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ProjectNo relevant topicsIn Latin America and the Caribbean, as elsewhere, low-income and marginalized communities have seen their vulnerability exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsSupporting transformative local coalitions for an inclusive territorial development agenda in Latin AmericaSocioeconomic progress in Latin America has failed to extend equally across the continent.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsTowards eliminating anemia in the high Andes: linking social protection with agriculture and nutrition interventions for scalingDespite notable progress to reduce poverty and malnutrition in Peru through a series of government interventions over the past decade, anemia among women and children in rural areas of the Andes is still a major challenge for social protection and national development programs.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsTransforming Territories (Latin America)This project aims to support policies and programs that create greater opportunities and improve the well-being of 900,000 people living in poverty in the rural-urban territories of Chile, Colombia, and Mexico.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsScaling Up the Production of More Nutritious Yellow Potatoes in Colombia (CIFSRF Phase 2)This project aims to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in Colombia.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsRIMISP: Core Support for Rural Development Research Phase 2Territorial inequalities persist in many parts of Latin America.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsAgriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health: Support to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research ProgramAgriculture has made remarkable advances in the past decades, but progress in improving the nutrition and health of the poor in developing countries is lagging behind.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsSupport to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Program on Roots, Tubers, and BananasBecause roots, tubers, and bananas are food crops primarily traded in local markets, their prices are not subject to the volatility that affects global markets for staple grains such as wheat and maize.
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Research in ActionHealthRapid, low-cost diagnostics and deployable surge capacity for COVID-19The outbreak of COVID-19 highlights the importance of a rapid response to infectious diseases in a highly interconnected world.
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Research in ActionHealth Food and AgricultureBuilding the evidence for healthier food systemsIDRC invests in evidence, innovations, and policies to improve health and prevent chronic diseases through healthier food systems in low- and middle-income countries—more than CA$20 million in support of over 35 projects.
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Research in ActionFood and AgricultureNew InnoVet-AMR projectsInnovative Veterinary Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance (InnoVet-AMR) is a four-year, CA$27.9 million partnership between IDRC and the UK government’s Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF), part of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
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IDRC awardeesNo relevant topics
Peru needs a holistic nutrition strategy
Peru needs a holistic nutrition strategy
Is it possible to tackle obesity and undernourishment simultaneously? That’s the question 2017 Research Award Recipient Carly Hayes set out to answer. Peru, she says, “suffers from a double burden of malnutrition: over 59% of the adult population are overweight or obese, while many children in rural areas are stunted or suffer from anemia.”
Peru has carried out a concerted program to reduce stunting in children under five, says Hayes, but efforts to address obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases such as diabetes have been piecemeal and lack overall policy coherence. A debate is underway as to whether the policies that solved one problem could be retrofitted to address another.
Hayes concluded that retooling existing nutrition policies is a viable option, but “these policies shouldn’t take the place of a more holistic nutrition strategy that seeks to create a healthier food environment.”
Hayes’ says the research and fieldwork in Lima, the Department of Cusco, and the town of Ollantaytambo in the high Andes “gave me the chance both to deepen my knowledge of non-communicable disease prevention and to strengthen my skills in logistics and planning, monitoring and evaluation, and communications.”
“I feel that I grew a lot as a researcher, as a professional, and on a personal level throughout my year as a research awardee.”
However, Hayes considers that one of the most valuable opportunities “was the chance to interact with a cohort of awardees who bring a wide variety of experience, knowledge, and skills to the program. Learning from this remarkable group has allowed me to expand my knowledge of 10 international development issues, instead of just one!”
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Research in ActionHealthPreventing Chagas in Central America through simple home improvementsResearch in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras confirms that low cost and locally sustainable home improvements provide a sustainable means of controlling the spread of Chagas disease.
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Research in ActionHealthResearch in Action Strengthening the field of ecohealth research in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Research in ActionGovernance Food and Agriculture GenderImproving food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
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BooksEnvironment Science and Technology Food and AgricultureThe Custodians of Biodiversity: Sharing Access to and Benefits of Genetic ResourcesPublication Date