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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.

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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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From climate risk to resilience: Unpacking the economic impacts of climate change in Malawi

2023Detelinova, Iva; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hammond, Wole; Arndt, Channing; Mukashov, Askar
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From climate risk to resilience: Unpacking the economic impacts of climate change in Malawi

Climate change is not projected to materially alter Malawi’s climate profile. Instead, it is likely to exacerbate existing climate vulnerabilities by increasing the frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods, and droughts. This is largely due to increased uncertainty around future precipitation levels. These adverse effects have already started to materialize and are expected to increase substantially over the next decades, particularly if efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by high emitting countries are insufficient. Climate change is also projected to increase average annual temperatures across the country. Climate change is expected to significantly affect Malawi’s economy, mainly because of its dependence on climate-sensitive economic sectors and its low capacity to take adaptation measures due to preexisting macroeconomic vulnerabilities. Malawi’s sensitivity to climate shocks is underpinned by significant environmental degradation, in particular deforestation, watershed degradation, and poor soil management. The two main impact channels are likely to be agriculture and road infrastructure. In agriculture, the increased uncertainty around future precipitation levels in Malawi will likely result in higher variability in crop yields. Climate change is projected to exacerbate preexisting environmental degradation challenges, including soil erosion. These effects are particularly problematic due to Malawi’s high poverty rate, lack of economic diversification (the agriculture sector represents one-third of the economy and employs over 70 percent of the workforce), and significant dependence on rainfed production (about 80 percent of the population). Climate change is likely to significantly impact Malawi’s road infrastructure, mainly due to increased risk of flooding, which would have broader economic and social knock-on impacts.

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2023

Authors

Detelinova, Iva; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hammond, Wole; Arndt, Channing; Mukashov, Askar

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Detelinova, Iva; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hammond, Wole; Arndt, Channing; and Mukashov, Askar. 2023. From climate risk to resilience: Unpacking the economic impacts of climate change in Malawi. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute; Cape Town: The African Climate Foundation.

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Malawi

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Southern Africa; Eastern Africa; Climate Change; Extreme Weather Events; Environmental Degradation; Agriculture; Infrastructure; Poverty; Economic Aspects

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136955 Source record

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Foresight

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Hidden hunger: A global problem with local solutions

2023Ulimwengu, John M.; Domgho, Léa Magne; Collins, Julia; Badiane, Ousmane
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Hidden hunger: A global problem with local solutions

Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in many low- and middle-income countries, but tend to be most severe in children and in pregnant women, who have higher micronutrient requirements. Micronutrient deficiencies stem from inadequate intake or absorption of vitamins and minerals which are required for normal functioning of the body; they cause specific conditions and also affect overall health, growth and development, resistance to disease, cognitive function, and energy and productivity. Common micronutrient deficiencies include those for iron, vitamin A, iodine, folate, and zinc. The most widespread micronutrient deficiency at the global level, iron deficiency causes anemia and contributes to maternal deaths and impaired child development. Vitamin A deficiency is the primary cause of preventable childhood blindness and a major contributor to child sickness and deaths from other diseases. Iodine deficiency in pregnant women can lead to lifelong neurological and cognitive issues in children. Folate deficiency during pregnancy also affects fetal development and can cause low birth weight and neural tube defects. Zinc deficiency impairs overall growth and development and is believed to be a leading contributor to overall disease burden in developing countries.

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2023

Authors

Ulimwengu, John M.; Domgho, Léa Magne; Collins, Julia; Badiane, Ousmane

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Ulimwengu, John; Domgho, Léa Magne; Collins, Julia; and Badiane, Ousmane. 2023. Hidden hunger: A global problem with local solutions. AKADEMIYA2063 Project Report Series, No. 001. https://doi.org/10.54067/nspt.001

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Africa; Anaemia; Children; Folic Acid; Hunger; Iodine; Iron; Micronutrient Deficiencies; Pregnant Women; Vitamin a Deficiency; Zinc

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English

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Open Access

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https://doi.org/10.54067/nspt.001 Source record

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Agroecology

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Report

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Identifying nutrient gaps and priority foods in Senegal

2023Domgho, Léa Magne; Collins, Julia; Ulimwengu, John M.; Badiane, Ousmane
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Identifying nutrient gaps and priority foods in Senegal

Micronutrient deficiencies, sometimes referred to as “hidden hunger,” are often less visible than other forms of undernutrition but nevertheless constitute a major cause of severe health issues. In Senegal, micronutrient deficiencies are recognized as an important public health issue despite limited data on their extent and distribution. Senegal’s Strategic Multisectoral Nutrition Plan 2017–2021 (PSMN) (Government of Senegal, 2017) highlights micronutrient deficiencies as a major issue in Senegal’s nutrition landscape. The plan’s second major intervention axis focuses on alleviating micronutrient deficiencies, including for iron, folic acid, iodine, zinc, and Vitamin A. Two of the plan’s strategic goals focus on micronutrients, pledging to reduce the prevalence of anemia among vulnerable groups by 25 percent and to reduce the prevalence of iodine, zinc and Vitamin A deficiencies by 20 percent. Meeting these goals requires detailed evidence on the distribution of micronutrient deficiencies as well as exploration of different intervention avenues. This brief presents initial results of a study undertaken to estimate micronutrient adequacy among Senegalese households at a geographically disaggregated level. The work is part of a larger analysis carried out through the Nutrient Smart Processing and Trade (NSPT) project led by AKADEMIYA2063 in collaboration with Senegal’s Conseil National de Développement de la Nutrition with funding from the United States Agency of International Development (USAID) to identify priority avenues and interventions for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in Senegal. The NSPT analysis is based on the identification of three types of micronutrient adequacy levels and their distribution throughout the country: Nutrient Production Adequacy (NPA), Nutrient Market Adequacy (NMA), and Nutrient Household Adequacy (NHA). The three types of adequacy measures provide information on the production of micronutrients, the overall availability of micronutrients for consumption, and the adequacy of consumption at the household level

Year published

2023

Authors

Domgho, Léa Magne; Collins, Julia; Ulimwengu, John M.; Badiane, Ousmane

Citation

Domgho, Léa Magne; Collins, Julia; Ulimwengu, John; and Badiane, Ousmane. 2023. Identifying nutrient gaps and priority foods in Senegal. AKADEMIYA2063 Brief, Nutrient Smart Processing and Trade (NSPT) Series, No. 002. https://doi.org/10.54067/nspt.002

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Senegal

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Africa; Western Africa; Folic Acid; Households; Iodine; Iron; Micronutrient Deficiencies; Nutrients; Vitamin a Deficiency; Zinc

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English

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Open Access

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https://doi.org/10.54067/nspt.002 Source record

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Agroecology

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Brief

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Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects
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October 9, 2019, 12:15 – 1:45 pm

Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects

Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation reveals that despite over 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, Ghana has not industrialized and most of its workers remain trapped in low productivity work in agriculture and services. Using empirical analysis of the performance of Ghana’s economy and its agriculture sector over the […]