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Bangladesh’s The Daily Star covered an IFPRI workshop held on Wednesday on “Developing the Seed Sector in Bangladesh: What Role for Policy.” Senior research fellow and head of IFPRI’s Dhaka office Akhter Ahmed spoke at the workshop on the need to focus on agricultural growth, and the ways technology, agricultural investments, and agri-land protections can […]

Without robust agricultural R&D, Africa risks falling further behind other regions.

Devex published an article on key messages from the Global Hunger Index: Africa edition. Contributing to the article, Research Fellow John Ulimwengu provided analysis to guide the author’s three takeaways: Improved data collection is essential to assess hunger problems and develop a solution; mobile phones can build stronger datasets; and success requires political will, not […]

Research Fellow Devesh Roy from IFPRI’s South Asia Office authored an op-ed in India’s Hindustan Times. The article looks at two of India’s food subsidy programs: Public distribution system and state-run canteens, and questions to what extent the government should be providing subsidies. Roy argues that once subsidies are implemented, they can be difficult to […]

Malawi’s The Nation published an article on the benefits contract farming is providing tobacco farmers in Malawi, citing a working paper from the Malawi Strategy Support Program. The study found contract farming led to better quality control and reduced transfer costs and rejection rates from buyers, as it encouraged farmers to monitor each other’s activities. 

The systematic and continuous introduction of improved seed varieties and their widespread adoption by farmers are a vital dimension of sustained agricultural productivity growth. Policy initiatives can play a major role in this process. This workshop will explore how policy can build an enabling environment for national seed sector development. It will combine inaugural remarks from key […]

Pregnancy carries more health risks for adolescent girls and their infants in Bangladesh than for older mothers, even when prenatal care and other services are provided.

Bloomberg published an article evaluating the success and failure of Nafta as renegotiations begin this week. The article quotes Senior Research Fellow Sherman Robinson, who stated that the trade agreement “held up” the conclusion of many economists that predicted only modest benefits to the US. The article goes on to look at how Nafta has […]

August 9, Washington, D.C. – Bangladesh is experiencing a quiet revolution in its domestic fish farming market, with significant gains among all the players in the industry, according to a recent journal article from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Debunking the traditional view that fish farming in Bangladesh is mainly subsistence […]

Malawi’s The Nation wrote an article on maize prices, citing monthly price monitoring conducted by IFPRI. The article explains the benefits of decreasing maize prices on the cost of living and bringing down a high inflation rate. The monthly IFPRI report tracks maize prices in more than a dozen markets around the country.

Farmer income sometimes suffers even as yields increase from sustainable land management projects. IFPRI research suggests compementary investments can help.

The Daily Observer published an article on a recent IFPRI study on aquaculture in Bangladesh. The study, “The ‘quiet revolution’ in the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh“, led by Research Coordinator Ricardo Hernandez finds that the market for farmed fish grew 25 times over three decades. Dr. Hernandez explained the benefits of commercially sold farmed fish […]

Research fellows Devesh Roy and Avinash Kishore, and research analyst Vinay Sonkar from IFPRI’s South Asia Office coauthored an op-ed in India’s Financial Express. The article examines India’s Public distribution System (PDS), a social protection scheme to provide food security to India’s poor, and the need for a comprehensive assessment of the program. The authors suggest […]

Speakers: Moderator: The last two decades have seen the deepening of the globalization process while worldwide poverty and hunger have been strongly reduced. Still, the international trade policy’s role in improving food and nutrition security for the world’s remaining 795 million undernourished people remains the subject of a long-standing and intense debate. This book launch […]

IFPRI research shows that the prices of high-quality foods including fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, and dairy have risen sharply in Ethiopia over the past decade—a potential obstacle to efforts to boost nutrition.

CNBC quoted Senior Research Fellow Joe Glauber for an article on US trade action against China. The article suggests that US agriculture played a role in the US’s decision to hold off from taking trade action such as imposing tariffs or trade penalties. Dr. Glauber explained that China would most likely target soybean in any […]

Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration showcase findings from the harmonized data in Bangladesh.

Interpersonal counseling and other targeted efforts boost breastfeeding and childhood nutrition—and can be applied most anywhere, IFPRI research shows.

Nigeria’s The Nation published an article on the 2017 Global Food Policy Report launch event in Abuja. The article focused on the country’s food security challenges in part due to rapid urbanization, a central theme from the conference. IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan spoke on the importance of rural-urban linkages to connect city residents with […]

Political activist Harsh Mander authored an opinion article in India’s National Herald about the government’s inaction in combating hunger and the country’s poor ranking on the Global Hunger Index. Mander criticizes the government for placing its attention on economic success, rather than investing in agriculture and public health. The GHI ranks India fifth from the […]