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Polity.org (South Africa) published an article on Tunisia being the only democratic success story in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Nearly a decade since the revolution though, the country still struggles with problems that include high unemployment particularly among the youth and women, rising inflation, porous borders, and violent extremism, a large informal economy, and political fragmentation. These constraints have been amplified […]

ReliefWeb published the latest Monthly Maize Report highlights. The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by IFPRI-Malawi researchers with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of daily maize prices in markets throughout Malawi. For October, retail maize prices increased by 6 percent; prices in the South rose more than in the Center and […]

Asian Age published an article on the fisheries sector in Bangladesh and how it is one of the most productive and dynamic industries which have a tremendous potentiality for future development in the agrarian economy. According to IFPRI, more than two million people out of the approximately eight million who moved out of the poverty trap during the last decade were […]

Il Sole 24 published an article stating that technology, innovation, and education can defeat hunger. Several recent reports focus on agriculture and production and how to fight food insecurity. One study, Ceres2030 suggests that donors will have to spend an average of another US$14 billion a year by 2030, which equates to doubling current spending on food security and nutrition. Senior […]

Teller Report published an article suggesting that after Coronavirus is controlled by a vaccine, that the problem of global poverty, malnutrition, and undernutrition will remain. Over the past six months, millions of people have become malnourished due to job losses. “If there is a vaccine, COVID has become a relatively inexpensive disease to combat, while obesity is a very expensive disease. That is why […]

Kvartha.com published an online article suggesting that if raising the age of marriage could benefit women’s empowerment. In India, the Prime Minister announced that a committee had been appointed to study the issue of malnutrition in girls and determining the correct age for marriage, and that a decision would be taken immediately, including raising the marriage age of girls. An IFPRI […]

La Red 21 (Uruguay) published an article stating that more than 100 experts from various international development organizations including IFPRI are seeking joint solutions to recover post-pandemic, agri-food systems in the LAC. A key aspect for the new agri-food systems that the region must promote is that they guarantee healthy and healthy food for all: Director […]

Agrarheut (Germany) published an article on the expectations following the U.S. elections for agriculture and trade.  According to surveys by the agricultural online service Successful Farming, almost three-quarters of US farmers vote for the Republican and his agricultural policy. Despite the massive loss of income in the trade war with China and the numerous terrible natural disasters in […]

eFeedLink published an article on the state election of Representative Collin Peterson’s house seat. It could negative affect the Midwest grain belt. Agriculture leaders said Peterson’s loss could move agriculture expenditure away from a region affected by the US-China trade war. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said Peterson could be appointed as the Secretary for the U.S. Department of […]

Reuters published an article about the US election’s possible outcome. Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee who did not achieve reelection in his state, could be considered to become secretary of the Department of Agriculture. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “I think if Biden wins, Peterson will be first on the list to be USDA.” (Reach 33M) […]

China Daily published an article describing how the COVID-19 lockdowns have changed how consumers purchase foods. Online shopping is now the norm in Southeast Asia, as governments throughout the region have enforced lockdown and social distancing measures to check the spread of the virus. However, these measures have temporarily disrupted the supply of food from farms to […]

The SEEMS-Nutrition initiative offers a set of tools for project evaluations.

Le commerce des denrées alimentaires et des produits agricoles a été affecté par la pandémie du COVID-19, mettant en péril les efforts visant à faire progresser la lutte contre la faim et la malnutrition conformément au cadre défini par les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD). En même temps, le secteur agricole subit une pression croissante […]

While a much stronger second wave of COVID-19 cases poses a serious and sustained threat to the health of the Myanmar population, it also brings renewed economic disruptions and poses new challenges for efforts to avert poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition. To generate evidence that can better inform the design of emergency response and economic […]

Transforming Africa’s Agrifood Systems; Resilient Small Businesses; and more

New pressures from COVID-19, the African Continental Free Trade Area, and other issues.

A key tool in food system transformation.

A “business as usual” approach to food safety will do little to check the health threats in many countries.

Collective action provides a way for smallholders to overcome market obstacles.

IFPRI is participating in the 2020 ReSAKSS Annual Conference, which will bring together state and nonstate actors to deliberate on the key findings and policy recommendations of the ReSAKSS 2020 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR). The report reviews how policy regimes have evolved in recent decades; examines the extent to which current policies for agrifood […]