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Way Forward statement on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health
In his closing remarks at the 2020 International Conference, Dr. Shenggen Fan released "The Way Forward" statement on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health. The statement is a synthesis of the conference organizers' conclusions intended to stimulate international debate on the way forward and action. Read the Way Forward statement
Five Steps to Prevent a Repeat of the 2007–08 Food Crisis
Five Steps to Prevent a Repeat of the 2007–08 Food Crisis (Presentation) View more presentations from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Statement by Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI October 1, 2010 The recent volatility of agricultural commodity prices has caused some observers to wonder if another food crisis, similar to the one that occurred [...]
We Can Halve Hunger, If We Change the Way We Do Business
Press statement by Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in advance of MDG summit A decade ago, the international community committed itself to halving the percentage of people who go hungry. When world leaders meet next week to review implementation of this and other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they need to [...]
IFPRI Director General on Flooding in Pakistan
Source: flickr (Vicki Francis / DFID) Young men in front of a flooded field in Pakistan The flooding in Pakistan is one of the largest humanitarian disasters in recent memory. The crisis is affecting about 15 million people, almost a tenth of the population of the world’s sixth most populous country. Water has inundated about [...]
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