Food security

Featured Resources: Week of August 5

August 6, 2020 by Chris Rue

Download the new IFPRI e-book on COVID-19 and Global Food Security. It brings together insights and analyses from researchers on the impacts of the first six months of the global pandemic. The book was launched in a virtual event on August 4. Additional highlights from this week’s Compact2025 News in Brief include: A journal article […]

Featured Resources: Week of October 14

October 16, 2019 by lzseleczky

The 46th session of the Committee on World Food Security takes place October 14–18 in Rome, Italy, and will feature sessions on topics including the Sustainable Development Goals, food systems and nutrition, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. IFPRI is co-organizing with partners several side events that will complement the main agenda: Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Agriculture Nutrition […]

Featured Resources: Week of September 2

September 4, 2019 by lzseleczky

The annual International Food Security Assessment 2019-2029 by USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates that the share of food-insecure people in 76 low- and middle-income countries will fall from 19.3 percent in 2019 to 9.2 percent in 2029. However, some regions will face greater challenges than others—Africa South of the Sahara, while expected to improve, is […]

Featured Resources: Week of April 29

May 3, 2019 by lzseleczky

The 2019 Global Food Policy Report launches in Malawi and Bangladesh—two Compact2025 focal countries—highlight the importance of and options for revitalizing rural areas in each country. The Bangladesh launch event featured an address by Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Minister of Agriculture and Compact2025 Leadership Council member. Additional highlights from this week’s Compact2025 News in Brief include: […]

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