In June 2013 IFPRI published a literature review of current knowledge and research needs on the impact of nutrition-sensitive programs in the agriculture, social protection, education and other sectors in the influential Lancet Journal, as part of a new Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Priorities for Public Investment in Chinese Agriculture
Where should a country invest its money? How policymakers answer this complex question can have an impact on the welfare of their constituents—especially those living in poverty—for generations.
HarvestChoice: Targeting and Evaluating Sustainable Intensification Investments
MOTIVATION Where do poor people live? How do they live? On what farming systems do the poor depend most? And what is constraining the productivity of those systems? To answer these questions and many others, HarvestChoice generates maps, datasets, economic models, and other knowledge products. By providing data specific not only to a continent or country >> Read more
Pro-Poor Avian Influenza Risk Reduction Program
MOTIVATION Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) poses a major risk to human and animal health. After the disease spread in Asia (starting in 2003) and beyond, policymakers realized they lacked the information needed to choose biologically effective and economically efficient control measures that also protect the livelihoods of rural poor. The most widely practiced method >> Read more
Exploring Alternative Futures for Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology
MOTIVATION Agricultural innovations can transform societies. Extending agricultural productivity improvements to poor farmers could narrow the gap between the developed and developing worlds. Experts agree that agricultural knowledge, science, and technology have played a crucial role in reducing hunger and poverty in the past. The future, however, is uncertain because the impacts of alternative technologies >> Read more
Marketing of Multiple Micronutrient Powders in Bangladesh
MOTIVATION Micronutrient malnutrition—or, “hidden hunger”—is a chronic lack of vitamins and minerals that can lead to severe physical and mental health problems, especially when it afflicts children who are still growing. Dietary supplements called multiple micronutrient powders can add valuable nutrients to food and potentially prevent iron-deficiency anemia in infants and young children. But, even >> Read more
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