Publications
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Book Chapter
Advancing nutrition: Food system policies and actions for healthy diets
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Journal Article
Increasing production diversity and diet quality: Evidence from Bangladesh
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Working Paper
From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments on food security and diets since 2015
Blogs
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Transforming food systems for sustainable healthy diets: A global imperative
The 2024 Global Food Policy Report focuses on the pivotal role of nutrition.
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COVID-19 disruptions to health and nutrition services in Uttar Pradesh, India
After lockdowns are lifted, reluctance to seek assistance lingers.
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School feeding programs improve nutrition and child growth across generations: Evidence from India
Research shows for the first time the benefits of a key type of social protection program extend years later to the children of recipients.
Events
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Improving Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition in Nigeria: Policies and Actions
Despite significant progress in addressing hunger and undernutrition in the early 2000s, malnutrition, in all its forms, remains a major challenge in all regions of the world. Unhealthy diets remain the primary drivers of many forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity, micronutrient deficiencies, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Today, the number of people who […]
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Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition: The MENA launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report
Unhealthy diets are a major driver of all forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity. Despite increasing global efforts to address malnutrition, as many as 3 billion people globally cannot afford healthy diets. The need to transform our food systems to ensure sustainable healthy diets for everyone is more urgent than […]
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China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2024 and IFPRI 2024 Global Food Policy Report Launch
Hybrid Event: June 7, 2024 – 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM +08. The China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2024 (CASDR) and IFPRI 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) hybrid launch event will feature keynote speakers as well as presentations on the overview of the GFPR’s and CASDR’s findings.
News
The 2024 Global Food Policy Report Stresses Urgent Need for Transformative Action to Achieve Sustainable Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
Washington DC, May 29, 2024: In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition, and environmental constraints, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) — released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) — underscores the importance of transforming complex global food systems to ensure sustainable healthy diets for all. Progress […]
Why a campaign has started to bring back some plants that have been forgotten (NPR)
In a radio story, NPR explains that the world depends on just a few crops for most of its food. Because that dependence could be risky, a new international effort supports research and development of overlooked plants as food sources. NPR interviewed Purnima Menon, senior director of Food and Nutrition Policy at IFPRI, who discussed countries that had invested in […]
New study demonstrates positive impact of school-based nutrition education on adolescent girls’ diets in Ethiopia
September 5, 2023, Washington, DC: A comprehensive package of nutrition education interventions delivered through public primary schools can significantly improve dietary practices among adolescents, according to a new study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. The research, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the FHI 360 Alive & Thrive initiative, […]