Transform Nutrition, a global research consortium led by IFPRI and co-organizer of Nourishing Millions, has announced its 2016 Transform Nutrition champions. Following a global call for nominations, Transform Nutrition identified ten champions who have had significant success in transforming thinking or action on nutrition. They will be featured in more detail in Transform Nutrition’s materials >> Read more

The Nourishing Millions call for nominations has closed. We received a wide range of nominations for innovative nutrition success stories from around the world. These results make it clear that the recent rise of nutrition to the top of the global development agenda is due to the hard work of practitioners, policymakers, educators, and researchers >> Read more

There is only one week left to contribute to Nourishing Millions, which brings together powerful narratives of change – of country-level progress, of successful programs and interventions, as well as stories of individual leaders and nutrition champions. We are casting a wide net for nominations for nutrition success stories. This is your opportunity to highlight a successful >> Read more

Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition is a new initiative led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). In recent years, high-level political commitment to address undernutrition has ramped up significantly. Recognizing the need for well-documented stories of how to generate and scale up nutrition successes and develop leadership in nutrition, this project >> Read more

IFPRI is pleased to invite you to nominate nutrition success stories for a new initiative on “Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition.” Political commitment to address undernutrition has grown significantly, and translating these commitments into action has become a leading priority. Lessons on how to improve nutrition in real world contexts are much needed. >> Read more

The following post was originally published on the Transform Nutrition website. Do you know anyone who has transformed thinking and action on nutrition? The Transform Nutrition Research Programme Consortium in partnership with Save the Children are inviting nominations to recognise any individual who has had significant success in transforming thinking or action on nutrition. Following a first round of Nutrition >> Read more

In recent years there has been a major upswing in attention to nutrition. No longer in the shadows of development discourse, nutrition is now front and center. Investment in nutrition (from donors, international organizations, and governments themselves) is growing, action plans are being developed, and research undertaken. As the multisectoral dimension of the nutrition challenge >> Read more

Hunger and undernutrition are fundamental challenges facing our planet today. Eliminating both is key to ending extreme poverty and to achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But significant knowledge gaps related to eliminating hunger and undernutrition must first be addressed for effective and cost-efficient action. Compact2025 is an IFPRI-led initiative that will work to fill >> Read more

Nourishing Millions follows on Millions Fed, a project that identified 20 proven successes in agricultural development that substantially reduced hunger and poverty. Led by IFPRI with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the initiative documented successes ranging from interventions that enhanced productivity to those that combated diseases and pests, conserved natural resources, expanded >> Read more