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Faceless Bureaucrat (USA) published a blog post on the new subsidies going to farmers. The post includes a tweet by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. 

NewsClick published an article that stated farmers suspect that with no MSP protection, something might happen once the big players enter the farm sector. One expert stated that “These laws have failed the farmers there. So why are we bringing them here?” The entire script apparently is designed to drastically cut the number of people engaged in agriculture […]

Daily Trust (Nigeria) published an article stating that the Nigerian GDP had a second consecutive quarter of a downturn no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the federal government adopting several measures which included a lockdown of Lagos, Ogun as well as the Federal Capital Territory, leading to the disruption of the movement of goods and […]

Business News Hindi published an article on the 2021 Budget meeting. At the meeting, experts presented fifteen suggestions for the development of the agriculture sector and the welfare of farmers. Experts included representatives from IFPRI. 

Financial Express published an op-ed by several authors including IFPRI-South Asia Office’s division director Shahidur Rashid and research fellow Kalyani Raghunathan. In the op-ed, the authors state that public food transfer programs act as a lifeline for many poor households that might otherwise live with constant food insecurity and the threat of hunger. In Bangladesh, the preexistence of the Food Friendly Programmes and […]

Business Standard (India) published an article about the budget meeting, and the plans, policies, and proposals to expect for 2021. Representatives from National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Punjab Agriculture University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), among others, were also present in the meeting. (Reach 1.7M). Also published in Daily Excelsior (India)    

Paraiba Total (Brazil) published an article on livestock success depending on good pasture. The importance of choosing a quality seed is extremely important, allowing many advantages for rural entrepreneurs. An IFPRI survey shows that in developed countries meat and milk consumption had stability in the 1980s and 1990s, with a tendency to maintain this stability until 2020. On […]

Washington, DC–A joint project managed by The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and ACRE Africa titled, “Eyes on the Ground: Providing Quality Model Training Data through Smartphones,” has been selected for the Lacuna Fund’s first cohort of supported projects in the agricultural AI (artificial intelligence) for social good domain. In the Eyes on the […]

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The Hindu published an op-ed by Reteeka Khera, Senior Research Fellow Sudha Narayanan, and  Prankur Gupta on the purpose of the MSP and the debate on agricultural issues that must take into account the changed geography of procurement and the seller’s profile. 

Roznamasahara (India) published an article on the enactment of the three agricultural laws by the government, some sections of the media, right or wrong, have joined hands with Punjab and Haryana to prove that they are villains. This propaganda has made a significant number of people think that the farmers of Punjab have been exploiting the purchasing system […]

Blueprint (Nigeria) published an article on how Nigeria might have another pandemic-related lockdown in its future. Nigeria has in the last few days seen resurgence in Covid-19 infection cases across the country. IFPRI-Nigeria states that “In our own case, the scale has since tipped against the economy, and the hunger virus is ravaging the populace.” The office goes on […]

Rio Negro (Argentina) published an article on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected nutrition.  The article discussed findings from an IFPRI paper, Reflections on Argentina’s food-nutritional policies, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic that presented worrying data–a study based on surveys was carried out with 3,500 people, and it was shown that 70 percent reported a poor-quality diet during these months.

Zawya (Egypt) published an article on the IFPRI-Egypt symposium that aimed to shed light on the latest trends and distinct patterns of overweight and obesity across the region, with a focus on the role of trade and food policies, including trade regulations and government food subsidies. Participants also reviewed their concerns regarding the growing obesity epidemic in the […]

Business Standard India published an article stating that Covid-19 demanded the single-minded focus of India’s entire healthcare infrastructure all through 2020. In fact, the pandemic hogged so much attention across all aspects of our lives that most other issues of public health were put on the back-burner. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said that India’s progress in […]

The Straits Times (Singapore) published an article about how the trend of undernourished children may worsen as the government’s food programs are disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “Though data is limited, experts were not surprised malnutrition would follow on the heels of slower economic growth.” She added, “India’s nutritional strategy needs to now fully bring in the […]

Financial Express (India) published an article stating that Amid protests against farm bills, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held her pre-Budget consultation meetings with stakeholders from the agriculture and agro-processing sectors, who presented her with a draft of proposals, including greater and easier access to credit, especially for small farmers, incentives for balanced use of fertilisers, transport subsidy […]

Welt published an article about how In the Corona year 2020, the number of hungry people will rise again for the first time after decades of slow but steady improvement. IFPRI is assuming price increases by an average of 20 percent during the course of the crisis. This is a manageable figure for consumers who only need […]

The Hill (USA) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber and co-authors. The writers of the op-ed state that the farm sector has been a surprising standout economic performer during the pandemic. After adjusting for inflation, according to the USDA projections, farmers are enjoying their fourth-best year ever over the past 50 years. Yet, despite the good […]

Live Mint published an article on how undernutrition in children is an urgent issue to address. In mid-December, the government released results from the 2019-20 National Family Health Survey (NFHS)for 10 major states, and in many ways, the picture that emerges is not so encouraging. Why, in spite of healthy economic growth, do we see so […]