Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights: This study develops a marginal abatement cost curve for hunger reduction. Twenty-two different interventions are considered for reducing undernourishment. Several low-cost investment options...

The paper provides a review of the work on financing the transformation of food systems done by the author and colleagues at IFPRI. The analysis discusses the objectives of that transformation (related to the Sustainable Development Goals...

Foodborne diseases are a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Africa. Country-specific estimates of the economic costs related to foodborne diseases caused by different hazards...

Widespread food insecurity remains a daunting challenge in Africa, despite significant gains in global efforts to eliminate hunger over the last three decades. This paper examines...

Highlights Information is scant on the cost of reconfiguring food systems to be more equitable and sustainable in the future. A report from 2020 identified eleven actions to spur food...

Legume seed systems in many developing countries are characterized by low availability of certified seeds because the private sector is often absent, and the public sector has...

On average 70% of the total value and 90% of the total margins generated from cocoa farmers to end consumers accrue to the two last actors in the chain: brands and retailers. Upstream...