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IFPRI Senior Research Fellow David Laborde's study on the economic downturn's impact on combatting poverty was picked up in several newspapers, including Pakistan's oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper Dawn and Bangladesh's Daily Sun. The…

IFPRI's Maximo Torero, Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, was quoted in a Reuters story about land rental markets in Brazil. Reuters' Chris Arsenault reported that one percent of the population owns almost half of Brazilian land…

Global downturn to cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme poverty than previously thought, jeopardizing prospects for first UN Sustainable Development Goal

September 6, 2016, Washington, DC — Robust economic growth in developing countries—which has…

Event will address challenges and propose solutions to ensure agricultural success in Kenya and throughout Africa

2 September 2016, Nairobi—Most countries in Africa south of the Sahara have relied on increased use of land—a finite resource—to increase…

The Global Nutrition Report was mentioned in an article about food waste for Huffington Post. John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer at the United Technologies Corporation wrote that "studies have demonstrated that reducing hunger and undernutrition can…

IFPRI's work was mentioned in an op-ed for The Himalayan Times by Gopal Tiwari and Deepa Shakya. The writers mentioned that IFPRI "has cautioned that Nepal's food security is in a tailspin" in a piece that examines recovery strategies following last year's…

A Reuters article on malnutrition’s effect on Ghana’s economy mentions the 2016 Global Nutrition Report. The article states the report showed that malnutrition “is responsible for nearly all half of deaths of children under five worldwide and, along with poor…

Washington D.C., August 8, 2016 –HarvestPlus today announced the appointment of Beverley (Bev) Postma as HarvestPlus’ new Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Postma will lead HarvestPlus in strategy development and implementation, partner outreach and…

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan was mentioned in a news article for the German newspaper Die Welt. Concerning a new government study that estimated an annual recurring total of $1,600 in food waste per American household, specifically fruits and vegetables…