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Reducing stunting and wasting in children under five years of age and improving children’s micronutrient status have become widely recognized as important development goals. Undernutrition in the first few years of life can have significant long-term effects, including fewer years of schooling, lower cognitive skills, and even lower income in adulthood.

Comme de nombreux gouvernements de pays en développement, le gouvernement du Malawi est intervenu sur les marchés agricoles du pays afin d'assurer un approvisionnement alimentaire adéquat à des prix raisonnables.

In the inter-connected world of food security, partnerships – among countries, regions, and development organizations – can play a critical role in achieving research- and evidence-based policies to increase the resilience of global food systems and to improve food and nutrition security for all. In this light, since 2014, IFPRI has held a series of food policy dialogues in Africa south of the Sahara, in collaboration with various regional partners as part of the Food Security Portal project.

The following is an excerpt from Synopsis: Social networks and factor markets, authored by Kibrom A. Abay, Goytom A. Kahsay, Guush Berhane.