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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is a @CGIAR Research Center. #OneCGIAR

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Worldwide, as many as 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. Register now for the launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report on Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition on May 29 to learn more: #GFPR2024 #IFPRIonNutrition @CGIAR
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💡 From #climateadaptation to #genderequality , discover @CGIAR ’s 50 years of innovations that changed the world 🌎 🎉: #OneCGIAR #CGIAR50 @CGIARgender
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🥁Congrats to @IFPRI 's @PMenonIFPRI on receiving @nutritionorg 's Nevin Scrimshaw Mid-Career Award in #Global Nutrition 🏆 for outstanding contribution, mentorship & dedication to advancing #nutrition research.🏅 We're proud of you! 👏 #NutritionLiveOnline @IFPRISAO @POSHANsm
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Growth in #agriculture is 2-3 times more effective at reducing #poverty than an equivalent amount of growth generated in other sectors – new evidence that #agriculturaldevelopment is a key driver of poverty reduction
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Deadline extended! If you're a filmmaker with a passion for #foodsecurity and #nutrition , send us a short movie about solutions to #endhunger for a chance to win $500 and premiere your film at our Accelerating End of Hunger and Malnutrition conference:
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IFPRI’s Board announced Johan “Jo” Swinnen as our next Director General beginning Jan 7, 2020. The Board looks forward to working w Jo towards a world free of hunger and malnutrition, & thanks current DG Shenggen Fan for 10 years of outstanding leadership.
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⭐We are pleased to welcome @jemimah_njuki to @IFPRI as our new Director for Africa! Joining us most recently from @IDRC_CRDI , Jemimah has extensive experience in Africa's agriculture sector and is a leading voice in gender equality work. ⭐Read her bio:
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The latest version of IFPRI’s open-source crop mapping product, SPAM, can be used to see production patterns both between and within countries. Learn more in this webinar on April 29 at 10:00AM EDT: @landcarbonlab @BezosEarthFund @FAO @CGIAR
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#NowReading What I say depends on how you ask: Experimental evidence of the effect of framing on the measurement of attitudes. 🖊️By Jeffrey R. Bloem and Khandker Wahedur Rahman. 🔗 @CGIAR @JeffBloem #SurveyDesign #DataCollection
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🆕🗞️Food systems interventions for #nutrition : lessons from six program evaluations in #Africa and #SouthAsia . 📝By Jef L. Leroy and colleagues. 🖱️ @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa @IFPRISAO #FoodSystems
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! In this thread, we highlight some of the exciting recent research that IFPRI’s Women in #SocialScience led or contributed to. #WomenInScience @UN_Women @CGIAR @CGIARgender 👇 🧵
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Today, we welcome our new Director General @Jo_Swinnen to the @IFPRI family! Look forward to entering this new decade under his leadership, building a stronger IFPRI.
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#FoodCrisis response topics in @IFPRI ’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report 🚨Early warning & action 👨‍👩‍👦 Humanitarian response ⛓️Value chain resilience 🛡️Social protection & promoting #genderequality 🏃Addressing forced migration Learn more: @CGIAR #GFPR2023
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Congrats to Ruth Meinzen-Dick on receiving the #ElinorOstromAward at @IASC2019 for #innovation and #achievement in scholarship of collective action and the commons, as well as impact on public #policies . We are very proud of your work and commitment. #ifpriProud
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Healthy foods are expensive compared to less-nutritious staples in developing countries – while unhealthy snack foods are growing cheaper, according to a new study by IFPRI’s Derek Headey and Harold Alderman @WorldBank
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Could you spend 89% of income on food? @IFPRI 's @kallehi Derek Headey & @TuftsNutrition 's @wamasters & Yan Bai #newstudy via @LancetGH finds EAT-Lancet diet would cost nearly 89% of household income💰in low-income countries. More👉 @gatesfoundation
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🆕 @IFPRI / @OxUniPress book by @D_E_Resnick & @Jo_Swinnen examines the dynamics between policy pathways for achieving global #foodsystems transformation and enabling conditions for implementation. #PressRelease : 📗
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The world needs to focus more on producing nutritious foods and not just calories to meet the #foodsecurity challenges of this century, according to research from IFPRI colleagues and partners
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♨️️ @IFPRI 's 2022 Global Food Policy Report is out NOW! 📌 " #ClimateChange and #FoodSystems " 📚 12 chapters of the latest food policy insights Check out the #GFPR2022 website 👉 @CGIAR #OneCGIAR #OpenAccess
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#ZeroWasteDay 🗑️ ‼️ 31.5% of fruits 🍊🍒 & vegetables 🍆🍅are lost or wasted in the supply chain. How can we tackle the challenge? 🤔 Insights from a recent #IFPRIPolicySeminar 👉 @CGIAR @WRI @DenmarkinUSA @apeelsciences @FAO @MaximoTorero @RobVos26
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🆕🗞️Behavior Change Interventions to Address Unhealthy Food Consumption: A Scoping Review. 🖋️By Shivani Kachwaha, Sunny S Kim, Jai K Das, Sabrina Rasheed, SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu, Pooja Pandey Rana, and Purnima Menon @PMenonIFPRI #OpenAccess 🖱️ @CGIAR
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Congratulations 👏 to @IFPRI Director General @Jo_Swinnen on being awarded the @AgriEconEurope 2019 Book Award for his book ‘The political economy of Agricultural and Food Policies’!
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As part of a reorganization of @IFPRI ’s structure to match that of the @CGIAR Systems Transformation group, we have appointed two new Senior Directors: @PMenonIFPRI and @channingarndt ! 😊 Learn more ➡️ #OneCGIAR
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Statement framing can lead to meaningful bias in estimated relationships. This recent study by @JeffBloem and @kwrahman uses a survey experiment to document the presence of framing effects in the measurement of attitudes: @CGIAR #SurveyDesign
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Join @IFPRI and #FAO for the Rome launch of our 2018 Global Food Policy Report, with FAO’s @grazianodasilva & Kostas Stamoulis and IFPRI’s Shenggen Fan. Tues. May 8, 12 CEST. Watch @FAOnews #hunger #nutrition #foodsecurity
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Growth in #agriculture is 2-3 times more effective at reducing #poverty than an equivalent amount of growth generated in other sectors – new evidence that #agriculturaldevelopment is a key driver of poverty reduction #ICAE2018
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At @IFPRI , we are proud to be a research org where women outnumber men! Thanks to our wonderful colleagues, for us here at @IFPRI , it's Women and Girls in Science day today and every day!
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Healthy foods are expensive compared to less-nutritious staples in developing countries – while unhealthy snack foods are growing cheaper, research by IFPRI’s Derek Headey and Harold Alderman shows . Paper here:
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⏳ 4 days to go! 📢 @IFPRI 's #GFPR2023 , "Rethinking #FoodCrisis Responses," highlights the need for crisis response funding to be expanded and used more efficiently to bolster investment in long-term resilience. 🚀 Join the hybrid launch on April 13!
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Congratulations to @l_haddad (formerly of @IFPRI ) and @davidnabarro for winning the 2018 @WorldFoodPrize for their work on child #stunting ! #FoodPrize18
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🆕📰The impacts of cash transfers on mental health and investments: Experimental evidence from #Mali ✍️By Melissa Hidrobo, Naureen Karachiwalla @NKarachiwalla , and Shalini Roy 🔗 @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa #CashTransfers #MentalHealth #Poverty #Investments
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🗣️ @IFPRI 's Global Food Policy Report is out NOW! 📌 "Transforming #FoodSystems After #COVID19 " 📚 6 Chapters of the latest #foodpolicy insights Check out the #GFPR2021 website 👉 @CGIAR #OneCGIAR
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Missed the launch of the book "The Political Economy of Food System Transformation"? The event recording is here 👉📼 Download the book 📗 #OpenAccess 🤝 @OxUniPress @CGIAR @D_E_Resnick @Jo_Swinnen @cbb2cornell @DeconinckKoen
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The Food Systems Dashboard being developed by @GAINalliance @JohnsHopkins aims to put more and better data at the fingertips of country policy makers to guide #foodsystems transformations @A4NH_CGIAR @l_haddad @jessfanzo
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By 2050, #roots , #tubers & #bananas will play an even bigger role in #foodsecurity globally. The most useful investment for these crops is in boosting their productivity (vs. better marketing, etc.). New study👉 @Cipotato @CIAT @IFPRI @PIM_CGIAR @RTB_CGIAR
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Happy International Day of #Women and Girls in #Science ! @PMenonIFPRI , @CGIAR 's Sr Director for #Food & #Nutrition Policy, shares her story developing as a scientist & thoughts about #WomenInScience 👉 @CGIARgender @IFPRISAO @UN_Women @4womeninscience
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This Tuesday, join @IFPRI & @sc_fss2021 online/in person to explore findings that inform #foodsystems transformation & identify research gaps👩‍🔬🔍 🎟️ @Jo_Swinnen @joachimvonbraun @Agnes_Kalibata @stefanosfotiou @FAOScienceChief @KaosarAfsana @CGIAR
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When it comes to #foodsystems , we don't just need to build back after #COVID19 —we need transformation. ⚡ @IFPRI 's 2021 Global Food Policy Report will provide the roadmap! 🗺️ 🗣️ Don't miss the #GFPR2021 launch on April 13: @CGIAR @A4NH_CGIAR #OneCGIAR
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬 👩‍💼 👩‍💻 We're proud to share this video showcasing @IFPRI women researchers out in the field. 👩‍🌾 Join us today for the #CGIARWomenInScience #WIRES webinar! 👩‍👧 @WomenScienceDay @CGIARgender @CGIAR
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Healthy foods are expensive compared to less-nutritious staples in developing countries – while unhealthy snack foods are growing cheaper, according to a new study by IFPRI’s Derek Headey and Harold Alderman Paper here: @WorldBank
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Learn how #COVID19 influences: 💰GDP 🌽Food markets 🌄Rural areas 🐄Livestock & more from @IFPRI 's Special Insights Issue #2 ▶️ @CGIAR @PIM_CGIAR @A4NH_CGIAR Current global food stock-to-use ratios are close to their “normal value” & higher than in ’08⬇️
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There is growing global momentum behind #foodsystems strategies to improve nutrition, but generating rigorous evidence on what types of interventions work is challenging. 🆕🗞️draws on a portfolio of 6 evaluations of food systems interventions: @CGIAR
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#NowReading Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives 📝 By Peter Berck, Molly Sears, Rebecca L.C. Taylor, Carly Trachtman @CarlyTrachtman , and Sofia B. Villas-Boas @CGIAR #Recycling #Policies
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The current global average age of farmers is 60+. Who will feed the world in the future? We invited @knwanze to comment on bringing youth into #agriculture in Africa
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. @IFPRI ’s 2017 Global Food Policy Report #GFPR2017 is now live! Explore #urbanization as a force in the food system
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How will #COVID19 affect... 🌎 #Food & #Nutrition Security 🌎 #Poverty 🌎 #Trade & China's SMEs? Read about the impacts of #Coronavirus in @IFPRI 's Special Insights Issue on the #pandemic 📰▶️ 📊COVID19-induced slowdown impact on poverty⬇️
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How women’s empowerment in #agriculture leads to higher #maize yields in #Kenya – watch our slideshow
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♨️🗞️ "Transfers, #nutrition programming, and economic well-being: Experimental evidence from #Bangladesh " 🇧🇩 #OpenAccess 🖱️ @IFPRIBangladesh @IFPRISAO @CGIAR #socialprotection #livelihoods 1/2 🧵👇
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Call for entries! Have ideas for how to end hunger and malnutrition - share a short movie to enter the video contest to win $500 & a film screening @IFPRI & @FAO 's conference in BKK. #myfoodmyfuture #acceleratingzerohunger #ZeroHunger More details here:
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#NowReading The glass of milk half-empty? Dairy development and nutrition in low and middle income countries 🖊️By Derek D. Headey, Harold Alderman, John Hoddinott, and @_SudhaNarayanan #OpenAccess 🖱️ @CGIAR #dairy #malnutrition #milkproduction
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We're celebrating #WomenInScience today with sentiments from wonderful women working with @PIM_CGIAR , @A4NH_CGIAR & other partner orgs. #SheroesInScience -- @PMenonIFPRI is fascinated by #STEMs ability to identify and test solutions for improving #nutrition .
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📢Save the date! Nov 21, 2023, 9:00-10:30AM EST 33rd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture: “Tackling Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in #Mexico : A Policy Approach” by Dr. Simón Barquera @SBarquera @1CINyS @inspmx @WorldObesity 🎟️ @CGIAR @USAID
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#NowReading Impact of farm subsidies on global agricultural productivity. 📝By Abdullah Mamun. 🔗 @CGIAR @aalmamun_913 #AgriculturalProductivity #AgriculturalTechnology #Subsidies
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Healthy foods are expensive compared to less-nutritious staples in developing countries – while unhealthy snack foods are growing cheaper, according to a new study by IFPRI’s Derek Headey and Harold Alderman @worldbank
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🆕🗞️“The state of #FoodSystems worldwide in the countdown to 2030” @NatureFoodJnl co-authored by IFPRI's @D_E_Resnick , Quinn Marshall & Keith Wiebe. Read #OpenAccess 👉 #FoodSystemsCountdown #FSCI @GAINalliance @FAO @columbiaclimate @CornellCALS @CGIAR
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A new IFPRI study reveals that even as countries develop and improve access to affordable #healthy #foods , unhealthy food prices also drop, perpetuating poor #diets and related #health issues. Read the full study here:
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#NewResearch @IFPRI @TuftsNutrition study finds #EATLancet diet for ppl & 🌏health is unaffordable for 1.58 bn, mostly in S. Asia & Africa. Graphic👇reveals proportion of ppl whose daily income is < local cost of EAT-Lancet diet via @LancetGH . More👉
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🆕📰Barriers to the uptake of solar-powered irrigation by smallholder farmers in sub-saharan Africa: A review ✏️By @ClaudiaRingler and colleagues #OpenAccess 🖱️ @CGIAR #Irrigation #Africa @IFPRI_Africa @IWMI
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It's 🔟 years since @IFPRI & partners launched WEAI: the first direct measure of #WomensEmpowerment & inclusion in #agriculture . 🎉 For #IWD2022 , we're sharing 10 lessons from 10 years of #WEAI ! 🧵👇 #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #BreakTheBias #GenderInAg
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On Jan 8 join IFPRI, @ILRI , @kilimoKE and the @CGIAR #NPSinitiative at 8:30AM EST / 4:30PM EAT for a hybrid book launch event in Nairobi: “Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future.” 🎫 Register here:
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🆕study explores the impact of #Mali 's national #cashtransfer program on #mentalhealth and #investments , finds that receiving transfers reduced decision-makers’ self-reported stress and worry, improved their self-esteem: @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa @NKarachiwalla
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Agrifood value chains can be quite complex, involving processing steps on multiple continents before products reach retailers. 🆕blog on a network-based survey that aims to better capture the range of relationships within agrifood value chains: @CGIAR
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THIS WEDNESDAY (12:15pm-1:45pm EDT), #IFPRI will launch its 2019 Global Food Policy Report that highlights the urgency of #ruralrevitalization to achieve the SDGs. Register at to join us in-person or online. #GFPR2019
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📢 #Webinar : What does #climatechange mean for the future of #agriculture ? Insights from the IMPACT modeling system. 🗂️1st event in our new #WebinarSeries ! 💬Opening from @aditimukherji & user perspective from @Inga_JM 🤝 @CGIAR #ForesightInitiative 🎫
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#Rice grown at higher levels of atmospheric CO2 is lower in key nutrients #climatechange #agriculture
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📣Out Now: 🆕 @IFPRI book on how the crisis has progressed, how 🌐 responded to ensure #FoodSecurity , & what we are learning about the best ways to ensure food security in the aftermath of a major shock. 📖 🖱️ @CGIAR
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Hi Everyone! 👋 We're starting our Twitter chat on the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. On #IRWD2019 , we’d like to know, what are you currently working on? Why are rural women an important focus of your work?
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IFPRI’s Spatial Allocation Model (SPAM) has provided a key tool for assessing croplands since its introduction in 2000. A new version of the model—SPAM2020—was launched at an April 29 webinar: @CGIAR @landcarbonlab @WorldResources
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Rural-urban links can spur growth and diversification in #agriculture , increase incomes, support value chain development, and improve well-being. Read more in IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report #GFPR2019 #RuralRevitalization : @CGIAR
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Combating #desertification and #drought is critical, but focusing on the bigger challenge of unsustainable #agriculture can deliver more for #farmers . #2018WDCD #India #cimmyt #globalgoals @CIMMYT
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The 2017 Global Hunger Index now live! See how the countries ranked: @Concern @Welthungerhilfe @IFPRI #GHI2017
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Congrats to @IFPRI 's @Jo_Swinnen @agnesquis & @ClaudiaRingler on receiving the International Association of Agricultural Economists' ( @IAAEAgEcon ) highest honor, Honorary Life Member awards! 🏆 See more details 👉 #ICAEVirtual #ICAE2021 @CGIAR
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The world population will hit 9.8 billion by 2050. How that will reshape food demand #worldpopulationday
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Most nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs are gender accommodative (work w/in existing gender norms) rather than gender TRANSFORMATIVE, explain @HMalapit @heckertjessica1 @agnesquis & coauthors in Ch. 5 of the 🆕 @CGIAR book. 👉 @PIM_CGIAR
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How do we measure #WomensEmpowerment ? 👩‍🌾 @IFPRI ’s Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) & pro-WEAI provide the tools! 🔧 📊 💻 This #IWD2021 , check out our free pro-WEAI distance learning course 👉 @gatesfoundation @USAID @A4NH_CGIAR @PIM_CGIAR
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Today is International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction! 🍎🗑️ We asked @RobVos26 to delve deeper into the causes of this global challenge & their intricate connections to food security. 📰 @CGIAR @FAO #IDAFLW
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Don't miss the upcoming #CGIARSeminarSeries : Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation on Feb 29 from 9-10:45AM EST. Co-organized by IFPRI, @CGIAR and @BMZ_Bund . 🎟️Register here:
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Let’s support #openaccess data, let’s fund good research, let’s transform #foodsystems and food environments, let’s achieve zero hunger and #SDG2 @TheLancet @UNSCN @ShenggenFan #EATLancet
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📣Save the date! Global Launch Event: 📌2024 Global Food Policy Report: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take? 🗓️May 29, 2024, 9:30-11:00AM EDT 📍In-person or online 🎫Register: @CGIAR #GFPR2024
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" #Russia ’s invasion of #Ukraine poses serious risks to global #foodsecurity ... The situation remains very fluid & introduces considerable uncertainty into an already tight global marketplace." @JoeGlauber1 & David Laborde discuss on the @IFPRI blog:
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The new @FAO report aims to inspire strategic thinking & actions to transform agrifood systems toward a sustainable, resilient, & inclusive future. 📘 To learn more, don't miss this @FAO - @IFPRI - @CGIAR event: #CGIARForesight @FAONorthAmerica @FAOSocioEcon
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Improved cassava varieties could increase yield by up to 60% in #Nigeria , but demand remains low, perhaps due to missing information about quality. A🆕📰measures the effect of seed quality misperceptions on demand for high-quality seed: #GeneticInnovation
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Accelerators – policies, interventions & innovations – can overcome the barriers to progress in #endinghunger and #malnutrition . Join @IFPRI & @FAO as we focus on meeting the challenges of #AcceleratingZeroHunger at our conference in #Bangkok Nov. 28-30:
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IFPRI
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IFPRI is hiring an Associate Research Fellow/Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Learn more here 👉 All current IFPRI #vacancies 🔎 @CGIAR #developmentjobs #careers
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IFPRI
5 years
We talk too much about budget and too little about people @GerdaVerburg on #acceleratingzerohunger
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IFPRI
3 years
In 16 African countries 🌍, NERICA rice varieties have brought food security to at least 7.2 million people and lifted 8 million out of poverty. 🌾 Learn more about this world-changing innovation from @CGIAR researchers at @AfricaRice : #OneCGIAR #CGIAR50
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IFPRI
2 months
Research often depicts agrifood value chains as highly stylized and simple. @ambler_kate , @JeffBloem , @adebrauw , and Julia Wagner use a network-based survey that aims to better capture the range of these relationships within agrifood value chains: @CGIAR
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IFPRI
6 years
#DidYouKnow that Africa’s agricultural trade has increased over time, with faster growth in imports contributing to a growing trade deficit? Learn more in new report made by @CTAflash @ifpri @ReSAKSS @AGRODEP AGRF2018 #2018AATM
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IFPRI
30 days
Save the date! 📅April 24 ⏰9:30AM EDT 📌 #IFPRIPolicySeminar : #Dairy and #Nutrition in the Global South: Potential, Progress, and Obstacles Ahead 💬 @NamukoloC @Jo_Swinnen @ShahMeenesh & more 🎟️ @CGIAR @ans_web @ILRI @Heifer @gatesfoundation @NDDB_Coop
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IFPRI
4 years
Rural poor Malawians prefer #maize 🌽, but are also willing to eat other nutritious foods. 📢New #openaccess article calls for NGOs, govt, and #privatesector to develop food chains to meet #demand . @CIMMYT @IFPRIMalawi @A4NH_CGIAR @MAIZECGIAR @IMMANA_res
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IFPRI
5 years
Congratulations Dr. Ruel on your Kellogg Prize for Lifetime Achievements for supporting policies and programs to alleviate #FoodInsecurity and #Malnutrition in developing countries! 👏🏼 #ifpriProud
@nutritionorg
American Society for Nutrition
5 years
We are delighted to present the Kellogg Prize for Lifetime Achievements in International Nutrition to Marie Ruel, PhD, Director of @IFPRI Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division. Join us at #Nutrition2019 to celebrate Dr. Ruel’s career accomplishments.
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IFPRI
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IFPRI
4 years
📬 #SavetheDate ➡️ #GFPR2020 : Join us virtually for @IFPRI 's 2020 Global Food Policy Report global launch event, Apr. 7 @12 :15pm EDT👉🏾 Participate in the discussion on inclusive #foodsystems w/ #IFPRI DG, @Jo_Swinnen , @RobVos26 , John McDermott, & @Zseleczky
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IFPRI
6 years
NOW: Water Security in a Changing World – discussion with @IWMI_ @GWPnews @WorldResources @WorldBankWater . Watch live on Twitter/Facebook/YouTube
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IFPRI
6 years
"Don’t sit in the AC room and write policies; work with farmers and get your hands dirty.” How Nobel laureate #NormanBorlaug ’s advice guided a career in #agriculturalpolicy & #capacitybuilding , by @babu13000 @IFPRI @WorldFoodPrize #GreenRevolution
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IFPRI
2 years
#Fertilizer prices have reached all-time highs, casting a serious shadow on future harvests and adding to concerns about global #FoodSecurity . 🌱 📈 Hear industry, farmer, country, & regional perspectives at this #IFPRIPolicySeminar 💭:
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