Publications

Journal Article
Comparison of gestational age assessment methods in the second and third trimesters: Evaluating alternative approaches against ultrasound in urban Burkina Faso
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Huybregts, Lieven; Hadush, Kokeb Tesfamariam; Lachat, Carl; Toe, Laeticia Celine; Dailey-Chwalibóg, Trenton
Data Paper
SELEVER study data
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Santacroce, Marco; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Hein, Alain; Somé, Henri
Brief
Unique datasets on shocks, food security, and household coping strategies: Creating new analytical playgrounds to study coping behavior in the multi-shock environments of Mali, Chad, Niger, and Burkina Faso (2018-2023)
Datasets
Dataset
ACLED Conflict Index G5 Sahel (2018-2023)
Dataset
A&T Burkina Faso Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2021: Agent de santé Communautaire (ASBC)
Dataset
A&T Burkina Faso Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2021: Nurse-Midwife
Blogs

Transform Nutrition West Africa builds knowledge for decision-makers
Informing policies in four countries.

The ECOWAS breakup: Implications for West African food security and regional cooperation
Facing the “Sahelexit.”

Unpacking the effects of a complex intervention on women’s poultry production: Evidence from Burkina Faso
Results from a randomized controlled trial.
Events

Research Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger
Virtual Event: July 11, 2023 – 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM EDT. WFP, IFPRI and IPD are jointly offering this webinar to disseminate the study’s findings on social cohesion in Niger and Burkina Faso to create an opportunity for interested actors to discuss their feedback and the way forward.

Micronutrient Forum: 5th Global Conference
IFPRI is participating in the Micronutrient Forum’s 5th Global Conference on “Building New Evidence and Alliances for Improving Nutrition.” Food systems are at the heart of determining what people eat. Micronutrients are at the heart of the potential of food systems to deliver optimal health. The 2020 Micronutrient Forum conference will continue to cover the broad […]

XVII Biennial IASC Conference
IFPRI is participating in the XVII Biennial IASC conference, “In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action. The conference will bring together experiences and lessons from around the world to reflect on the multiple ways in which different actors have sought to maintain and defend the commons, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by […]
News
Women key to crop success in low-income countries
This post is a slightly modified version of the original press release issued by the University of Edinburgh. Empowering women farmers in low and middle-income countries can lead to greater crop diversity helping to improve year-round supply of healthy foods, suggests a new article published in The Lancet Planetary Health by a group of authors including […]
Editorial: Empower women to grow (The Lancet Planetary Health)
“Almost half of the world’s agricultural workers are women and women farmers produce up to 80% of the food grown in LMICs. Despite their large contribution to agricultural labor, fewer than 20% of landowners globally are women,” writes The Lancet Planetary Health in an editorial featuring a new article co-authored by IFPRI’s Lilia Bliznashka, Aulo Gelli, and […]
WFP resilience program builds ‘buffers’ for Sahel in response to instability (UN News)
WFP’s resilience programs in Burkina Faso and Niger in response to climate crises and anthropogenic shocks boosted food security and social cohesion, improving prospects for peace in both countries, new research shows, writes UN China. The study, “Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger in the Sahel,” was published jointly by WFP, the International Food […]
Projects

Impact of COVID-19 on Food Value Chains
This project studied the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on eight food value chains in three countries: okra, tomatoes, and dairy in Burkina Faso; maize……