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Relief Web published an article stating that the Chadian Government, due to recent spikes in COVID-19, have closed the capital city, the airport, and the country’s borders. This lockdown has meant citizens of Chad are food insecure, and in a health and financial crisis. Chronic malnutrition is also high, affecting one in three children in Chad. The […]

Daily Times (Pakistan) published an article on women in agriculture. There have been fiery waves of feminism in Pakistan manifested by the multiple Aurat marches and the trending hashtags on social media. Why then is it that within the agricultural sector, the backbone of our country, we are witnessing what is perhaps one of the worst scenarios of gender […]

The Nation (Malawi) stated in an article that The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says the country’s inflation outlook remains favorable owing to a surplus in maize output last year and a forecast of a similar trend this year. IFPRI’s Malawi Maize Monthly Market Report was referenced. According to IFPRI, showed that maize prices rose by six percent in […]

Yahoo Finance published an article on the farmer bailout, how that failed to shore up the trade damage. According to a report from the Environmental Group, between 2018 and 2019, “the top 10% of recipients — the largest, most profitable industrial-scale farms in the country — got half.” Three of these farms received more than $1 million […]

Teaming with local partners on price data across 5 markets, IFPRI produced a food security monitoring tool to explore and compare prices of different food items in Papua New Guinea.

Wye and Brook India Trust published an article that offered statistics on child marriage. Child marriage – that is, any formal or informal union of a child under the age of 18 – causes devastating health and economic consequences for individuals, families, and societies, particularly in South Asia. Globally, 12 million girls under 18 are married each […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article stating that Bangladesh contributes to a tenth of the world’s total inland fish production. This has helped the country keep fish prices low and increased protein consumption.  In the IFPRI book, The Making of a Blue Revolution in Bangladesh, authors Shahidur Rashid (Division Director, South Asia Region) and Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang write, “A rapid increase […]

Forbes Magazine published an article on India’s status and what the future holds for recovery from COVID-19. Covid-19 had a devastating impact on people’s health and healthcare, and the economy took a beating. India finished the year with the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “We need to really ramp up social protection to […]

COVID-19 is accelerating the use of digital technology and tools around the world. This trend also provides an opportunity to make complex investment analysis tools more user-friendly and ultimately to promote more evidence-based decision-making among governments. The Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer (AIDA) is the first online tool that uses an economy-wide model to assess the […]

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The regional representations of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a regional Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of collaboration to fill knowledge gaps on food security in urban, conflict-affected, and hard-to-reach areas in West & Central Africa. The MoU was signed by Elvira Pruscini, Deputy […]

The European Commission has provided EUR 1 million to IFPRI to support the Ministry of Agriculture in Rwanda to enhance skills in the analysis of public investment priorities & policy options for the COVID-19 recovery period.

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Daily Times (Malawi) published an article on the December Monthly Maize Report from IFPRI2020 report by IFPRI-Malawi showed that food prices rose by six percent from the previous month. The report indicated that, by the end of December, prices of maize were averaging K200 or more per kilogram (kg) translating to K10,000 per 50kg bag. According to the article, Agricultural […]

Al Mal (Egypt) published an article about the IFPRI symposium (in partnership with USAID) where Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Minister of Planning, said that the structural reform program includes diversifying the production structure of the Egyptian economy, strengthening the role of the private sector, enhancing the flexibility and effectiveness of the labor market through advanced technical […]

Akbar al Youm (Egypt) published an article describing comments made by Dr, Hala Al-Saeed, Egypt’s minister of Planning and Economic Development. Dr. Al-Saeed said, at the virtual seminar sponsored by IFPRI, in partnership with USAID, that this year is an exceptional year. She presented a number of lessons learned by policymakers, which can be summarized […]

New Security Beat (Wilson Center) published an article on food security, land ownership, and gender.  In South Asia, food security and nutrition have not improved significantly despite the region’s economic growth. Importantly, both are deeply influenced by gender relations in the agricultural sector. Enforcing women’s access to land and other productive assets, accounting for rural women’s growing work […]