According to the report of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), India has slipped to 102nd ranks (last year- 103rd) out of 117 countries on the Global Hunger Index 2019.
India is ranked below many neighboring countries, such as - China at 25th spot, - Nepal at 73rd spot, - Myanmar at 69th spot, - Sri Lanka at 66th spot, - Bangladesh at 88th spot, and - Pakistan at 94th spot.
IFPRI is an international agricultural research center founded in the 1970s to improve the understanding of national agricultural and food policies to promote the adoption of innovations in agricultural technology. i) HQ - Washington, D.C, USA ii) Director General - Shenggen Fan iii) Chairman of the Board of Trustees - Mari Pangestu
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