Nutrition

What the price of vegetables can teach us about healthier eating habits in Samoa

Recently, the World Bank has collaborated with Samoan government ministries, a local non-government organizations and researchers to conduct the Samoa Food and Tobacco Household Survey to…

Sutayut Osornprasop, Nicola Hawley, Jutta Krahn|
Agriculture and Food, Health, Nutrition

Digital technologies, child nutrition, and women’s inclusion in Guatemala

Guatemala has the seventh highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world, and between 2019-2021 56% of the population faced food insecurity.

Aída Romero, Viviana Perego, Javier Romero Haaker|
Digital Development, Gender, Nutrition, Social Protection

From plant to fork: a rapid assessment of the fertilizer and food crisis in Central America

Why are fertilizer prices so high, and what can countries in Central America do about this?

Luis Flores, Viviana Perego, Diego Arias|
Agriculture and Food, Nutrition, Poverty

The 2022 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings: Unity in a time of crises

The 2022 IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings: Unity in a time of crises

John Mackedon|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Debt, Education, Environment, Financial Sector, Health, Nutrition, Poverty

Saudi Arabia: How combatting obesity through a system-based approach can save lives

A new report entitled, “Overweight and Obesity in Saudi Arabia,” and by the Saudi Health Council, in collaboration with the World Bank, provides a comprehensive assessment of overweight and…

Reem F. Alsukait, Christopher H. Herbst, Meera Shekar, Rekha Menon, Mohammed Alluhidan|
Agriculture and Food, Health, Nutrition
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