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Large IFPRI presence at the ICAE & South Asia launch of the 2024 GFPR on Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition
In August, IFPRI co-organized two major events in South Asia: the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists in New Delhi, India, and the regional launch of the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), titled “Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” (August 2–7, 2024), brought together around 1,000 delegates from universities and research institutions and was honored by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a curtain raiser event. More than 60 researchers represented IFPRI in multiple sessions. Learn more about IFPRI engagement at ICAE 2024.
The South Asia Launch of 2024 GFPR in Nepal (August 8–9, 2024) included presentations on the Report’s key findings and recommendations with a focus on healthy sustainable diets and nutrition in South Asia. See the launch event recording on our website.
Also see:
DD India interviews at ICAE 2024 with Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General, and Shahidur Rashid, Director of IFPRI South Asia Office.
IFPRI South Asia press releases: ICAE 2024 Curtain Raiser Event and International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) 2024 kicks off in New Delhi: PM Modi sets the stage for global agri-transformation
ICAE 2024 Curtain Raiser Event: Setting the Stage for a Landmark Conference ( Krishi Jagran)
Prof. Ramesh Chand holds a press conference in New Delhi today regarding 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists to be held from August 02 to 07, 2024 ( Press Information Bureau, Government of India)
PM: Food-surplus India now aiding global food security ( Financial Express)
A big shoutout to the IFPRI South Asia team, who worked tirelessly with our fantastic partners in India and Nepal to make these events a success!
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We are pleased to announce that Ruth Hill joins IFPRI as the new Director of our Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit, starting September 3, 2024. Rob Vos, who served as MTI Director for the past 7 years, will continue to share his great expertise as IFPRI Senior Research Fellow.
Dr. Hill is rejoining IFPRI after more than a decade at the World Bank, where she served as lead economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice and led work on distributional impacts of climate change, fiscal policy, markets, and institutions and on development of diagnostic studies. (Read Announcement)
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Educational impacts of an unconditional cash transfer program in Mali: Fidele Eric Sessou, Melissa Hidrobo, Shalini Roy, and Lieven Huybregts examined the impact of a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program in Mali on child schooling, and found that the program led to significant improvements in schooling outcomes for girls, but not boys. (Read article in Economics of Education Review)
Estimating the cost and affordability of healthy diets: How much do methods matter? Recently developed cost and affordability of healthy diet (CoAHD) metrics have quickly become mainstream food security indicators. However, published research on the sensitivity of estimation methods is limited. This study by Derek Headey, Kalle Hirvonen, and Harold Alderman focuses on two important innovations in CoAHD measurement at the global level. (Read article in Food Policy)
Diet quality among mothers and children in India: Roles of social and behavior change communication and nutrition-sensitive social protection programs: This study by Phuong Hong Nguyen, Sumanta Neupane, Anjali Pant, Rasmi Avula, and colleagues examined the role of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) and nutrition-sensitive social protection (NSSP) programs on maternal and child diet quality, and found that SBCC has greater positive impact on child feeding than food and cash transfers. (Read article in The Journal of Nutrition)
Temperature and children’s dietary diversity: Evidence from India: This article co-authored by Suman Chakrabarti empirically explores the relationship between temperature and dietary diversity of children in the age group of 6 to 23 months. The study highlights that higher temperatures are associated with a modest yet statistically significant decrease in the dietary diversity of children. (Read article in Food Policy)
Irrigation technologies and management and their environmental consequences: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia: This study co-authored by Claudia Ringler aimed to understand the interlinkages between different irrigation technologies and management systems and environmental outcomes. The study found that a substantial number of sample irrigated fields experienced negative environmental changes following irrigation development. (Read article in Agricultural Water Management)
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Higher wheat prices push Egypt to increase price of subsidized bread for first time since 1989
High consumption of baladi bread makes wheat an essential crop for the Egyptian diet, as in most countries in the Middle East and North Africa. While Egyptian per capita wheat consumption has declined in recent years, wheat still accounts for about 35% of total daily calories.
Nina Jovanovic and Joseph Glauber examine how the Egyptian food subsidy program has been affected by changes in wheat imports due to the Russia-Ukraine war and persistently high domestic wheat prices due to the weakening of the Egyptian pound.
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Sudan’s catastrophe: Farmers could offer quick postwar recovery, if peace is found
By Khalid Siddig, James Thurlow, Josee Randriamamonjy, Mariam Raouf, and Mosab O. M. Ahmed
Charting economic paths forward.
Training Ugandan coffee farmers on agronomy practices more than pays for itself
By Vivian Hoffmann
Promise for boosting yields and income.
Global Food Policy Report 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean launch: Promoting sustainable healthy diets to address diverse nutrition challenges
By Brian McNamara
Creative policy solutions to difficult problems.
Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi, and Nepal
By Suresh Babu, Yogendra Karki, Innocent Pangapanga, Md Sadat Anowar, and Nandita Srivastava
Integrating key goals of food system transformation.
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Photo: IFPRI Africa team building event on July 25 at Lac Rose, Senegal.
To learn more about our work in Africa, visit the Africa page on IFPRI.ORG and websites of IFPRI country offices on the continent:
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