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Korean Economic Magazine published an article on structural change and economic growth. The article references the findings in the book Structural Change, Fundamentals and Growth coedited by IFPRI Research Fellow Margaret McMillan, Dani Rodrik, and Claudia Sepulveda. According to the book, investment in the basic conditions highlighted by the endogenous growth theory of macroeconomics and the structural changes that are important to […]

Live Mint published an overview article on crop insurance. The article highlighted an IFPRI study that demonstrates how to capitalize on the availability of low-cost internet and the rising use of smartphones. The novel picture-based insurance (PBI) product welds technology with weather index-based insurance (WBI).

Sr. Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, on Global Business TV, "China has been the number one trading partner in agriculture with the U.S. and the hope is that they’ll regain that status."

Wellcome Trust supports researchers and campaigns for better science through the lens of addressing large health challenges. Wellcome Trust directly funds thousands of scientists and researchers through every step of the scientific process – from research to analyzing impacts. They offer grants in biomedical science, population health, medical innovation, humanities and social science, and public […]

The Philippine National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is the Philippines’ premier socioeconomic planning body. It is the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research and provides high-level advice to policymakers in the Philippine Congress and Executive Branch. NEDA coordinates the formulation of policies, plans, and programs; reviews, evaluates, and monitors infrastructure projects; […]

Concern for food safety rises as supermarkets overtake traditional wet markets in Asia.

Gidahatti (Turkey) reported on foods of the near future. There may be restrictions on agricultural production brought about by climate change & other shifts in consumption. IFPRI’s Global Food Policy Report 2019 looked toward the 2050s and the scenarios found that the amount of food consumed today must be increased by 70% (80% for meat and […]

Overcoming the obstacles that stand in the way of meeting SDG2.

BMJ Journals reported on the dangers and ways to prevent aflatoxin poisoning. The findings from two IFPRI studies were referenced in the article, the first by Research Fellows Vivian Hoffmann and Jef Leroy and Kelly Jones, The impact of reducing dietary aflatoxin exposure on child linear growth: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Kenya, and […]

Daily News (Tanzania) profiled Senior Research Fellow Ephraim Nkonya. The profile highlights Tanzanian-born Nkonya’s years of work and research in agricultural development. The article also discusses his life and education from childhood to university, leading to his career.

FutureEarth published an opinion blog by Deputy Division Director and Senior Research Fellow Claudia Ringler and coauthors on the impact of water stresses on food security. The authors outlined how reliable access to water influences agricultural development and food security in many ways. Expanding agricultural production in developing countries would reduce poverty while increasing food […]

Reuters reported on a new program training African scientists to be leaders in their field, with a focus on meeting the needs of women farmers in adapting to a warming climate. Research Fellow Katrin Glatzel explains, “As forest loss and climate change make resources scarcer, women have to go longer distances to gather fuel-wood, which […]

Daily Trust (Nigeria) reported that for more than 60 years, Nigeria has been importing tractors yet less than 30 percent of farmers in the country have access to mechanization. The story cites an IFPRI study in which Senior Research Fellow, Hiroyuki Takeshima finds government programs designed to bring in more tractors “are rarely effective, and government […]

Current global challenges in malnutrition and other development goals call for integrated, multi-sectoral approaches focusing on the entire food system, leading to healthier and sustainable diets for all. Among these challenges is micronutrient deficiency, known as “hidden hunger.” Micronutrients—vitamins and minerals needed in only very small quantities but with huge impacts on human health and […]

A rapid increase in aquaculture production in Bangladesh has lowered fish prices, increased protein consumption, and reduced poverty. The Making of a Blue Revolution in Bangladesh offers a valuable case study of how this transformation in the fish value chain has occurred and how it has improved the lives of both fish producers and fish […]

A new study uses spatial interpolation models to estimate local fertilizer prices where data are unavailable.

From a childhood working on her grandfather's farm to training farmers in sustainable agriculture.

The Hindu published an opinion piece written by Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon and Soumya Swaminathan on the importance of using evidence to inform policy in nutrition in India. Coherence is needed in areas of public policy across multiple ministries – incentivizing the cultivation and consumption of a range of food commodities; using the levers of government financing […]