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Forbes Central America published an article that discussed the agrifood sector in LAC. Agri-food exports from Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 2.7% in 2020 and a food supply was generated with the capacity to reach 1,000 million inhabitants. There is a profound process of transition in the agri-food systems in the hemisphere, in the search for environmental, social, […]

Forbes published an article on Chin Yee Chan, a Malaysian scientist (at WorldFish) who is conducting foresight research into fisheries: how fish consumption and production trends can predict whether communities will have enough to eat in the future. “We collaborate with IFPRI to calibrate and improve the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) in Africa […]

What works to achieve gender-equitable food systems.

East African Standard published an article stating that enforcement of food safety regulations is necessary but insufficient to solve this problem. Aflatoxin contamination must be addressed at its root, during production, and on-farm storage. Research by IFPRI and others points to some solutions including education, incentivizing farmers, and removing the middleman. Educating farmers about how to prevent aflatoxin leads to […]

  May 7  Radio Habana Cuba published an article on life after COVID-19 and the impact the health crisis has on food security. Food insecurity in the world’s poorest countries reached record highs in 2020, with millions staring at famine, a situation exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic, according to a UN report. From Haiti to Syria, […]

Sohu (China) published an article stating that under the influence of multiple factors, commodity prices have risen rapidly recently. Since the impact of the new crown epidemic in 2020, the expectation of a recovery in global demand has continued to drive up commodity prices. At the same time, the Fed has not substantially tightened its operations, and the […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article that explained the differences in the way that people are looking at COVID-19 in Bangladesh. Unlike the first wave of the Covid pandemic, the second wave has brought a number of new challenges for the agriculture sector. These include damage to paddy production due to blast disease and heatwave in a number […]

BioSpace published an article on how the poultry health market is set to see growth at an impressive CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 7.6% between 2017 and 2025, owing to increasing levels of awareness regarding poultry diseases, owing to a recent study by Transparency Market Research. This will pull up the market share to a […]

Development and Cooperation published an article on smallholder farmers in Africa face many risks – some of which are related to climate change. Specific weather forecasts and crop insurance can help reduce losses and improve food security. Combining both is particularly useful. Droughts, storms, and floods pose a threat to farmers around the world. But accurate weather forecasts […]

The Times (Malawi) published an article on the status of maize prices in April. The article uses the IFPRI-Malawi data that show that the retail price of maize decreased by 4.7 percent in April.  This comes as the country is projected to have a bumper yield this year, thanks to the good rainfall pattern and the Affordable Input Programme implementation.  This trend […]

Free PR Now published an article on the increase of bitterness suppressors in food. Bitterness Suppressors is used to lower bitterness level in the medicines and food & beverages products. It includes various ingredients such as fats, salts, sugar, and other flavors to lower the bitterness of food. Bitterness Suppressors helps to remove unpleasant taste and flavor from […]

The Lancet (Diabetes and Endocrinology) published a journal article stating what the 2021 Global Food Policy Report found in its research–3 billion people were not able to afford a healthy diet before the COVID-19 pandemic and this number is estimated to rise by 267·6 million between 2020 and 2022. The report details the severe health and economic effects […]

CNN published an article that stated as the country slowly climbs out of the pandemic, the Biden administration is ending a program that delivered nearly 167 million boxes of fresh food to families in need and helped farmers sell their produce at a time when supply chain disruptions forced them to dump milk and destroy their crops. It’s […]

Households may have reduced rice consumption as much as 15% or more,

Encouraging the adoption of promising innovations.

A new study shows that climate change will increase the challenge of meeting nutrition and food needs of a growing population, especially in Africa south of the Sahara, but policy actions initiated now could help avert this additional burden.

A new proposal to meet SDG2.

Bayer, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and ETH Zurich (ETH) join forces to develop nature-based solutions that counteract biodiversity loss on farms.

Mobility restrictions and market disruptions hit farming households hard.