Globally, more people are living in acute hunger than we think! Our new paper analyzing the official global method for classifying food insecurity - the IPC - is out in Nature Food. We show IPC analyses underestimate the number of acutely hungry, missing ~ one in five www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Malawi can end hunger after the 2025 elections if bold steps are taken to transform food systems After the elections, Malawi’s government will need to confront deep-rooted structural challenges to secure lasting food security and drive inclusive economic growth.

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Just out in Global Food Security:

Urbanization shapes West African diets throughout the rural-urban continuum

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#econsky

A ray of hope: FEWSNET is back.

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✨ Speaker Spotlight: #GFPR2025 ✨

Michael Kremer, Professor in Economics, University of Chicago; 2019 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, will be speaking at the launch of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report—a special edition marking IFPRI’s 50th anniversary.

🔗 bit.ly/GFPR2025

#IFPRI50 @cgiar.org

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In my first Policy Note for IFPRI Malawi, we explore the economic and welfare implications of the reduction of US foreign assistance in Malawi.

Just to note that we've now uploaded data and replication files for this work, including the contract lists.

Thanks for this interesting work! Would it be possible to provide a link to the list of retained awards?

"Where Law Ends Tyranny Begins"

Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.

Screen shot of PWYF website showing links to USAID data sources

You can find information about USAID’s programs using the following sources: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/02/usai...

#USAID #ForeignAid

Since the USAID website is down, any suggestions on where to find archives of publications/data?
#EconSky

For what it's worth, I speak French relatively well (but am much more comfortable in English) and Deepl does a very good job translating. I used it for reports I had initially drafted in English and with some editing it works well.

Weather-wise Andalucia should be very nice that time of year (Seville, Cordoba, Cadiz). Madrid and Barcelona have more to offer food-wise IMO but will be colder. Happy to share restaurant recommendations (just spent 3years in Seville)

🦋IFPRI is excited to join @bsky.app! Colleagues, partners, friends @cgiar.org and beyond - who's there? 👋 Welcome to our cloud!

The 22nd Midwest International Economic Development Conference (MWIEDC) will be held at UIUC March 28–29, 2025. Co-hosted by Ag Econ and Econ. Mushfiq Mobarak @mushfiq-econ.bsky.social keynote. Always one of my favorite conferences.
Deadline for submissions Jan 8, 2025.

Professional update: I am very happy to announce that I joined IFPRI as a research Fellow at the Malawi Strategy Support Program today!
Excited to be in Lilongwe (and have this office view)

We’re hosting the Midwest International Development Conference @UChicago April 5-6. Submit your papers!

The world is welcome. Registration fees include most meals at the university’s new conference venue.

Learn more and submit papers here:

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Very interesting and much needed review! Congratulations!

Roasted Squash, Crispy Lentils, Pomegranate and Dukkah This vegan one-tin roasted squash with dukkah is finished with a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds, making it the perfect centrepiece for a meat-free feast.

Roasting Tin series from Rukmini Iyer has lots of great easy options. Some favourites: thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/roas... and thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/one-...

Since I admitted being here mostly for the animal content, its only fair that I introduce Mao as well!

It appears I have left the sinking ship, so time to introduce myself: Hi everyone, I am a development economist (currently surrounded by agricultural economists at the JRC). Mostly here to see pictures of everyone's pets. Learning about interesting new research is a great bonus!