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COVID-19: The virus will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

14.09.20

Nutrition
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BY MARIE RUEL AND DEREK HEADEY As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and persist, disrupting…

The world needs to learn how to live with COVID-19, says UK public health expert David Heymann

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

03.09.20

Securing PUBLIC HEALTH

A 3-D model of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, developed by ILRI digital communications specialist Annabel Sla…

Policy seminar: Unpacking the impacts of COVID-19 on economies, food systems, and poverty in African and Asian countries

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

26.08.20

Creating JOBS and GROWTH
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

BY EVGENIYA ANISIMOVA Countries around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by implemen…

Policy seminar: COVID-19, food systems, ecosystems, and the risk of zoonotic diseases

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

24.08.20

Climate
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BY HOPE ZABRONSKY The COVID-19 pandemic—which originated when the novel coronavirus jumped from an…

Fish smoking near the Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo by Neil Palmer.

Harnessing aquatic foods research is vital to COVID-19 recovery, sustainable food systems transformation, say agriculture for development experts

WorldFish

20.08.20

Climate
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Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
Nutrition
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The role of aquatic foods in COVID-19 recovery and the sustainable food system transformation demand…

Policy seminar: How food businesses are coping with COVID-19

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

10.08.20

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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

By Swati Malhotra The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the world’s economy, food syste…

New directions for agricultural value chain finance in Viet Nam

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

07.08.20

Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

By Kate Ambler, Alan de Brauw , and Sylvan Herskowitz There is a global need…

Policy seminar: Lessons from China about COVID-19 impacts on food security and livelihoods

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

06.08.20

Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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By Khiem Nguyen Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province in late December, the Chinese…

Policy seminar: Europe’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies aim to build healthy and sustainable food systems

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

30.07.20

Climate
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By Khiem Nguyen The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout have underlined the importance of…

2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Rising hunger and COVID-19 present formidable challenges

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

27.07.20

Nutrition
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

By Khiem Nguyen Almost 690 million people went hungry around the world in 2019, an…

Policy seminar: The impacts and legacy of IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

27.07.20

Nutrition
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

By Khiem Nguyen Launched in 1993 and recently concluded, IFPRI’s 2020 Vision Initiative was an o…

2020 Global Food Policy Report: Emerging challenges of building inclusive food systems in South Asia

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

24.07.20

Nutrition
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY

By Rebika Laishram In South Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the largest disruption of…

Indian diets fall short of EAT-Lancet reference recommendations for human and planetary health

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

21.07.20

Nutrition
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By Manika Sharma, Avinash Kishore, Devesh Roy, Kuhu Joshi, and Khiem Nguyen Many developing countrie…

How India’s agrifood supply chains fared during the COVID-19 lockdown, from farm to fork

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

20.07.20

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By Sudha Narayanan Lockdowns imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted food market…

Policy seminar: No backsliding – reorienting food and health systems to protect nutrition in a global pandemic

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

17.07.20

Nutrition
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

By Janet Hodur The COVID-19 pandemic—and the resulting economic crisis and disrupted food and heal…

A farmer ploughs his field in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: P Srujan, ICRISAT

6 Ideas to transform food systems in a post-COVID-19 India

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

15.07.20

Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY

The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security.…

Phone surveys to understand gendered impacts of COVID-19: A cautionary note

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

14.07.20

Creating JOBS and GROWTH
Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY

As the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve, researchers have been using…

Should low-income countries decentralize their COVID-19 responses?

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

08.07.20

Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH

By Katrina Kosec and Tewodaj Mogues As countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have…