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New report reveals ‘hidden’ social burdens of skyrocketing food prices

Friday 24 May 2013
Jakarta post reports on the Squeezed report

New report reveals ‘hidden’ social burdens of skyrocketing food prices

Friday 24 May 2013
The Jakarta Post report on the Squeezd report

Ideology and friendship

Friday 24 May 2013
IDS is mentioned in a memoir about life in development

‘Squeezed’: how are poor people adjusting to life in a time of food price volatility? - Movie Balla

Thursday 23 May 2013
Movie Balla republish Naomi Hossain's Poverty to Power blog

Money top concern over love and status

Thursday 23 May 2013
All Africa republish the Guardian's article reporting on findings from the IDS-Oxfam report Squeezed.

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Food prices squeezing poor people and driving social change by stealth

23 May 13
New IDS-Oxfam research reveals a new era of high and volatile food prices go beyond affecting what people can afford to eat and are causing life-changing shifts in society.

New research shows that some of the poorest developing countries are showing the greatest political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition

11 Apr 13
According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger and undernutrition, whilst economic powerhouses such as India and Nigeria are failing some of their most vulnerable citizens.

Leading experts argue that, from Congo to Mali, efforts to restore human security should start at the community level

23 Jan 13
At a time of increasing foreign intervention in conflict-affected states in Africa, new research from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) suggests that efforts to restore human security in these countries must start at the community level rather than at the national level.

Refocusing on youth and agriculture for Africa’s ‘lost generation’

07 Nov 12
Agriculture policies in many African countries are failing to recognise the true needs and priorities of their young people, say authors of new research published today by the Institute of Development Studies.