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VB Profiles published an article on the AAEA conference that features Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division director Rob Vos speaking about his upcoming session. AAEA members and researchers will examine food insecurity with new technology, the poverty and malnutrition indicators, whether or not cell phone metadata can predict food security, and the vegetation index. Vos says, “Even before COVID-19, […]

Daily Excelsior (India) published an article on the ongoing farmer protests. The present stalemate between Government of India and protesting farmers doesn’t show any signs of resolution as of now. Farmers have a multitude of concerns that can be resolved, in their opinion, by removing the government bills at the center of debate. While the government feels […]

Indian Express published an article on the farm protests. The farmer protests in the national capital refuse to weaken and with each passing day more and more people in the country seem to be growing curious about the wisdom behind the government’s new farm laws. China followed a radically different approach by creating incentives and institutions needed […]

Market Watch published an article on how the global volute pump market growth is expected to be driven by the exponentially increasing world population. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), by 2030, the global population will have reached 8.3 billion, with the majority of the people being in the working-age bracket of 15 to […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by former director of the IFPRI-South Asia Region P. K. Joshi and Arabinda K. Padhee on farmer demands and how the government is negotiating with them. Few of the demands, on arbitration mechanism between farmers and buyers in contract farming, the jurisdiction of civil court authorities, etc., could be negotiated to bring amendments […]

Audio Boom presented a podcast on how child malnutrition has worsened in many states, how strict anti-cattle slaughter laws can be disastrous for dairy farmers (16:16), and why IIT-Madras is going under a temporary lockdown (27:02). Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon was interviewed about findings of the phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) that reveals that several […]

The Print’s (India) editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta discussed in an article the data from the first phase of the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS 5), released last week which found a massive increase in malnutrition among children in the 22 surveyed states and Union Territories. The survey highlights some worrying trends that have emerged since 2015. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon is quoted as saying, “that this is […]

Business Standard published an article stating that India could be seeing an increase in child undernutrition, reversing decades of gains. If the all-India rates of child stunting were to rise, as the Phase-I data indicate, this would represent the first increase in child stunting since 1998-99. Variables including mother’s nutrition, sanitation, child’s weight at birth, and infant […]

Yahoo News published an article stating that the government recently released the first set of findings of the latest fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The survey has indicated a worrying trend in child undernutrition, sparking fears that decades of gains may become undone. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “I think you would be hard-pressed to […]

Successful Farming published an article on the new appointment of associate director of a University of Missouri think tank, Seth Meyer. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “Rob [Johansson] has really been in the thick of things…busy as any economist in the job.” During his tenure, Johansson was part of a reorganization that combined USDA’s farm support, crop insurance and land stewardship […]

Politico published an article on the latest news in agriculture. While the current crop of lawmakers and White House officials wrap up their work, much of the agricultural policy world’s attention is already turning to 2021. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, in a recent paper (US Trade aid payments and the WTO), writes that Trump’s farm relief payments […]

Gate Ahram (Egypt) published an article on the Egypt symposium that featured Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning and Economic Development sponsored by IFPRI and USAID. She indicated that IFPRI is one of the institutions that is very active and supportive during this health crisis, referring to the ministry’s cooperation with the institute to produce two research notes this year, confirming the two parties’ success […]

Relief Web published an article with the monthly numbers for the maize market in Malawi from IFPRI-Malawi. Highlights include– 

Hindu Business Line published an article that stated while the farmers’ agitation is at its peak in India, IFPRI has advocated the entrepreneurship route to sustainable agriculture, youth empowerment and rural transformation. Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Capacity Strengthening at the IFPRI spoke at the seminar. Citing the comparative experience of India with that of smaller countries such […]

Star Kenya published an article stating that agriculture insurance comes with its own challenges, such as basic risks. The use of the weather index helps in addressing this. Village champions are provided with smartphones in which is installed an app called Seeitgrow. This is a new model and is being implemented by ACRE-Africa in partnership with Kalro, Wageningen University, and IFPRI. 

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on a meeting sponsored by USAID and IFPRI among fisheries experts who said safer use of biotechnology to double the crop production by 2030 to achieve a sustainable development goal (SDG). They also sought farmer-friendly mechanization for attaining such desired production. USAID and IFPRI hosted the event to learn from stakeholders about challenges, prospects, and recommendations for agricultural research […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources and IFPRI study shows that higher incomes increase the frequency of fish consumption and the likelihood of consuming more tilapia products, further indicating that consumer choice is influenced by household income and access to fish price and market information. The study has suggested the development of […]

SF Gate (San Francisco Chronicle) published a press release announcing the AAEA speakers. The speakers include Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division Director Rob Vos. Republished in BizWire, PR Web, and Canadian Insider.   

Egypt Today published an article stating that the Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Saeed has said the State gives a top priority to sustainable financing and seeks to get the investment climate to cope with the green economy principles. Her remarks were made during a symposium sponsored by USAID and IFPRI.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the global economy and put pressure on food supply chains, debate has resurged about the role of trade in protecting food security. Though food supply chains have proved fairly resilient during the outbreak, many countries have faced both severe disruptions in supply and shifts in food […]