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Despite the fact that nonincome dimensions of well-being such as nutrition and health are now placed on the global development agenda, substantial gaps remain in our knowledge about patterns and trends in nutrition inequalities in many developing countries. PDF file:  ifpridp00968.pdf(913.6KB)...

Malnutrition rates among children 0-36 months and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are high and vary significantly across rural-urban locations, geopolitical regions, and agroecological zones, constituting a significant public health challenge. Using National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2003 data, we sought to understand better what the determinants of child and maternal nutrition A quantitative analysis of determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria PDF file:  nsspbp10.pdf(731.6KB)...

Malnutrition rates among children 0 to 36 months and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are high and vary significantly across rural-urban locations, geopolitical zones, and agro-ecological zones, thereby constituting a significant public health challenge. Using the 2003 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) data, this brief discusses the key determinants of child and maternal nutrition in Nigeria across these different zones. A quantitative analysis of determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria PDF file:  nssppb11.pdf(403KB)...

Nigeria is still characterized by high reliance on food imports. Malnutrition is widespread in the entire country and rural areas are especially vulnerable to chronic food shortages, malnutrition, unbalanced nutrition, erratic food supply, poor quality foods, high food costs, and even total lack of food. This phenomenon cuts across all age groups and categories of individuals in the rural areas. PDF file:  nsspbp07.pdf(698.1KB)...

Learning from successes in agricultural development is now more urgent than ever. Progress in feeding the world’s billions has slowed, while the challenge of meeting future food needs remains enormous and is subject to new uncertainties in the global food and agricultural systems. In the late 1950s around a billion people were estimated to go hungry every day. Scientists, policymakers, farmers, and ordinary people initiated a concerted push to boost agricultural production and productivity in developing countries. Millions fed PDF file:  millions fed booklet (chinese).pdf(1.9MB)...

Reducing malnutrition, including undernutrition (insufficient calorie intake) and micronutrient deficiencies (insufficient intake of vitamins and minerals) is a high priority for Malawi and many developing country governments, closely linked to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. However, effective policy intervention requires knowing what causes malnutrition and how different development policies affect the nutritional status of the population. PDF file:  masspbr03.pdf(65.4KB)...

The vision of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is a world free of hunger and malnutrition. Capacity strengthening is vital to realizing this vision. Capacity development contributes to agricultural growth, poverty reduction, and economic development. Together with communications, capacity strengthening ensures that IFPRI’s research results have impact on the ground. PDF file:  gi22.pdf(521.6KB)...

Humanity has made enormous progress in the past 50 years toward eliminating hunger and malnutrition. Some five billions people--more than 80 percent of the world's population--have enough food to live healthy, productive lives. Agricultural development has contributed significantly to these gains, while also fostering economic growth and poverty reduction. < div class="pullquote" markdown=1> * More about the project * Case study discussion papers * Press kit Highlights from Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development PDF file:  oc64.pdf(17.7MB)...

Conflicts have existed for generations worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, conflicts occur for various reasons, including inter-tribal or clanist tensions, resource disputes, and externally instigated wars. These conflicts may persist unabated for generations, and can take on different dimensions. PDF file:  ifpridp00909.pdf(1.1MB)...

Embeddable Map (Put this map on your website) The Challenge of Hunger 2008: Global Hunger Index Comparisons of hunger across states: India State Hunger Index The Challenge of Hunger 2007: Global Hunger Index PDF file:  ghi09.pdf(2.7MB)...

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 17, no. 1 (2008) [contents] - Includes an article on displacement from the Three Gorges dam in China. Conflict Trends, no. 1 (2008) [full-text] - Tenth anniversary issue. Cultures & Conflits, no. 69 (printemps 2008) [texte intégral] - Focus of this issue is "Xénophobie de gouvernement, nationalisme d'Etat." Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 17,...

Anuario 2008 de procesos de paz (Escola de cultura de paz, April 2008) [Spanish text] Country at a Crossroads: Challenges Facing Young People in Sierra Leone (Women's Commission, April 2008) [text] Denied Status, Denied Education: Children of North Korean Women in China (Human Rights Watch, April 2008) [text via Refworld] A Gamble with the Right to Asylum in Europe: Greek Asylum Policy and...