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IFPRI Research Post: The links between food-related trade and fiscal policies and obesity rates in low- and middle-income countries

Global overweight and obesity rates have almost tripled since 1975 and are expected to continue rising over the next few decades (Shekar & Popkin, 2020). This trend is alarmingly steeper in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to high-income countries, where the same rates are gradually declining (Ng et al., 2014, Shekar and Popkin, 2020). […]

Perceptions and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Rural Malawi

Written by: Laura Leavens, Kate Ambler, Sylvan Herskowitz, Mywish Maredia, and Jonathan Mockshell In response to the pandemic, on March 20th, 2020, the Malawian government declared a state of disaster. Three days later, the government closed schools. The first cases were confirmed on April 2nd; a week later, the government announced several containment measures, including, […]