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As heads of state gather in Rome next week for the World Summit on Food Security, a new book pulls together – for the first time – major successes in agricultural development that have brought millions of people out of hunger over the past 50 years. The book, Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development, was commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to determine what works in agriculture – what sorts of programs, policies, and investments have had a proven impact on h… Continue

Twenty five million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to effects of climate change, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The report provides specific projections for the year 2050 on crop yield declines, food price increases, and decreased calorie availability due to climate change. It also compares the number of malnourished children in 2050 with and without climate change. Additionally, it projects the costs for overcoming these negati… Continue

Two studies on nutrition from the International Food Policy Research Institute have been published recently in the Lancet, a leading medical journal.

The first study finds that feeding very young children a high-energy, high-protein supplement leads to increased economic productivity in adulthood, especially for men. Boys who received the supplement in the first two years of life earned on average 46 percent higher wages as adults. This study is the first to present direct evidence of the effec… Continue

Press Release, November 6, 2007

Report and background materials are available at: http://www.ifpri.org/media/20071106mostdeprived.asp

The World’s Poorest People Not Being Reached
New Study Examines Plight of Poor Living on Less than 50 Cents a Day

Washington, DC—

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Iron deficiency is the single biggest nutritional threat in developing countries. A recent study by the International Food Policy Research Institute and Cornell University found that a nutritional supplement known as Sprinkles reduces anemia in young children by more than half. Sprinkles can be easily and inexpensively incorporated into existing feeding programs.

You can find a press release, summary of the study, fact sheets,

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