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Wafa gives her two-year-old daughter and husband some bread, olives and hummus that she bought using food stamps. © WFP/Rein Skullerud (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Press release

17 Apr 2018

Targeting food aid for vulnerable populations more effectively

With uncertain future budgets for United Nations food aid, food security for refugee populations can only be achieved when aid is carefully targeted and effective. INRA researchers and their colleagues recommend taking simultaneous account of both individual and regional- and community-level data to effectively identify households facing food insecurity and/or economic vulnerability.

A young herdsman tending his herd in a pasture in Nepal’s Manaslu region. © INRA, MEURET Michel

Press release

06 Apr 2018

Environment and economic growth: what’s become of Nepal’s forests?

Nepal is a hilly and mountainous country where a quarter of the land is covered by forest, an essential source of energy for rural inhabitants. Researchers from INRA and their colleagues showed that firewood collection remained stable between 2003 and 2010 despite rural households’ rising living standards and energy needs. This paradox is explained by a decline in farm-based activities, which reduces pressure on forest resources.

Karen Macours est directrice de recherche Inra au sein de l’UMR Paris School of Economics (Inra, EHESS,  CNRS, ENPC, ENS).  © Benoit Galibert

News

20 Dec 2017

Karen Macours, appointed to lead the independent assessment body for the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secured future