Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health

International Conference | 10-12 February 2011 | New Delhi, India

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    • PapersView list of Conference Briefs 2020 Conference Papers 2020 Conference Paper 1 The Nexus between Agriculture and Nutrition: Do Growth Patterns and Conditional Factors Matter? Shenggen Fan and Joanna Brzeska. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 1.3M) 2020 Conference Paper 2 Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition: Toward Conceptualizing the Linkages John Hoddinott. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 858K) 2020 Conference Paper 3 Feeding the Future’s Changing Diets: Implications for Agriculture Markets, Nutrition, and Policy Siwa Msangi and Mark Rosegrant. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 1.0M) 2020 Conference Paper 4 Value Chains for Nutrition Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 2.2M) Addenda to Paper #4 Enhancing Nutritional Value and Marketability of Beans through Research and Strengthening Key Value-Chain Stakeholders in Uganda Robert Mazur, Iowa State University, USA; Henry Kizito Musoke, Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns, Uganda; Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Makerere University, Uganda; Michael Ugen, National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda. 2020 Conference Note 1. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 292K) Farmer, Trader, and Consumer Decisionmaking: Toward Sustainable Marketing of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Mozambique and Uganda Claire Coote, Keith…
    • BriefsView list of Conference Papers 2020 Conference Briefs 2020 Conference Brief 1 The Nexus between Agriculture and Nutrition: Do Growth Patterns and Conditional Factors Matter? Shenggen Fan and Joanna Brzeska. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 471K) 2020 Conference Brief 2 Agriculture, Health, and Nutrition: Toward Conceptualizing the Linkages John Hoddinott. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 389K) 2020 Conference Brief 3 Feeding the Future’s Changing Diets: Implications for Agriculture Markets, Nutrition, and Policy Siwa Msangi and Mark Rosegrant. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 454K) 2020 Conference Brief 4 Value Chains for Nutrition Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 490K) 2020 Conference Brief 5 Responding to Health Risks along the Value Chain Pippa Chenevix Trench, Clare Narrod, Devesh Roy, and Marites Tiongco. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 516K) 2020 Conference Brief 6 Turning Economic Growth into Nutrition-Sensitive Growth Derek Headey. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (PDF 438K) 2020 Conference Brief 7 Growth is Good, but is Not Enough to Improve Nutrition Olivier Ecker, Clemens Breisinger, and Karl Pauw. Washington, D.C. International Food Policy Research…
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    • The Way Forward StatementLeveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health: The Way Forward Draft as of February 3, 2011 | Download (PDF 375K) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is facilitating a policy consultation process, the centerpiece of which is an international conference on “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health” on February 10–12, 2011, in New Delhi, India. This draft statement is understood as a “living document” subject to further debate and change in the coming months. We at IFPRI note that this statement does not imply any endorsement by the conference participants or the cosponsors. Rather the statement is a synthesis of our own preliminary conclusions to stimulate international debate on the way forward and action. We welcome comments and feedback on this draft via the comment form below. The Challenge The linkages between agriculture, nutrition, and health seem obvious: adequate levels and qualities of food produced and consumed promote good nutrition and robust health. The reality, however, is that patterns of food production and consumption vary widely around the world and the positive linkages between agriculture, nutrition, and health are not realized. Despite the large role that agriculture has played in the past, a number of pressing problems in…
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Journal publishes review of IFPRI seminar on non-communicable diseases

November 4, 2011 by zkarelina

The December 2011 issue of Public Health Nutrition featured a review of the recent policy seminar on agriculture and non-communicable diseases. Written by two IFPRI colleagues Zhenya Karelina and Heidi Fritschel, the article concluded that "agriculture can be a powerful tool in the fight against non-communicable diseases, but using this tool effectively will require significant changes in the organization of the entire food system, from the farm to the table."

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chicago Council, City University, non-communicable diseases, PepsiCo, policy seminar, United Nations

Video message from Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo

February 12, 2011 by Peter Shelton

Video remarks from Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at PepsiCo, at the IFPRI 2020 Conference on "Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health," February 11, 2011, New Delhi, India.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: agriculture, Day 2, health, Indra Nooyi, nutrition, PepsiCo

Derek Yach of PepsiCo Highlights Role of Private Sector

December 7, 2010 by zkarelina

The 2020 Conference team caught up with Derek Yach, Senior Vice President of Global Health and Agriculture Policy at PepsiCo and member of the Conference Advisory Committee. We discussed the potential opportunities and impacts of private sector involvement for improving nutrition.

Please leave a comment to share your thoughts on these videos!

Filed Under: Advisory Committee, Video Tagged With: agriculture, health, nutrition, PepsiCo, Private Sector, Yach

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