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The Nation Newspaper (Nigeria) reported that Nigerian farmers and agribusinesses could create a N200 billion food exports market by 2030, but the government must work with the private sector to create a seamless transportation infrastructure to support the nation’s growing agro-exports sector. IFPRI researchers stated that in Africa south of the Sahara, weak infrastructure, such as […]

WOUB interviewed farmers and experts on the US-China trade war and subsidies to US farmers.  Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber was quoted during the discussion regarding the amount of the bailout. “I was surprised that it didn’t attract more attention. The decision to start the trade war was costly, he says, and the Trump administration, […]

Congratulations to Johan Swinnen, whose book The Poltical Economy of Agricultural and Food  Policies was awarded Book of the Year.

The New Times (Rwanda) reported on the new Rwanda Strategy Support Program (RSSP). Developed by IFPRI in collaboration with the government of Rwanda, the program seeks to leverage on evidence and policy analysis to accelerate agricultural transformation in Rwanda. Republished in Africa Business Communities.

Bloomberg reported on the latest phase of the US-China trade negotiations. Donald Trump says China will spend $50 billion a year for U.S. farm products as part of a “phase one” trade deal between the countries. “I have been very skeptical,” said Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. “How would they do it?”

The Economist reported on the recent progress of the US-China trade negotiations which have set out targets for categories of commodities so that Chinese agricultural purchases from America would rise o at least $40bn in 2020 and 2021. But those figures would be kept secret, in case they had an impact on markets. Senior Research […]

Financial Times (London) reported on the U.S.-China trade negotiations. United States claims that China will purchase US$40 billion in U.S. agricultural goods were greeted with skepticism. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said silence on China’s commitments by individual commodity could prove confusing to farmers deciding what to plant. “The details still remain very obscure.”

Successful Farming reported on the US-China trade negotiations. The White House says the agreement calls for “substantial purchases” of farm exports. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber expressed doubt about forecasts leaping overnight to the $40-billion-a-year level. “Getting back to 2017 levels is not trivial after the past 2 years of poor exports. Hopefully, there are […]

Trade for Development News published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow David Laborde on trade tensions and what to expect. Laborde said, “In order to understand the dilemma around food security, we have to think on the one hand that it’s about people’s income and on the other hand, it’s how international markets and food […]

WHO reported on the Lancet journal article, Double-duty actions: Seizing programme and policy opportunities to address malnutrition in all its forms, by Corinna Hawkes, IFPRI Division Director Marie Ruel and coauthors explain key findings including exposure to undernutrition early in life followed by becoming overweight from childhood onwards increases the risk of a range of non-communicable […]

Washington Post reported on the latest trade deal negotiations between the United States and China. The U.S. belief is that China will buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. agricultural products annually — more than double the level in 2017 ($19.6 billion). Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated Chinese soybean imports are down 10 percent from […]

Project Syndicate published an opinion piece co-authored by Senior Research Fellow, Katrina Kosec. In the article, Kosec argues information could help to improve governance, infrastructure, and service delivery, but to do so, it must meet a few conditions. (Underlying paper: World development special issue: Information, governance, and rural service delivery.

The Jordan Times published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Katrina Kosec and Leonard Wantchekon on getting needed services and information to rural areas. “Government has the power to make information work for development or to stop it. Non-state actors, including development practitioners, as well as media, civil-society groups, and researchers, can also play a […]

Business Daily Africa published an article on the Malabo Montpellier Panel report. The Report states that African governments should step up investments in energy innovations. Director of IFPRI’s Africa Region Ousmane Badiane said, “As demand for food continues to grow globally, universal access to energy will become an urgent necessity, both for the production, processing, and […]

IT Business Direct (Africa) reported on findings from the Malabo Montpellier (MaMo) Panel on renewable energy and new technologies in Africa. Director of IFPRI’s Africa Region and co-chair of the Panel Ousmane Badiane said, “As demand for food continues to grow globally, universal access to energy will become an urgent necessity, both for the production, […]

AllAfrica reported on the study, The impact of the smallholder farmers’ participation in avocado export markets on the labor market, farm yields, sales prices, and incomes in Kenya. Senior Research Fellow and lead author Mulubrhan Amare stated, “International agricultural markets generally offer higher price and demand higher quality as compared to the local markets in […]

An FAO training strategy shows promise for building farm entrepreneurship in India and other countries.

The 2020 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture event “Food for All! Trade for Secure, Diverse and Sustainable Nutrition” brought together 16 Expert Panels hosted by policymakers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders from civil society to discuss the role of international trade in achieving a healthy and sustainable food system. International trade has long helped reduce […]