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Food systems and affordable, healthy & sustainable diets. Key findings of the 2020 SOFI.
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Daijiworld.com (India)  published an article on how the pandemic is affecting migrant workers, farmers, and those in rural communities. In some states like Bihar, this income forms as much as one-third of the state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) even. According to IFPRI-South Asia within the first few days of the lockdown, there was a huge reversal of […]

The Tribune (India) published an article saying if the US, EU, Canada and other big players can subsidize exports of agricultural commodities or export at prices which are actually below the cost of production, why should Indian farmers be penalized for it? International prices should, therefore, not be treated as a benchmark for fixing MSP for domestic farmers. Several studies, including […]

Farm Policy News reported on the Bloomberg article that  “China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the U.S. following talks in Hawaii this week. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber’s tweet was quoted, ” To get back to 2017 levels is a reasonable target given current pace. But it won’t […]

Afrik21 published an article writing that three civil society organizations (CSOs) in Burkina Faso working in partnership with the Netherlands Development Organization in Burkina Faso (SNV-BF) and IFPRI, three civil society organizations (CSOs) decided to conduct an environmental analysis of renewable energy (RE) in Burkina Faso. At the end of this study, the CSOs advocate for “improving the access of populations […]

Prokerala published an article on the new study,  A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet,.from the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). One of the authors, A4NH Program Manager Manika Sharma stated, “The EAT-Lancet diet is not a silver bullet for the myriad nutrition and environmental challenges food systems currently present, but it does […]

Live Mint (India) published an article on the IFPRI study, A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet. The findings applied across all states and income levels, underline the challenges many Indians face in obtaining healthy diets. The study recommends increasing production of healthy crops and address malnutrition.

MaNews.com (Rwanda News Agency) published an article based on the framework of the implementation of the Voice for Change Partnership Project (V4CP) with the financial support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs via SNV-RWANDA and IFPRI. The article states that the Covid-19 pandemic has had negative effects on the nutrition of households in Rwanda, especially the less […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on COVID-19 lockdowns and what has been seen so far. According to IFPRI, the measures, which were effected in April, have reduced household incomes by an average of 11.4 percent. These measures have pushed the poverty rate by 5.8 percentage points to 56.3 percent from 50.5 percent. Research Analyst Rosemary Botha (IFPRI-Malawi) said that although urban households are the most affected […]

Tony Blair Institute published an article stating that the disruptions to food systems caused by Covid-19 are exposing the vulnerabilities in food systems across many African countries, based largely on IFPRI work. Periods of lockdown have the strongest impact as market and transportation restrictions mean poorer families, especially in urban areas, struggle to buy food and trade to […]

Global Coffee Review published an article on why coronavirus has shocked the supply chain, how to build market resilience, and the next steps to recovery. A recently published report, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals from the ICO and IFPRI has attributed the increased volatility to significant disruptions in the coffee supply chain, at least in the first months of […]

Financial Express published an op-ed by Abhishek K Jha & Research Fellow Anjani Kumar write that in 2019, India imported products from China worth approximately $68.2 billion and exported merchandise worth approximately $17 billion.  With ongoing conflict some suggest India boycott goods from China. If that happens, where does that leave India? The authors suggest the better approach would be to start […]

The Diplomat (India) published an op-ed by M Niaz Asadullah and Research Fellow Kalyani Raghunathan stressed that women who make up much of “Vulnerable employment,” have been hit the hardest during the pandemic. Many women are at risk of a permanent exit from the labor market. The authors recommend three policy measures that can help women as the Indian economy prepares to […]

A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcast, and more. April 16 – June 14, 2020

Discussion on the achievements and remaining challenges since IFPRI’s landmark series that aimed to catalyze global action to eradicate hunger & malnutrition while protecting the environment.
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IFPRI is participating in ANH Academy Week that will bring together a community of researchers, practitioners and policymakers from across the world working at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health to foster knowledge exchange, innovation and learning, touching on COVID-19’s impacts on our shared work. Presenter(s) Title Date Time John McDermott Welcome Remarks  30-Jun  9:00am John […]

Looking at the varying prevalence of zinc and vitamin A deficiencies among women and children.

An analysis shows a 41% decline in GDP during the two-week lockdown.

The pandemic poses new challenges for women's empowerment efforts.

How are private food businesses adjusting to shifts in food demand and food safety requirements, on the one hand, and risks of supply chain disruptions, on the other?    Watch video.