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Food systems are both drivers of climate change and subject to its many impacts.

The Nation published an article that stated Malawi’s farm inputs subsidies have come under fresh scrutiny in a book that laments the immense burden they exert on the country’s economy amid continued investment in relief food. In his new book titled Disentangling Food Security from Subsistence Agriculture in Malawi launched last week, senior research fellow Todd Benson observed that despite […]

The Times (Malawi) published an article on where maize prices stood in June. Prices hit a record low. According to the latest IFPRI Maize Market Report, less than 10 percent of farmers who sold maize in June received a price equal to or greater than the minimum farm gate price. (Reach 4.8K) Also published in Business Malawi.     

Prime News Ghana reported that the Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants the government to immediately address challenges poultry farmers are currently facing with regard to access to feed for their chicken. According to an IFPRI study on the poultry feed sector, maize accounted for 60 percent of poultry feed. […]

Sunday Standard reported in an article that although the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in food prices, well before the pandemic about 6 in 10 Batswana could not afford even the cheapest options for a healthy diet. Studies conducted by IFPRI highlight that that nutrient-rich non-staple foods are ten times more expensive than staple foods in most poor countries. 

The Telegraph (United Kingdom) published an article on the findings from the IFPRI study, Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program. Indian women who eat a daily school meal are less likely to go on to have children who are stunted than those who do not, a modeling study has shown. Research Fellow Samuel Scott, one of the […]

Bloomberg Government published an article on a new bipartisan push in Congress to open up Cuba for U.S. agriculture stands the best chance of moving ahead with a trade relationship that has bedeviled American presidents over decades. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated that “This bill has a chance.”  Lifting the trade embargo could benefit the Cuban economy as well, offering […]

The Logical Indian published an article on findings of the IFPRI study, Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program. The findings show that investments made in school meals in previous decades were associated with improvements in future child linear growth. Suman Chakrabarti stated, “Findings suggest that intervening during primary school years can make important contributions to […]

News Click published an article on findings of the IFPRI study, Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program. The findings show that investments made in school meals in previous decades were associated with improvements in future child linear growth. Senior Research Fellow Harold Alderman said, “Findings from previous evaluations of India’s MDM scheme have shown a positive association with […]

MSN India published an article stating that an IFPRI study shows that women who received free meals in primary school have children with improved linear growth. According to Harold Alderman, a senior research fellow, “Findings from previous evaluations of India’s MDM scheme have shown a positive association with beneficiaries’ school attendance, learning achievement, hunger, and protein-energy malnutrition, and resilience to […]

Financial Times published an article on how hunger has played a role in conflict over the years In many places. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “It’s the spark that lights the fire.” Citing events in northern Africa in 2007-08 as well as 2011, when wheat prices were at record highs. High prices for yellow corn in 2007 forced livestock producers in Mexico […]

La Nacion published an interview with senior research fellow and head of the Latin America and Caribbean Region, Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, who argues that joint initiatives should be promoted in the region to resolve urgent dilemmas such as growth, environmental sustainability, and job creation. The all-encompassing interview tackles problems and potential solutions, discusses where the international community was on issues in […]

Biovision (Germany) published an op-ed by Jemimah Njuki, head of the Africa Region and senior research fellow. In the op-ed, Njuki states that research paints a clear picture: in order to fight hunger and poverty effectively, we have to break the rigid division of roles between men and women – on the farms, in the processing plants, and at […]

The Diplomat published an article stating that COVID-19 infections are spiking across the region and that young people are likely to be disproportionately affected over the long term. Other health issues are taking their toll, too. Unwanted pregnancies, especially in families that cannot afford to care for a child, could exacerbate other ongoing health challenges faced by […]

Financial Express (India) published an article on the severe health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has disrupted food systems and upended livelihoods in South Asia, but has also led to policies aimed at building resilient food systems. According to IFPRI’s 2021 Global Food Policy Report. “The pandemic responses have demonstrated the power of well-crafted policies […]

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Big News Network published an article on nutrition and healthy diets globally. It stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused price spikes for corn, milk, beans, and other commodities, but even before the pandemic about 3 billion people could not afford even the cheapest options for a healthy diet. Distinguishing between affordability and other causes of unhealthy diets is a key step toward […]

Business Insider (Spain) published an article on the German-based market that has healthy options for consumers. The article quotes a study by IFPRI titled, The relative caloric prices of healthy and unhealthy foods differ systematically across income levels and continents that concluded that the high price of healthy foods has been proven to be a factor that determines the […]