access, urban dwellers on average have a more diversified diet with higher nutrient intakes compared to their rural counterparts, especially regarding calcium, vitamin B12, and vitamin A. While the country’s food system in general is unable to assure a nutritious diet for all, the most remote rural departments in Senegal, such as Saraya and Podor, display the highest nutrient deficiencies and therefore should be targeted with priority. Apart from geographical targeting and given their higher responsiveness to price and income changes, policies based on food pricing and income transfers should be implemented to ensure a minimal nutrient intake among the most food-insecure households. These policies could be further complemented with behavioral change campaigns to promote an alternative set of nutrient-rich and cost-effective food items.

Year published

2025

Authors

Marivoet, Wim; Ulimwengu, John M.; Sall, Leysa Maty; Fall, Cheickh Sadibou

Citation

Marivoet, Wim; Ulimwengu, John M.; Sall, Leysa Maty; and Fall, Cheickh Sadibou. 2025. Understanding spatial heterogeneity of hidden hunger in Senegal. Cogent Food & Agriculture 11(1): 2533375. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2025.2533375

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Senegal

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Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Household Consumption; Food Consumption; Diet; Nutrition; Micronutrient Deficiencies; Food Systems; Elasticity of Demand; Nutrient Deficiencies

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2025.2533375 Source record

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The (un)affordability of healthy diets in South Asia and the implications for nutrition-sensitive food policies

2025Headey, Derek D.; Raghunathan, Kalyani
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The (un)affordability of healthy diets in South Asia and the implications for nutrition-sensitive food policies

Year published

2025

Authors

Headey, Derek D.; Raghunathan, Kalyani

Citation

Headey, Derek D.; and Raghunathan, Kalyani. 2025. The (un)affordability of healthy diets in South Asia and the implications for nutrition-sensitive food policies. In The Agrifood System in South Asia: Pathways to Sustainable Healthy Diets, eds. Samuel Scott, Avinash Kishore, and Derek Headey. Chapter 3, pp. 17-25. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178081

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Food Affordability; Healthy Diets; Food Policies; Nutrition

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia

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Gender roles in South Asian food systems

2025Kumar, Neha; Manohar, Swetha; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Banerjee, Archis; Koirala, Uma
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Gender roles in South Asian food systems

Year published

2025

Authors

Kumar, Neha; Manohar, Swetha; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Banerjee, Archis; Koirala, Uma

Citation

Kumar, Neha; Manohar, Swetha; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Banerjee, Archis; and Koirala, Uma. 2025. Gender roles in South Asian food systems. In The Agrifood System in South Asia: Pathways to Sustainable Healthy Diets, eds. Samuel Scott, Avinash Kishore, and Derek Headey. Chapter 8, pp. 69-79. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178086

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Gender; Food Systems; Gender Norms; Women; Time Use; Policies; Female Labour

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia

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Book Chapter

Blogs

AReNA’s groundbreaking research on links between agriculture, nutrition, and healthy diets
IFPRI Blog
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September 11, 2025

AReNA’s groundbreaking research on links between agriculture, nutrition, and healthy diets

By Tamsin Zandstra and Derek Headey

Marshaling data for food system policy insights.

New U.S. tariff policies: What’s at stake for sub-Saharan Africa?
IFPRI Blog
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May 06, 2025

New U.S. tariff policies: What’s at stake for sub-Saharan Africa?

By Valeria Piñeiro, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, Fousseini Traoré, and Joseph Glauber

Risks and possible benefits of a chaotic global trade environment.

U.S.-China trade war 2.0: What are the implications for global oilseed markets?
IFPRI Blog
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April 21, 2025

U.S.-China trade war 2.0: What are the implications for global oilseed markets?

By Joseph Glauber, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, and Valeria Piñeiro

Key agrifood products may see abrupt shifts.

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Events

Launch of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) 2025
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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December 16, 2025, 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Launch of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) 2025

AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in partnership with AGRA, are convening a hybrid launch event to unveil and discuss the findings of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) 2025. This annual publication monitors and highlights trends in African agrifood trade, including intra-African trade, the continent’s participation in global trade, insights into […]

Navigating the Food Security Nexus: Commodity Prices, Inflation, and Exchange Rates
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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October 21, 2025, 9:30 – 11:00 am

Navigating the Food Security Nexus: Commodity Prices, Inflation, and Exchange Rates

Join us for a seminar exploring the complex interplay between global food commodity prices and domestic food price inflation, and the implications for food security. Drawing on recent analytical work and market monitoring, the session will examine how international price movements transmit through domestic markets, often exacerbated by exchange rate fluctuations and macroeconomic volatility.  Fluctuations […]

Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: Policy lessons learned from recent events
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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June 11, 2025, 9:30 – 11:00 am

Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: Policy lessons learned from recent events

Join us for a discussion of key findings from a recent special issue of Food Policy exploring the complex interactions between fertilizer use, soil health management, and economic shocks in various agricultural systems. Governments around the world have long implemented policies to enhance agricultural productivity through inorganic fertilizer application and soil management, yet recent global […]

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News

August 08, 2025 | In the News

Are we facing a decade of record-high food prices? (BBC News Polska)

A recent media feature by BBC News Polska on global food price trends cites IFPRI’s Rob Vos, who warns “The era of cheap food is over.”

November 26, 2023 | In the News

Scientists are racing to protect grass from climate change. Your cheap burger is at stake (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal (Australia) quotes Keith Wiebe, IFPRI senior research fellow, in an article analyzing how heat waves and drought are threatening pasture on farms worldwide.  “If pasture becomes less productive, prices would be expected to rise, not just for meat, wool and dairy products but also for cereals and other food commodities that would […]

October 29, 2023 | In the News

India is pushing the world toward another rice crisis (Bloomberg)

“With duties, export bans, and other restrictions, New Delhi is harming the same developing nations it claims to want to lead,” writes Mihir Sharma, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Sharma adds, “Three calamities have caused grain supplies to dry up: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]

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