Philippines could supplement 57-60 percent of its energy needs with renewables by 2040
The Philippines could supplement 57-60 percent of its energy needs with renewables by 2040, according to a new study from researchers at IFPRI.
The Philippines could supplement 57-60 percent of its energy needs with renewables by 2040, according to a new study from researchers at IFPRI.
Washington, D.C.: The rise of isolationism and protectionism, visible in the US withdrawal from multilateral trade and climate agreements, the UK’s “Brexit” from the EU, and growing anti-immigration rhetoric in developed countries, threatens to slow…
New analysis on the success driving Ghana’s Board-managed cocoa sector From 2000 to 2010/11 Ghana doubled cocoa production to become second largest producer in the world Between 2005 and 2012, poverty incidence dropped more among cocoa-households than…
Washington D.C., February 14, 2018 Howarth Bouis, founder and director of HarvestPlus for many years, has agreed to serve as Interim HarvestPlus CEO starting February 14, 2018. The process to recruit a permanent CEO will commence soon. He won the…
December 27, 2017 – A good monsoon led to a rise in sowing and production of pulses in 2017, resulting in prices falling almost by half. Earlier, in 2015, rising prices causing declining consumption of pulses had been a cause of concern for both…
The Bridge Collaborative, a global alliance of 90 organizations from 23 countries, today released two new tools to assist decision-makers solving big challenges facing health, development, and the environment.
This year one country hit the threshold of 50, which signifies extremely alarming hunger levels. But, it is impossible to know exactly how severe hunger is in some of the world’s poorest countries that lack data to determine GHI scores.
Global hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but more recent rising hunger scores of several countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) underline how uneven this progress has been and how precarious it is to maintain.
Understanding how food and voucher programs work, and how they connect to wider social protection systems is key to ensuring food security and helping the poor, says a new World Bank report.
Strategic investments can help unlock potential for agribusiness growth in African nations with low agribusiness competitiveness, food security and agricultural productivity, according to a recent IFPRI study.