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Carlo Azzarri

Carlo Azzarri is a Senior Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. His work focuses on the relationships among poverty, nutrition, food security, agriculture, the environment, production, and migration—analyzed at both micro and macroeconomic levels, primarily using quantitative methods.

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Ethiopian Economy Grows, but Diets Are Still Poor (News Deeply)

March 02, 2018


News Deeply published an op-ed by IFPRI’s Bart Minten and Kalle Hirvonen, on the challenges of malnutrition in Ethiopia. In the wake of improved economic conditions, the country’s nutritional statistics show an increase in consumption of sugary foods, as nutritious foods have become more expensive. Left without additional investments to make nutritious foods affordable, this issue could bring, “malnourishment to rural Ethiopia and obesity to its cities,” the authors said.

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