Compact2025 News in Brief: January 23, 2019

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.

New IFPRI research programs on issues in the modern food system

IFPRI is developing three new research programs to address emerging issues in the modern food system: (1) Food Industries for People & Planet, (2) Urban Food Systems, and (3) the Knowledge Lab on Climate-Resilient Food Systems.

Healthy diets from sustainable food systems

Food is the single strongest lever to optimize human health and environmental sustainability on Earth, but it currently is threatening both people and planet concludes a review by the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health. The study—authored by 30 world-leading scientists from across the globe—outlines how to sustainably feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet. IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan served as a Commissioner for the report and provides his key takeaways in a video message.

Investments to achieve Zero Hunger in Africa

A World Development study finds that climate change could put an additional 16 million people at risk of hunger in Africa by 2030—compared to a scenario without climate change. However, investment in agriculture could more than compensate for the negative effects of climate change, and enhanced agricultural R&D could reduce the prevalence of hunger by 55 million people in Africa.

Activity or diet? Industry influence on obesity science and policy in China

As Coca-Cola’s influence in China increased from 1999 to 2015, the country’s obesity science and policy shifted toward physical activity according to a study in the Journal of Public Health Policy. The study shows that this shift aligned with Coca Cola’s message that it is activity, not diet, that matters—a claim few public health scholars accept.

Smart irrigation strategies for Africa

The Malabo Montpellier Panel’s report “Water-Wise: Smart Irrigation Strategies for Africa” assesses what Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Niger and South Africa—six African countries at the forefront of progress on irrigation—have done right. It identifies a set of policies and practices that could significantly improve the resilience and livelihoods of rural communities and spur overall agricultural growth and transformation in Africa.

Gender and pathways to food security in Malawi

Food insecurity is highest in households headed by sole male adults and sole female adults finds a study in Global Food Security that examines household food security in Malawi. In dual-headed households, joint access to information is a more powerful driver of food security than women's access alone.

Watch highlights from IFPRI-FAO global event

A highlights video from the Bangkok conference features key moments from the three days of talks exploring the challenges we face, the opportunities for progress, and the resolve of the global community to accelerate the end of hunger and malnutrition.

Engaging the business community for the SDGs at the World Economic Forum

IFPRI, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Global Nutrition Report, Scaling Up Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development join forces to engage the business community on how it can invest, partner, catalyze, and support acceleration to end hunger and malnutrition and achieve multiple SDGs. The side event will take place on January 24 during the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos.

Advocacy and implementation science in nutrition

Join the Society for Implementation Science in Nutrition’s webinar on February 15 discussing how advocacy can enhance implementation science in nutrition.

Highlights from this and past Compact2025 News in Briefs, along with other key resources, can be found at the Compact2025 Knowledge & Innovation Hub resources page.

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