Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Translating Evidence into Action and Policy

27 January 2026. Brussels, Hybrid. Stronger Data for Stronger Futures: A Strategic Dialogue by the Joint Research Centre

Hosted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), this exchange brought together global and country partners, technical experts and practitioners to connect evidence and action in responding to child undernutrition and strengthening food and nutrition data systems.
  • The morning session focused on the ongoing crisis of child wasting and explore how recent evidence can better inform policy and programme responses and translate evidence into action and policy; it will be led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 
  • The afternoon session led by the Joint Research Centre and partners and focused on practical opportunities to strengthen food and nutrition information ecosystems that support action in fragile and crisis-affected contexts. 
  • The dialogue identified catalytic opportunities, reinforce technical coordination, and foster alignment toward more coherent, sustainable, and integrated data systems that improve nutrition and food security outcomes.

Panel : Strengthening Food and Nutrition Information Ecosystems: Towards Aligned Action


See video recording at 15:46:00


This panel explored alignment on priority actions, reinforcing technical coordination, and identifying financing and partnership opportunities to strengthen food and nutrition information ecosystems.
  • Fragmentation vs. coherence in food and nutrition data systems
  • Linking science, policy, and implementation through actionable data
  • Strengthening national ownership and institutional capacity
  • Leveraging innovation, digital tools, and modelling for decision support
  • Aligning donor investments and fostering long-term partnerships

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