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

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

Will the global epidemic cause a food crisis? (China Science Daily) 

April 29, 2020


China Science Daily published an article on the topic of COVID-19 and a possible food crisis. The article looked at the findings and recommendations from the Global Food Crisis Report 2020. Director General Johan Swinnen states that “The global economic recession caused by the embargo and other anti-epidemic measures that restrict business activities will lead to a reduction in food consumption and a decline in nutritional status, especially for the poor.” (see the blog post, Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis: An early review) Former Director General Shenggen Fan agrees, saying, “more than 265 million people face acute and severe hunger, which can cause, death, acute malnutrition, or irreversible effects for life.”  Republished in Agri.cn.

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