Assessing the Impacts of Income and Price Shocks on Food Security and Diets: The Food Security Simulator, Nigeria (FSSN)

On August 17, IFPRI Nigeria under the CGIAR Initiative on  National Policies and Strategies (NPS) facilitated a seminar to make a presentation on “Assessing the Impacts of Income and Price Shocks on Food Security and Diets: The Food Security Simulator, Nigeria (FSSN)” in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The seminar aimed to discuss how policymakers, private sector companies, civil society organizations and other key actors can utilize the Food Security Simulator in addressing the challenges created by the recent global crisis in Nigeria. The presentation was made by Andrew R. Comstock, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI Washington.

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This work is part of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS). CGIAR launched NPS with national and international partners to build policy coherence, respond to policy demands and crises, and integrate policy tools at national and subnational levels in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. CGIAR centers participating in NPS are The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), International Potato Center (CIP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and WorldFish. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.