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Projects

Food & Agricultural System Transformation Research (FASTR)
Odisha has made significant strides in its journey in agriculture through initiatives such as the Samrudhi Agricultural Policy-2020, digitization of its key development schemes, developing……

Economywide Risk Assessments
Developed using advanced machine learning, simulation, and data mining techniques, these country briefs provide detailed risk assessments of key economic indicators. Produced by IFPRI, the……

Strengthening the Economic Evaluation of Strategies for Nutrition (SEEMS-Nutrition)
SEEMS-Nutrition supports the scaling up of future solutions to enhance and sustain nutritious food systems in a rapidly evolving environment of decreasing child and maternal……
Publications

Journal Article
Whole maize flour could enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi

Journal Article
Front-of-pack labels and young consumers: An experimental investigation of nutrition and sustainability claims in Chile

Journal Article
Adapting the women’s empowerment in nutrition index: Lessons from Kenya
Events

Release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana
Event: August 24, 2023 – 5:30 AM- 7:00 AM EDT. IFPRI is co-hosting the release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana under the Nexus Project in partnership with the Ghana Statistical Service and the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research.

A Decade of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI): Lessons from Using Empowerment Metrics
Virtual Event: Feb 16, 2022 – 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This Special Event will reflect on what has been accomplished and learned by applying WEAI and pro-WEAI in diverse contexts.

Tackling child undernutrition at scale: Insights from national and subnational success cases
Virtual Event: APR 1, 2021 – 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT. Lessons from these deep research programs offer hope that big change is possible and provide specific direction for countries striving to accelerate progress on nutrition
Blogs

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

Rethinking growth monitoring and promotion in low- and middle-income countries
A study raises questions about a standard practice.

The promise of digital farmer services: Sifting reality from hype in Kenya
Accelerating technology adoption.