Back

Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Emily Schmidt

Emily Schmidt is a Senior Research Fellow in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. Her most recent research explores household livelihood strategies in Papua New Guinea, including linkages between agriculture, poverty, and nutrition outcomes among rural smallholder farmers.

Back

What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

Back

Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

How are African governments responding to avert a COVID-19 hunger crisis?

June 10, 2020

  • 3:00 – 4:30 pm (Europe/Paris)
  • 9:00 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 6:30 – 8:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Ceres2030– a joint initiative by IISD, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Cornell University –provides the donor community with a menu of policy options for directing their investments, backed by the best available evidence and economic models.

With the global economy reeling from COVID-related measures, the world faces the risk of a dramatic rise in hunger and malnutrition. On April 16, 2020, the ministers from African Union member states recognized that efforts to contain the spread of the virus need to be accompanied by measures to minimize disruptions to food and agriculture systems and to support the livelihoods for all African citizens during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Ceres2030 project invites you to a virtual dialogue with African ministers on how their governments are responding to try to avert a COVID-19 hunger and malnutrition crisis.