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April 29, 2019
West African Nutrition Professionals Participate in Inspiring Short Course on ‘Evidence for Policies and Programming’
The Transform Nutrition West Africa project team from 18-22 March, 2019, hosted 32 nutrition professionals from nine West African countries: Benin,
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Flagships
April 24, 2019
Food Systems Innovations for Healthier Diets
Low and middle-income countries are in the midst of a rapid transition from traditional to modern diets. While some consumers
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Flagships
April 17, 2019
From Challenge to Change
Obesity is increasing in most countries, in both urban and rural settings, across socio-economic levels, among children and adults. Consequences
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Food Systems for Healthier Diets
March 19, 2019
From Food Security to Nutrition Security in India: A Food Systems Perspective
Despite historically high levels of food production in India, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies persist. At present, 22.5 percent of adults
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Food Safety
March 4, 2019
Ensuring Food Safety Investments Are People-Focused
Thanks to the efforts of the Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) and others, foodborne disease is getting the
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News
February 26, 2019
Data Can Be Sexist. Here’s How IFPRI is Fixing That Problem.
In their 2019 annual letter, Bill and Melinda gates note nine things that surprised them in 2018. Surprise #4 is: Data
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Gender
February 22, 2019
What are we really measuring? The importance of validating survey items to understand women’s empowerment
The project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) is a survey-based tool that measures women’s empowerment and inclusion in agricultural
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Gender
February 4, 2019
Collecting time use data: Accelerometers or survey methods?
How people spend their time can influence their health, nutrition, and income. However, accurately measuring time use can be very
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News
January 2, 2019
Tackling the Double Burden of Malnutrition: Time to Innovate!
The first decade of the 21st century was one of widespread inertia toward the burgeoning “double burden,” that is, rising
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