Kalle Hirvonen
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October 2020
I was interviewed by the Nature magazine about COVID-19 and food security.

August 2020
Several news agencies around the world covered our research on the link between altitude and child growth: The New York Times, CNN, Reuters-Health, Cosmos, Daily Mail, News Medical, ScienMag, Duodecim (in Finnish), MTV3 (in Finnish).

Rural 21 published my focus article on affordability of healthy diets.

July 2020
Addis Fortune covered our COVID-19 research in Addis Ababa

June 2020

Interviewed by the Bistandsaktuelt Magazine (Norway) about food security situation in Addis Ababa during the
COVID-19 pandemic.


Ethiopian Reporter covered our COVID-19 research in Addis Ababa.

May 2020
The Conversation published our op-ed with Derek Headey on our homestead garden research.

December 2019
VoxDev published our op-ed with Will Masters, Yan Bai and Derek Headey on the affordability of healthy diets.

The Telegraph (UK) published my op-ed on the affordability of healthy diets.

Interviewed by Devex on the affordability of the EAT-Lancet diets.

Interviewed by YLE (Finland) on the affordability of the EAT-Lancet diets.

Our research on the affordability of the EAT-Lancet diets was covered by several news agencies across the globe: Reuters, Daily Mail, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, London Free Times, Vancouver Sun, Toronto Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Edmonton Sun, Calgary Sun, ABS-CBN News , Canada.com, Today Online, National Tribune, New Food Economy, Inverse.

October 2019
Our research on rural food markets and child nutrition in Ethiopia was covered by several news agencies across the
globe: The Medical News, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)​, New Food Magazine, Addis Standard, Health Europa, ScienceMag, Medical Express, Newstrotteur.


March 2019
Interviewed for Maaseudun Tulevaisuus newspaper (Finland) on food policy issues in Ethiopia

November 2018
Our research on animal sourced foods and child stunting was covered in the Telegraph (UK).

May 2018
Interviewed for Ulkopolitiikka magazine (Finland) on climate change and hunger in the Horn of Africa.

February 2018
Malnutrition Deeply published our op-ed with Bart Minten on the ongoing diet transformation in Ethiopia.

September 2017
Interviewed for AfroFM radio (Ethiopia) on food policy issues in Ethiopia.

December 2015
The Economist covered our research on poultry keeping and child stunting.

March 2015
Interviewed for Kehitys-Utveckling magazine (Finland) on food policy issues in Ethiopia.


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  • about.
  • publications.
  • working papers.
  • other writings.
  • in the media.
  • cv.
  • contact.