BY SHALINI GUPTA AND DEVESH ROY OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Nepal and India share a porous open border of about 1850 km with 27 customs offices. Local citizens from either side are allowed to cross, usually without even having to produce identity papers, purchase items and return home. The economies in the border towns are highly dependent on these consumers—more
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the HarvestPlus program, which is leading a global movement to rapidly scale up production and consumption of nutrient-enriched staple seeds, grains, and foods. It coordinates the nutritional improvement of staple crops and the distribution of these improved crops to consumers on farms and in the marketplace.
BY MARY GRACE BARBACIAS OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Globally, five out of six farms are operated by smallholders who produce around one third of the world’s food. These farms provide a wide range of additional ecosystem services, such as carbon storage, pollination, and cultural and supporting services. Yet smallholder households face continued and often growing challenges to making a
BY BRIAN MCNAMARA OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Climate change poses serious challenges for food systems around the world. Over the coming decades they must produce more food to sustain the growing global population—while reducing carbon emissions and becoming more resilient to climate impacts such as extreme weather events and increased droughts. What are the most effective ways to bring
BY MARY GRACE BARBACIAS OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 The challenges posed by geopolitical conflicts, extreme weather events, and economic shocks are not to be underestimated. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people struggle with inadequate access to food, and tens of millions are forcibly displaced, and these numbers have been on the rise. Meanwhile, it’s crucial to recognize
Educating communities on the benefits of biofortified crops and nutrition- smart agriculture
BY JESSICA LEIGHT OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a global human rights and public health challenge. Recent estimates suggest that 27% of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15-49 have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, with the highest rates in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). IPV has major implications for the health and
October 19, 2023, Washington, D.C. –The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to announce that Pascal Lamy will begin his term as Chairperson of IFPRI’s Board of Trustees on 31 October 2023. “I am delighted to welcome Pascal Lamy as the new Chair of IFPRI’s Board of Trustees,” said Johan Swinnen, Director General of IFPRI. Mr. Lamy brings