Blog
3 July 2022
According to the most recent Kenya Integrated Household Survey Report (KNBS, 2018), the overall poverty headcount rate was 36.1%
Blog
13 June 2022
The current rise in global market prices for major food commodities almost mirrors that of the 2008 food crisis, presenting a worldwide threat to food security.
Blog
16 May 2022
IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation.
Blog
13 April 2022
The experience of these small-scale farmers may sound familiar. Many of us have been in a similar situation when buying a product or service—the reality doesn’t match the promise.
Blog
4 April 2022
Food security in West Africa has been deteriorating since 2015: The proportion of the population affected by undernutrition rose from 11.5% in 2015 to 18.7% in 2020, a total of 75.2 million people.
Blog
17 March 2022
Wheat is a key food item for this country, representing between 35% and 39% of caloric intake per person in the last few years.
Activities
28 January 2022
Non-cognitive skills such as locus of control (LOC) and self-efficacy have been theoretically shown to influence behavioural and economic decision-making.
Blog
6 January 2022
Mental ill-health is a significant disease burden. It is responsible for 8% of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) globally—one DALY represents the loss of the equivalent of one year of full health.
Blog
6 January 2022
With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting livelihoods, and the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) now beginning to influence food flows, agricultural trade in Africa is in a state of flux, with both challenges and opportunities.