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The Statesman published an article discussing a Twitter conversation between the WFP’s David Beasley and entrepreneur Elon Musk. Beasley suggested that billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos part with only a fraction of their wealth to do so. Specifically, 2 percent of Elon Musk’s wealth amounting to USD 6.6 Billion would do the trick. Musk responded […]

The White House, from its briefing room, announced new appointments including Kathy Spahn as a member of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. Spahn is President and CEO of Helen Keller Intl, a global health organization that partners with communities to overcome longstanding cycles of poverty. She also serves on IFPRI’s Leadership Council Compact of 2025 and is a […]

Nutrition impacts of tariffs and subsidies.

Virtual Event: Jan 25 – Jan 26, 2022 – 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CET. IFPRI is participating in the 14th annual Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA).

Financial Express published an editorial stating that the impact of the pandemic on the ‘food insecurity situation’ has been more pronounced among the low-income and vulnerable segments of society than before. a study done by IFPRI during the September-October period of 2021 has come up with interesting results. The study demonstrated the resilience with which […]

AFSA published an article that quoted the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa who connects the dots between work at the local level in America and effective global climate leadership. Connecting with and garnering support from Americans is critical to successfully implementing a national climate strategy. We now have a rare opportunity in which global, national and local […]

Hindu Business Line published an opinion by former South Asia division director, PK Joshi stating that livestock is emerging as the most important sector in the Indian agri-food system. Production and consumption of livestock products (milk, milk products, meat, and eggs) are increasing rapidly. The livestock sector employs 8.8 percent of the population and provides livelihood to […]

News Ghana published an article stating that the Tilapia Seed (Tiseed) module has had a significant impact on fish production as well, thereby creating numerous job opportunities for the youth in the region. Hanson Kodzo Dzamefe Jnr, the Bono Regional Director of the Fisheries Commission has lauded the government’s flagship Aquaculture for Food and Jobs (AFJ) program explained the […]

Middle East Eye published an article stating that after implementing a strict lockdown in early 2020, the Jordanian government introduced several temporary measures to ease the blow of the pandemic on the country’s already-faltering economy. A letter by a group called “the Jordan INGO Forum” in November 2021 and signed by CEOs and country directors of 31 […]

Agri-Pulse published an article that quoted Tom Vilsack, the Ag Secretary, who said, the Biden administration is moving ahead with its plan to finance new meat processing capacity and that USDA will be careful to provide support for a range of plant sizes and ensure that the facilities are located where they are needed. Senior research fellow Joseph […]

Innovative approaches to solving the problems of food insecurity.

Virtual Event: Nov 30, 2021 – 06:00 AM to 07:30 AM EST. This event explores how Japan can lend its expertise to address food and nutrition challenges in the developing world.

Parsing sometimes contradictory responses in household surveys.

Virtual Event: Jan 19, 2022 – 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This policy seminar will discuss policy conclusions from the FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture 2021 and how to act on them.

Horticulture published comments from the FPCCI Chairman Standing Committee on Horticulture Exports, Ahmad Jawad. He said that since 1947, the agriculture sector has received inconsistent attention. There have been times of great development however it can be argued that the last two decades have been worse for agriculture. Research conducted by IFPRI revealed that the Total Factor […]

Agrinews published an article on the Global Ag Innovation Forum hosted by Purdue University. Scaling up agriculture in developing countries is important for growth. According to IFPRI, scaling up means expanding, replicating, adapting, and sustaining successful policies, programs, or projects to reach a greater number of people. 

Foodtank published an article on organizations to watch in 2022. These organizations and networks are building more resilient and equitable food systems through research, policy action, programming, and more. Making the list is IFPRI. IFPRI works in more than 50 countries to provide research-based policy solutions intended to reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. Research topics include […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article stating that the purchasing power of a vast majority of the population fell substantially in 2021 as their cost of living far outstripped the income that also grew, but marginally. People, particularly from low- and lower-middle-income groups, have said that their spending on key essentials and utility and other services increased at a […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article about new findings from IFPRI. IFPRI found that the moderate or severe food-insecurity situation in Bangladesh returned to the pre-pandemic level by January this year, which the households experienced after the Covid-19 pandemic hit Bangladesh last year. It said with the onset of the pandemic, combined with the lockdown restrictions imposed […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on a study by IFPRI that found around 22.3 percent more rural Bangladeshi households reported food insecurity — 18 months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic times. In the pre-pandemic period, 54.3 percent of rural households — surveyed in the study sample — were fully food-secure, whereas, during September-October […]