In Myanmar’s Yangon region, a significant portion of young women employed in the formally regulated garment sector is impacted by malnutrition. Through data collection at the individual, factory, and community levels, Sophie Goudet, Lwin Mar Hlaing, and Paula Griffiths assess the food and nutrition security of Yangon’s young female garment workers.
COVID-19’s implications for food security, nutrition, and poverty
In this virtual event, hosted by IFPRI on April 30th, 2020, experts look at how developing countries can respond in ways that promote food security, nutrition, and equity. Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey also discusses how COVID-19 will further damage Myanmar's vulnerable groups through two main mechanisms: dietary quality and healthcare.
Food loss and waste: Can we end it by 2030 while dealing with the pandemic?
COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the food chain and with just ten years to go before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to be met, eliminating food loss and waste is increasingly urgent. In this IFPRI policy seminar, experts discuss whether we can or will end food loss and waste while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global Food Policy Report 2020 launch: Building inclusive food systems
April 7th marked the launch of IFPRI's flagship 2020 Global Food Policy Report. This year, the report focuses on the theme of "building inclusive food systems" and occurred just as the COVID-19 pandemic started to affect food supply chains around the world.
2019 IFPRI annual report
Throughout 2019, IFPRI researchers generated high-quality research results that inform policies on food and nutrition security at the national, regional, and global levels. Explore highlights from IFPRI's work to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty around the world through the 2019 annual report.