"Poverty assessment methods powered by algorithms are supposed to make payments fairer, but activists and researchers say such tools often wrongly exclude people," writes Reuters in a story on new tools to benefit social protection.
IRC mentions IFPRI in an article on its anniversary featuring organization's history, achievements, and partnerships over the past 90 years.
WFP's resilience programs in Burkina Faso and Niger in response to climate crises and anthropogenic shocks boosted food security and social cohesion, improving prospects for peace in both countries, new research shows, writes UN China.
"The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was launched by the Union Government in 1998 with the aim of providing hassle-free credit to farmers for agricultural and allied activities," writes Tribune India, but “several states with a substantial livestock population, including UP, West Bengal, Telangana, and Bihar, do not feature among the t
The Federal (India) writes in a piece that "workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) are now required to mark attendance twice a day with onsite, geo-tagge
Washington, D.C. The 2023 Global Food Policy Report, released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) today, offers critical evidence that can help policymakers, the private sector, and the international development community heed calls for a more proactive response to food system shocks.
"Grants given to public schools in Pakistan increase test scores in both public and private schools as a result of increased competition," writes IFPRI research fellow Naureen Karachiwalla and her co-authors in an
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute gave an extensive
In an article in the Malawi Nyasa Times, the paper reports that tree seedlings will be donated to villages in Traditional Authorities (TAs) Malemia, Mlumbe, Nkula, and Su
Live Mint writes in a piece that the Indian government on Friday told Parliament that ₹2.24 lakh crore has gone directly into the accounts of 11.5 crore farmers acro
A new digital infrastructure for farmers and an accelerator fund to encourage startups were among the major announcements in India's latest budget, writes Live Mint in a story.
Press Bee writes in an article about how Egypt is dealing with the economic crisis that has turned into a food crisis.
Rassad published a long piece on the results of a study conducted by (IFPRI) the International Food Policy Research Institute. IFPRI conducted a survey of more than 6,000 poor and semi-poor households from all over Egypt by phone in October and November 2022.
In Egypt, butchers say they are shutting up shop as the costs of supplying goods to customers have risen so high that many have stopped buying and eating red meat, reports Mada Masr.com
The income support to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme may be enhanced to `8,000 from `6,000/year, in the upcoming Budget as it seeks to provide a modicum of consumption booster, despite the budgetary focus on macroeconomic stability, writes the Indian Express in an
The Financial Express (India) reports about the recommendations regarding the Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme recommended by a Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand.
Daily Nebraskan published an article about a seminar, Global Food Security: Political, Economic, and Climate Challenges at the University of Nebraska-Linco
Financial Times published an article on how India is struggling to wean itself off subsidies that encourage overuse.
The New Humanitarian, in an article, writes Egypt, an African nation of more than 106 million people, finds itself at the heart of two of the largest and most pressing challenges the world is facing