Summary & Key Points
"As part of the response to food insecurity, researchers from the IPORA consortium's working group on food systems and food security in Côte d'Ivoire met in Abidjan from January 29 to 31, 2025, to identify research projects that could guide decision-making in the field of nutrition."
As part of the response to food insecurity, researchers from the working group on food systems and food security of the IPORA consortium in Côte d'Ivoire met in Abidjan from January 29 to 31, 2025 to identify research projects that could guide decision-making in the field of nutrition.
The IPORA consortium, or Interdisciplinary Policy-Oriented Research on Africa, is, according to Dr. Gérard Menan, Deputy Coordinator of IPORA Côte d'Ivoire, a real opportunity for Côte d'Ivoire, as it brings together various expertise to address specific issues related to the well-being of populations, particularly food security.
Three identified themes will be the subject of research projects. These are:
- Food supply to cities
- The dynamics of security in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire
- Mental health in mothers in relation to child nutrition
The work of this meeting allowed for the development of tools for the supply of communities with nutritious foods in order to improve existing policies on food security.
