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Event Posts
December 17, 2019
“Investments in improving nutrition in the first 1000 days should be considered as long-term economic investments because they improve human
Event Posts
December 4, 2019
Public Lecture on “50th Anniversary of the INCAP Longitudinal Study in Guatemala: Contributions to Nutrition Knowledge and Policy” Event: International
Blogs
October 19, 2019
Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. About 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in Bangladesh and it ranks third after potato and rice among crops in the country in terms of quantity consumed. It is a critical piece of Bangladesh’s food security puzzle.
Guest Posts
October 11, 2019
Since the start of the Green Revolution in the mid-1960s, India has tripled its wheat yield. Yet air pollution also rose steadily during this period, with deleterious impacts on crops. In a recent paper drawing on published literature, I estimate that the increases in ozone and aerosol pollutants across the northern Indian wheat belt have held yield growth back by about one third.
Research Posts
September 30, 2019
Our recent study in Food and Nutrition Bulletin found that breaking down misconceptions regarding locally-grown and widely available nutritious fruits and vegetables could help to improve diets and address micronutrient deficiencies among women of child-bearing age in rural India.
Issue Posts
September 26, 2019
On Sept. 23, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the European Commission, Switzerland, Sweden, and Germany announced commitments of more than $790 million to address the impact of climate change on food and agriculture. These commitments followed a recent call by the Global Commission on Adaptation, led by Ban Ki Moon, Bill Gates, and Kristalina Georgieva, for increased resource allocations to international agricultural research. Specifically, the Commission called for a doubling of investments in CGIAR, the organization best known for fostering Asia’s green revolution. (IFPRI is a member.)
Issue Posts
July 9, 2019
Paul Dorosh and John Hoddinott Note: Join us July 10 as the authors and other participants discuss their survey of
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