Grupo Cultivar (Brazil) published an article on Bayer, IFPRI, and the Zurich Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) announcing the development of a collaborative study aimed at helping agriculture to develop and implement new solutions to reduce impacts…
Forbes published an article on Chin Yee Chan, a Malaysian scientist (at WorldFish) who is conducting foresight research into fisheries: how fish consumption and production trends can predict whether communities will have enough to eat in the future. “W…
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article on the devastation caused by flooding in the country. According to an IFPRI study, The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for aquaculture, aquaculture, which…
UNB (United News of Bangladesh) reported on the recent sea level rise. Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ohio State University conducted the study, “ Coastal climate change, soil salinity and human migration…
The Daily Star reported on the current state of aquaculture in Bangladesh. Over the last two decades, aquaculture expanded on a massive scale and pulled more than 20 lakh people out of poverty between 2000 and 2010, according to a study and book by IFP…
The Wire (India) published an op-ed by Research Fellow Avinash Kishore who wrote about irrigation issues in the Eastern India state of Bihar. It is the first time agricultural needs have placed as a top concern in an election. He stated, "The state mus…
New Vision (Uganda) magazine published an article (see attached file) on agroforestry, quoting Senior Research Fellow Ephraim Nkonya on how agroforestry fixes the depletion of nitrogen, hence improving soil fertility and productivity. He explains that …
Business Day (Nigeria) reported on African agriculture. Largely rain-fed, agriculture in Africa is currently the least productive in the world. According to IFPRI, only 4 percent of cultivated land in Africa south of the Sahara is irrigated, compared t…
Voice of America (VOA) published an online feature story on a novel approach to funding small farmers called Risk Contingent Credit Scheme (RCC). Led by IFPRI's Liangzhi You, RCC offers farmers insured loans that help them purchase farm inputs, while a…
Xinhuanet.com (China) published an article on an innovative program, Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC) that helps farmers by giving vouchers for high-quality inputs (seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides) and agronomic training. IFPRI researcher, Liangzhi You,…