Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture: From improved nutrition to economic growth
On June 27, IFPRI will host the 29th annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture. The keynote speaker Harold Alderman, Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI, will explore the pathways from improved nutrition to economic growth, specifically addressing the potential of integrating nutrition and early childhood interventions into a life-cycle approach to personal and economic development.
Invest in nutrition to transform our food systems now
In an IFPRI guest blog post, Gerda Verburg, UN Assistant Secretary General and Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and Compact2025 Leadership Council member, reflects on how countries can take the lead in transforming their food systems to be healthier and more sustainable.
Free e-learning course on infant and young child feeding
Alive & Thrive, UNICEF, and a global network of experts in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) have developed a free e-learning course on “Investing in Child Nutrition.” The course—available in French and English—is accessible, practical, and relevant to health and nutrition professionals working in primary health care and community settings.
New data search tool on agricultural innovation
GARDIAN—the first search engine for agricultural data and publications across the 15 CGIAR centers and 11 gene banks—allows users to quickly and easily find agricultural information. See the demonstration video for more on its capabilities.
2019 World Food Prize goes to Dutch vegetable seed breeder
Simon N. Groot of the Netherlands will receive the 2019 World Food Prize for his work benefitting hundreds of millions of consumers with greater access to nutritious vegetables for healthy diets. Groot’s East-West Seed—the first market-oriented vegetable seeds breeding company with smallholders as the main client base—has reached farmers in more than 60 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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