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Future Agricultures published an article on the first e-Dialogue session, ‘Setting the Scene’ was held on July 16, and provided an overview of the challenges smallholders face and the opportunities for improvement in yields and standards of living. Small-scale farmers are among the most food-insecure on the planet, yet they are also integral to food systems across the world. With […]

Brownfield Ag News reported on where the US and China stand with negotiations and phase-one of the trade deal. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “China has only imported about $8.7 billion dollars of U.S. ag goods this year, so that leaves a lot. I mean, it’s almost $26 billion that needs to be imported by the balance […]

The Counter (USA) published an article on farm subsidies in the US stating that when the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools, restaurants, and many distributors in March, the disruption dealt a huge blow to farmers, who lost contracts overnight and were forced to let produce rot in the field. Congress allocated funding for agriculture through the Coronavirus Food Assistance […]

Manitoba Co-Operator (Canada) published an article on global trade. A recent virtual summit focusing on managing agricultural trade in an increasingly chaotic world focused largely on recent actions taken by the United States. Participant in the summit and Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said the U.S. decision to effectively render the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) useless by not […]

Jung Welt (Germany) published an article presenting major findings from a study featured in The Lancet. The study, Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality by Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and colleagues found that due to the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, almost 180,000 children under the age of five are also at starvation this year. The researchers analyzed various scenarios […]

ABC News reported on how a food crisis and malnutrition could lead to greater child deaths during the pandemic. Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality, published in The Lancet, warns that the “unprecedented global social and economic crisis” means 6.7 million more children could suffer from ‘wasting’ — a severe form of malnutrition – in low […]

Spiegel Online (Germany) published an article on mortality trends due to COVID-19. According to an IFPRI study, that appears in the Lancet, Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality, due to the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, almost 180,000 children under the age of five are also at starvation this year. Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and colleagues analyzed various scenarios […]

Food Tank published an article on the e-book, COVID-19 and global food security. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the impacts of COVID-19 on the food system and policy responses. It covers how the pandemic affects global poverty, food security, gender, and employment. The book is based on a series of blog posts that IFPRI started in the […]

The Daily Star reported on the current state of aquaculture in Bangladesh. Over the last two decades, aquaculture expanded on a massive scale and pulled more than 20 lakh people out of poverty between 2000 and 2010, according to a study and book by IFPRI, The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick is participating in an International Growth Centre (IGC) webinar that explores the impact of COVID-19 on informal workers and discusses necessary policy measures to enhance social protection coverage and support mechanisms to protect informal workers if they lose their livelihoods. Ongoing IGC surveys of traders in Nigeria and Sierra Leone show […]

Decisions on fertilizer and pesticide use impact crops and finances.

Using economywide models, presenters discuss the varied effects of different policies and economic structures on food systems and poverty during COVID-19 in Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sudan.
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COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security – availability, access, utilization, and stability.

The European Green deal's implications for building food security.

Presenters discuss possible cross-sectoral policies and actions for enhancing human and ecosystem health, with a focus on the role of One CGIAR. WATCH VIDEO

Marie Ruel, directora de la División de Pobreza, Salud y Nutrición del IFPRI, está participando en el Seminario web de lanzamiento de la versión española de la “Serie de la Revista The Lancet: Doble Carga de la Malnutrición”. La serie de la revista científica se enfoca en la presencia simultánea de la desnutrición y la obesidad a […]

Japan Times published an article on the impact of COVID-19 on hunger and malnutrition globally. Hunger and malnourishment are increasing around the world as the coronavirus crisis pushes more people into poverty and limits access to healthy diets, according to the United Nations. At the same time, obesity has been on the rise as healthy foods remain out […]

Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an op-ed that stated, IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food Policy Report indicates that per capita consumption of cereals has declined while that of meat, eggs, fish, fruits, vegetables and milk has increased across South Asia. In the case of Bangladesh, one of the reasons for improvement in its nutritional status, reduction in child stunting, underweight and wasting is the diversity […]

TN.com (Argentina) published an article on the Maizar Congress where specialists indicated that globally it is necessary to meet the food demands of the most vulnerable populations and increase production efficiency. Senior Research Coordinator Valeria Piñeiro who participated in the virtual event, focused on Latin America and the impact of COVID-19. She described three stages: the short term, with logistical restrictions; the medium term, in […]