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. Find the latest developments in Compact2025 here.
The Applied Research Fund shares insights from the halfway point of projects developing innovations to improve food and nutrition security. The brochure highlights experiences from the perspective of project partners and focuses on co-creation of knowledge through multi-stakeholder consortia and integrated strategies for research uptake.
Working with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and central government of Lao PDR, the World Bank will support two provinces and selected districts to reduce stunting. Comprehensive new approaches will include targeting diversified food production and delivering better health-care, clean water and sanitation facilities, and social safety net programs.
What are the cost and benefits of ending hunger and undernutrition? A brief from IFPRI researchers examines the differences among alternative approaches and quantifies them—estimates produced by several recent model simulations and frameworks range from US$7 billion to US$265 billion per year.
Nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs improve a variety of nutrition outcomes in mothers and children. They are even more effective when they include components such as behavior change communication, women’s empowerment interventions, micronutrient-fortified products, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities finds a study from IFPRI and Oxford researchers published in Global Food Security.
FAO and Telefonica, Spain, plan to work together to (1) leverage the use of cutting-edge digital technologies for agricultural development, food security and nutrition, and (2) prepare and strengthen farmers in the face of extreme weather events related to climate change.
