Yes, how many deaths will it take till we know…
…that too many children have died?I adapt this from Dylan’s famous 1962 lyrics, but it is nowhere more true than for Adivasis or tribal peoples (called Scheduled Tribes) in India.Come monsoon, the...
View ArticleHonduras: Are high food prices fueling child malnutrition?
Recently, I was once again confronted with a puzzling situation I have seen too often during the course of my career: flat growth curves for children. This especially worried me in light of the...
View ArticleHaiti: sowing the seeds for better nutrition
“Haiti” and “food” and “nutrition” are words not usually seen together as part of an optimistic statement, rather the opposite. But as we commemorate World Food Day I believe there is a lot that Haiti...
View ArticleChart: Progress toward reducing undernourishment
Excerpt from Global Monitoring Report 2012. Undernourishment measures the availability of food to meet people’s basic energy needs. The MDGs call for cutting the proportion of undernourished people in...
View ArticleFood Prices Are Soaring: 5 Questions for Economist José Cuesta
Read this post in Español, Français, 中文, عربيPhoto Credit: Arne Hoel/World BankThe numbers are jarring: Global prices for key food staples such as corn and soybean were at an all-time high in July...
View ArticleDoes a wife's bargaining power provide more micronutrients to females?
In the policy discussions related to hunger, malnutrition, poverty and wellbeing, calorie intake is often the focus. Increasingly, however, micronutrient malnutrition appears to be a critical problem...
View ArticleStunting: The Face of Poverty
Globally, 165 million children under age 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition – also known as stunting, or low height for age. Much of this damage happens in pregnancy and the first two years of a...
View ArticleCampaign Art: The Powerful Women of Kenya Fortified
People, Spaces, Deliberation bloggers present exceptional campaign art from all over the world. These examples are meant to inspire. Source: ONE Follow PublicSphereWB on Twitter
View ArticleA Young African Entrepreneur Invests in Caterpillars to Fight Malnutrition
While the shea tree is known for its nuts, used to produce a butter to which myriad benefits have been attributed (skin and nutritional, in particular), much less is known about the caterpillars that...
View ArticleTo Feed the Future, Let’s End Hunger by 2030
The world has made impressive progress against hunger in the past few decades – mostly due to the hard work of poor people themselves. They are the most important stakeholders: Who could be more...
View ArticleBetter together: Toilets and nutrition
Studies show children grow taller and perform better on cognitive tests in communities where residents have access to improved sanitation and do not defecate in the open. Photo credit: World Bank...
View ArticleFive facts about rice and poverty in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is a major global rice producer and exporter but its population suffers from serious levels of poverty and malnutrition. Spanning six countries – China, Myanmar,...
View ArticleMalnutrition denies children opportunity and stunts economic development
Nearly 50 years ago, books such as Asian Drama: An Inquiry Into The Poverty Of Nations, by the Swedish economist and Nobel laureate Gunnar Myrdal, offered a dire prediction of famine and poverty for...
View ArticleDoes the Gates’ Letter 2017 answer Warren Buffett’s questions?
Melinda and Bill Gates have made an annual tradition of publishing their thoughts on their work in global development, the challenges they face, and their goals for the future. These letters are a...
View ArticleIn Senegal, food security and women’s empowerment go hand in hand
© Dominic Chavez/World Bank Senegal’s nutrition policy is at a crossroads. Reaching a critical moment where the effects of malnutrition could have a detrimental effect on generations of young...
View ArticleCampaign Art: Why it’s imperative to scale-up maternal and child nutrition
People, Spaces, Deliberation bloggers present exceptional campaign art from all over the world. These examples are meant to inspire. Maternal and child nutrition is a key driver for sustainable...
View ArticleWhen nutrition meets WASH: reflections from Ethiopia and Madagascar on...
Co-author:Sophie Durrans, Research Uptake Officer at London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineTeaching mothers with small children about nutrition, Uganda | World Bank A child who is stunted...
View ArticleFor Central Asia, investing in children’s health is the best investment for...
Millions of children around the world are prevented from reaching their full developmental potential because of poor environment and nutrition. In the more extreme cases, these children face stunting...
View ArticleIt’s time to end malnutrition in South Asia
Chronic malnutrition remains prevalent across South Asia as many poor South Asians cannot afford nutritious foods or don’t have the relevant information or education to make smart dietary choices. In...
View ArticleHow can digital technology help transform Africa’s food system?
Also available in: Français Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank There’s no question that agriculture is critical to Africa’s biggest development goals. It is fundamental for poverty reduction, economic...
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