To accelerate progress to end hunger and undernutrition around the world, the News in Brief informs partners on emerging research and innovation, developments in global, regional, and national policies and programs, and timely news and events. Please feel free to share any feedback at IFPRI-Compact2025@cgiar.org.
The South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) is piloting a large-scale milk fortification project that aims to reach 30 million people in India with fortified milk to help address the country’s micronutrient deficiencies.
The Global Nutrition Report 2017 finds ‘significant burdens’ of malnutrition in all 140 countries studied and calls for an integrated response if the world is to meet any of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
The number of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased—a trend that would prevent the region from achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 on eradicating hunger if its trajectory does not change—according to the first Panorama of Food and Nutritional Security in Latin America and the Caribbean published by FAO and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The latest ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report examines how climate-smart agriculture can contribute to achieving the 2014 Malabo Declaration goals including ending hunger in Africa by 2025.
A new study in the Journal of Nutrition assesses the integration of nutrition interventions into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program in Bangladesh. Researchers found that maternal dietary diversity as well as micronutrient supplement consumption and early breastfeeding practices improved.
An IFPRI discussion paper reviews recent evidence on nutrition-sensitive agriculture. One key finding is that programs that incorporate behavior change communication and women’s empowerment interventions improve a variety of diet and nutrition outcomes in mothers and children.
A new study in Food Policy shows that mobile phones have helped improve gender equality and nutrition in smallholder farm households in Uganda.
India is well positioned to support the full spectrum of infant and young child feeding interventions using existing policies and delivery platforms. However, capacity, financing, and evidence gaps on critical areas of programming can limit impact at scale according to a new study in Maternal and Child Nutrition.
The Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition (SISN) will host a webinar on November 28 examining how implementation research has been used to enhance outcomes in settings including Mexico, Ethiopia, and Mozambique.
The Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA) program is opening the fourth round of fellowship applications with two webinars to highlight research from Round 2 Fellows and to provide more information on applying for Round 4.
