This Event post is cross posted from IFPRI Website. For more information Click below for: 1.PRESENTATION 2.PODCAST 3.PRESS RELEASE 4.VIDEO Co-organized by IFPRI, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), and CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) on JAN 8, 2024, at 8:30AM TO 9:45AM EST/ 4:30PM TO 5:45PM […]
Kenya’s new urban school meal plan is ambitious – and could offer lessons for scaling up
This blog is cross posted from IFPRI website. BY ELISHEBA KIRU AND AULO GELLI OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 More than 250,000 children in public primary schools in Nairobi will receive regular subsidized school meals provided by the county government. The Dishi Na County program is Kenya’s first in an urban setting. The national school meal program set […]
Kenya Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR): Rethinking Food Crisis Responses.
BY DAVID WANJUI[1], JUNEWEENEX MBUTHIA AND LENSA OMUNE[2] Related blog is cross posted by The University of Nairobi. Follow processing at youtube https://youtube.com/live/t2O3VvdfprE?feature=share In 2022, the world experienced disruptions in the global food systems mainly driven by an array of challenges, including war, COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather events, mass migration, and political instability and pointing […]
How IFPRI, CGIAR and the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis Share Capacity
By Harriet Mawia, Yumna Kassim, Clemens Breisinger, Naureen Karachiwalla, Jonathan Mockshell, Ara Go. How can inflation be lowered, and more better-paying jobs be created? How can necessary public investments be funded and prioritized? By raising taxes and looking for external funding sources? Such questions are high on people’s and policy makers minds in Kenya and […]
Kenya’s Discussion of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR): Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is organizing a hybrid launch event for its 2023 Global Food Policy Report in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with University of Nairobi and as part of the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) seminar series on May 19, 2023, at 2.00pm. The 2023 Global Food Policy Report, […]