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The Thomson Reuters Foundation published an article on food security in North Korea, which highlighted the Global Hunger Index. The country is facing severe food shortages because of an extreme drought. The article cites the GHI findings that in 2016…

IFPRI senior research fellow Joe Glauber was quoted in a story from the Washington Post about the connection between trade and nutrition. The article looks at how trade agreements, most notably NAFTA, have impacted the production and consumption of…

The Hindu Business Line reported that IFPRI has appointed Mahendra Dev to vice-chairman of the board of trustees. Dev, who currently serves as the director and vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai,…

Environmental Research Web published an article on the competition of water use between hydropower and irrigation. Deputy Division Director Claudia Ringler added that 54 percent of globally installed hydropower directly competes with irrigation, and…

IFPRI senior research fellow Joseph Glauber was quoted in a story from Bloomberg about possible Nafta renegotiation. Dr. Glauber emphasized that Nafta is widely seen as a success in agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will meet with…

An IPS article covered an IFPRI-facilitated seminar in Cairo on food security and rapid urbanization. Clemens Breisinger, senior research fellow, provided context on the challenges facing the region, which include food import dependency, population…

Bloomberg quoted Director General Shenggen Fan in part two of their series on agriculture in China. The second article focused on China’s global food network, where Dr. Fan elaborated on China’s land acquisition investments in developing countries.…

Inside Sources published an op-ed by senior research fellow Joseph Glauber on the Food for Peace Reform Act, a bill introduced by Bob Corker and Christopher Coons of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Glauber argues that the Act will address two…

Informal markets and street vendors play a critical role in many African cities. In a study of 11 African cities, 70 percent of households regularly purchase their food from informal markets. Danielle Resnick, senior research fellow, appeared on Voice…