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Studies show mixed results for a program that coupled acute malnutrition screenings with dietary supplements.

New insights into nutrition and poverty from IFPRI's PNG Household Survey on Food Systems.

Voice of Nigeria (VON) reported on IFPRI’s collaboration with stakeholders in Nigeria to tackle malnutrition and stunted growth among children. IFPRI Research Fellow Mulubrhan Amare explained survey findings that revealed that there are 9.7 million stunted children in Nigeria today as a result of malnutrition. Amare added that a need for specific intervention to solve […]

IFPRI is participating in the 46th Committe on World Food Security (CFS 46). The vision of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is to be the most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together in a coordinated way to ensure food security and nutrition for all. It underwent reform in […]

Project Syndicate published an op-ed by Research Fellow, Ruth Meinzen-Dick focusing on women in agriculture. “In far too many contexts, women farmers lack the authority to manage the crops they produce or the income they generate. This has far-reaching implications for development,” Meinzen-Dick wrote. This op-ed was republished in Asia Pacific Daily and Le Quotidien.

The Financial Times posted an op-ed by Division Director Channing Arndt that argued climate change mitigation will not necessarily hamper economic growth in poorer countries. Arndt wrote if poorer countries were exempted for a period of time from having to curb emissions, not only would climate change still be constrained, but most poor- and middle-income […]

A short-term exemption from emissions reduction targets would have a positive impact.

The complex political dynamics behind government crackdowns on food vendors.

The Indian Express in an article on air pollution and its risk discussed findings from an IFPRI and partners. The study found that the economic cost of exposure to air pollution from crop residue burning at $35 billion, or nearly Rs. 2.35 lakh crore annually, for the three north Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. IFPRI has used […]

In a Reuters op-ed, Division Director Channing Arndt, Director General Shenggen Fan, and Gates Foundation’s Nick Austin explain how growth in food demand over the next 40 years will concentrate in Africa and South Asia. Unprecedented challenges will face food systems, including ways of increasing production while keeping the climate stable, requiring not only enhanced investments in […]

On October 31, the NASA Harvest Consortium in collaboration with the Food Security Portal will hold a webinar to discuss the potential of satellite imagery for food crisis early warning systems. This webinar will provide an opportunity to share the current state of knowledge and to identify areas new or further collaboration.  The 2019 Global […]

IFPRI is participating in the Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019. Although 1.1 billion people have moved out from extreme poverty since 1990, poverty incidence remains high in the rural areas of most countries in the Asia and Pacific region. There is still widespread unemployment; limited access to education, healthcare, and financial services, particularly for […]

IFPRI is co-organizing the 2019 CAER-IFPRI Annual International Conference, which will explore the theme, Quality-Driven Development in China’s Food System: Challenges and Solutions.  Opening Remarks/CAER Facts/ Citation Awards Launching Food Systems and Policy Lab (FSPL) (October 18, 2019 — 9:00am – 11:40am) Session B1: Agricultural Market and Food Consumption The Impact of China’s Aid on Recipient Countries’ Economic […]

The Times of India reported on a recent meeting on malnutrition in India and software that tackles malnutrition. With a long-term view of strengthening a data-focused environment for implementation of programs to realize the vision of a healthier and malnutrition-free India by 2022, Research Fellow, Purnima Menon said the research community must continue to share emerging […]

NewsLive.com (USA) in an article on pollution and clean air referenced an IFPRI study. Every year, farmers in Northwest India burn 39 million tons of rice straw residue on their farms in order to clear the field for the next harvest. This open burning is one of the root causes of the air pollution in […]

In an op-ed, Danielle Resnick stated that vendors must contend with volatile policies that, at best, lead to poor working conditions, and at worst, harassment and confiscation of merchandise. Are informal traders being used as political pawns?

The Rappler (Philippines) wrote an article on yam jam and climate change. Data linking climate change specifically to ube (yam) production are scarce. But the indicators of the impact can be seen in some reports pertaining  to the change in rainfall pattern & mean temperature of the area. Agriculture, in general, is severely impacted by […]

Local produce has many nutritional benefits, but is increasingly scarce in many village diets. Why?

The Telegraph (UK) reported on how technology can help to transform African agriculture. Ousmane Badiane, Director of Africa said, “Africa has huge problems of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. We can’t wait to solve them and we don’t have the money to go the traditional way of building major roads before we can communicate with a […]

The Print (India) reported on a recent study from IFPRI and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency, examined the impact of GM brinjals and found a 47 percent reduction — or $85.53 (approx. Rs 6,000)/hectare — in the expense incurred by farmers on pesticides. The quantity of pesticides used was also found to […]