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Hindu Business Line published an op-ed on how modified rice can help combat anemia. n an ambitious attempt to combat the serious problem of anemia due to malnutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement to mandate rice fortification in all social safety net schemes by 2024. An analysis by IFPRI finds that nearly two-thirds of the […]

Foreign Affairs (New Zealand) published an article on a new study led by researchers at the University of Florida (with a team from IFPRI, University of Arkansas, University of Illinois, Washington State University, and the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services) predicts that the supply chains for two of Americans’ most popular plant-based foods, potatoes and tomatoes, are […]

Farm Futures reported on agriculture and trade. For agriculture to thrive and be co-investors with our government in strengthening the environmental resilience, the worker protections, etcetera for U.S. agriculture we also need to be expanding markets as well. Senior research fellow, Joseph Glauber, says he would hope the Biden administration starts looking outward and looking for potential re-engagement […]

Futurity published a blog post that discussed candies. Halloween. Valentine’s Day. Easter. Throughout the year, US stores are stocked with rotating chocolates, gummies, and hard candies. These periods of mass candy production and consumption have a profound effect on the supply chain, yet candy consumption is often absent from conversations about food systems. IFPRI defines “food systems” […]

Transcend published an article on land grabbing in developing countries. Land grabbing is a practice consisting of the purchase or lease of large tracts of fertile land by public or private entities, a phenomenon that rose significantly following the 2007-2008 world food economic crisis. Today land grabbing involves millions of hectares, equivalent to an area as big […]

Naver (South Korea) published an article on research and development in digital agriculture. The Rural Development Administration (Director Heo Tae-woong) held a ‘Knowledge Sharing Event on Digital Agriculture and Agricultural Genetic Resource Management Technology’ jointly with CGIAR and the Crop Trust. Domestic and foreign experts in the field of digital agriculture or agricultural genetic resources from 14 […]

Reliefweb published an article from South Asia Disasters newsletter. It stated that as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, its impacts on women’s welfare, food, and livelihood security are becoming increasingly clear. The pandemic and its concomitant lockdowns have disrupted livelihoods and value chains in rural and urban areas Research by sector experts from organizations like IFPRI, World Bank, and […]

World Bank published an article on gender equality. The article quotes World Bank’s Twitter account that said, “Good gender data is essential for tracking our progress in promoting gender equality. But how do we collect this data in a reliable way?” Tackling such a broad and complex measurement agenda requires strong a cross-institutional partnership. The Africa Gender […]

Identifies methods and tools related to the prioritization of agricultural investment taking into account multiple objectives, including income growth, poverty reduction, and improved nutrition

Virtual Event: OCT 28, 2021 – 03:00 PM to OCT 31, 2021 – 12:00 PM UTC + 08:00. The conference is a significant gathering of the agricultural economics and rural development community. 

A new and necessary accountability measure for gender equality.

Virtual Event: NOV 1, 2021 – NOV 4, 2021 – 05:00 AM to 12:50 PM EDT.  IFPRI is participating in the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021.  

Virtual Event: OCT 28, 2021 – 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM CAT. This workshop will disseminate the results of the impact evaluation of the InovAgro project's interventions. 

The New Humanitarian published an article stating that in Myanmar, months after political unrest and a third wave of COVID-19, poverty, and food insecurity are soaring in Myanmar’s Dry Zone and Ayeyarwady Delta regions – the country’s agricultural heartland – sparking warnings of a hidden crisis in the making as farming households struggle out of view of […]

Promising ways to overcome the lingering impacts of COVID-19.

The Hindu published an article in its “national” section stating that while the Government has launched a scathing attack against the publishers of the Global Hunger Index for India’s poor ranking, experts argue that not only were steps taken by the Government to check rising levels of hunger in a pandemic year inadequate, it also failed to […]

Foruneita published an article that stated that the OECD Development Cooperation Directorate in collaboration with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) has prepared a study titled “Stock Take Report” that finds ways to increase green, social, and sustainability (GSS) bond issues in developing countries. The report contains papers written by leading exponents of universities and research centers including Markets, Institutions, and Trade Division […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article stating that President Lazarus Chakwera launched this year’s Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), while hinting that the government is working on an “exit strategy” for the program. In July this year, the AIP came under scrutiny through a book published by Todd Benson, a senior research fellow at IFPRI, who argued that despite investing billions of kwacha each year in […]