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Experts: Ag climate change policies important, but impacts still uncertain (The Fence Post)
The Fence Post published an article about an AEI conference on agriculture and climate change.
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IFPRI's vision is a world free of hunger and malnutrition. Its mission is to provide research-based policy solutions that sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. Our research focuses on five strategic areas.
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The week that will be (Lawfare)
Lawfare published announcements about two seminars held on April 12. The seminars were a discussion on climate change, agriculture, food security, and policy. The first panel focused on global issues and Research Fellow Emeritus Mark Rosegrant.
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Unhealthy, but nutritious. Cruel, but delicious. The debate about the future of the planet's carnivorous diet is very complex! (National Geographic)
National Geographic (Portugal) published an article on feeding the world, the consumption of meats and cereals.
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Shookt! - How a pandemic threw a monkey wrench on PHL food supply chain and the way forward (Business Mirror)
Business Mirror (Philippines) reported on the world's food supply. Emeritus Fellow Mark Rosegrant states, “Food production, particularly in the processing and transport phases, is disrupted due
Press Release
Report: Increased investments, targeted policies necessary for food security in Indonesia
Manilla - Phasing out fertilizer subsidies and boosting investments in agricultural research, rural infrastructure, and irrigation can end hunger in Indonesia by 2034, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank, released today.
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America’s obsession with meat, explained (Popular Science)
Popular Science (USA) reported on meat consumption in the United States. Research Fellow Emeritus, Mark Rosegrant stated, "In the U.S., total meat consumption is still going up very slightly, but there's a change in the U.S.
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Lawmaker Proposes P1 Carbon Tax on Power Use (Philippine Star)
Representative Villafuerte introduced a proposal for a carbon tax, based on recent IFPRI research
Press Release
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.
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Perks to boost RE share in energy mix (Business Insight)
Business Insight Philippines published an article on recent findings of IFPRI researchers, on the prospects of energy diversification in the Philippines.
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Philippines could supplement 57%-60% of its energy needs with renewables by 2040 (Business Mirror)
The Business Mirror published an article on the findings of IFPRI's researchers Alam Mondal, Mark Rosegrant, Claudia Ringler, Angga Pradesha, Rowena Valmonte-Santos, which support renewable energy development in the Philippines.
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Precision Farming Will Feed the World the Green Way (Financial Times)
Financial Times published a report on precision farming’s role in increasing agricultural productivity and reducing environmental impacts of farming.
Press Release
Study: Climate Change to put Additional 2 Million Filipinos at Risk of Hunger by 2050
Cost of climate change in the Philippines expected to be Php 145 billion (around $3 billion USD) per year
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Can the Paris agreement protect poor farmers from climate change? (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Research by Mark Rosegrant, Director of IFPRI’s Environment and Production Technology Division, and a team of distinguished researchers was featured by Thomson Reuters Foundation in a story about COP21.
Press Release
Climate change threatens food production in the Philippines
Research finds a significant drop in food consumption, putting millions at risk of hunger
December 5, 2015, Paris – If left unchecked, climate change in the Philippines may greatly increase the number of people who go hungry and negatively impact the economy, new research from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) shows.
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Better Infrastructure Would Cut Food Waste (Wall Street Journal)
IFPRI’s Mark Rosegrant, director of the Environment and Production Technology Division, told The Wall Street Journal that investment in both infrastructure and agricultural research is pivotal for Indonesia to continue its growth in food security.
Press Release
Agricultural Technologies Could Increase Global Crop Yields as Much as 67 Percent and Cut Food Prices Nearly in Half by 2050
New study identifies most promising agricultural tools for feeding the world’s poorest
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Improving Investments, Policies, and Productivity Is Critical to Combating Hunger and Malnutrition
St. Louis, MO—Global demand for major grains, such as maize, rice, and wheat, is projected to increase by nearly 48 percent from 2000-2025 and by 70 percent between 2000 and 2050, according to research presented by Mark Rosegrant, who delivered the Ag Economic Forum Keynote during the 2011 Ag Innovation Showcase held in St. Louis from May 23-24.
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New report on climate change projects 25 million more malnourished children in 2050
The impact of climate change on poor people can be averted with $7 billion additional annual investments in rural development