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Business Maverick (Uganda) published an article on the 2019 edition of World Intellectual Property Report (WiPo) which analyzed millions of patent and scientific publication records across several decades. IFPRI, along with other research institutions works with universities to develop exchanges of ideas and build momentum. IFPRI works in Uganda with Makerere University and the International […]

A rapidly-expanding market in China, the United States, and elsewhere shows promise for fighting food insecurity and climate change.

Successful Farming (USA) reported on tariffs and how U.S. farm groups are increasingly quiet on trade issues. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated that farm groups might be holding their tongues while waiting for clarity on the trade front. The administration is spending billions of dollars on Trump tariff payments “without any real discussion. It looks like […]

The Hindu published an article about Odisha’s (India) work to improve nutrition. IFPRI’s research called for inter-department engagements to accelerate the nutrition outcome in Odisha. There is a need to improve sanitation, women’s education, and underlying poverty, to be able to tackle undernutrition.

Cvonet (China) reported on the 2019 Annual Trends and Outlooks Report.  Senior Research Fellow and co-author of the Report, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, stated that without gender considerations and efforts to achieve gender equality, Malabo’s commitments might not be implemented.” 

Daily Hunt wrote an article on the feasibility of maintaining the recommended EAT-Lancet diet globally. IFPRI researchers Kalle Hiroven and Derek Headey, partnering with Tufts University found in their journal article, Affordability of the EAT-Lancet reference diet: a global analysis that in India, the recommended diet that includes poultry, eggs, fish, fruits, and legumes and […]

The Africa Report published an op-ed by the Malabo Montpellier Panel Program Head Katrin Glatzel on the next steps for meeting the challenges of reducing poverty throughout Africa. The digitalization of Africa’s food system presents new opportunities to apply digital and data-driven technologies to the agriculture value chain. These can inform decisions at the production […]

The Financial Express (India) published an article on the IFPRI and Friedman School (Tufts) report on the Affordability of the EAT-Lancet reference diet: a global analysis. The report notes that at $2.84 per day with the minimum costs globally for the recommended healthy diet, around 1.58 billion people worldwide will not be able to afford […]

National Public Radio (USA) published an article on ways to fortify foods with enough nutrients to make a difference and a taste that consumers would like. According to Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon, a new product, a microparticle packet of nutrients, might be effective, but the true cost is an unknown issue. “There’s no way to […]

La Nación (Argentina) published an op-ed by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla. Díaz-Bonilla suggests that economists take a broader view of the global macroeconomic context, and, in particular, of the cycle of “commodities,” and how these cycles impact unequal and unjust societies such as those in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

AgFax (USA) reported on a recent meeting of agribusiness groups. In the meeting, Deputy Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division Claudia Ringler discussed the ongoing Amazon fires and climate change. She stated, “That’s where no one is really fully prepared for what climate change brings. The Amazon is a big fuel source […]

LiveMint (India) published an article on the importance of the Mid-Day Meal in diets for Indian children. According to IFPRI, this policy has contributed to the gradual improvement in child malnutrition indicators. The Mid-Day Meal scheme explained at least one-tenth of the total reduction in stunting in India between 2006 and 2016.

The Opinion Express (India) published an article on air quality in India. The article referenced a study by IFPRI (Avinash Kishore and Samuel Scott) and partners that losses from stubble are more than $30 billion, including the economic loss and associated health costs. Researchers estimate that living in areas where there is intensive crop burning […]

Falling commodity prices roil countries across the region regardless of politics.

Despite progress, many children in Ethiopia remain stunted, diet diversity continues to pose a challenge, and food systems are changing rapidly. To support the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Food and Nutrition Policy (NFNP), IFPRI, Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI), and the Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) program will present new […]

Economic Times/India Times published an article on diabetes in Indian youth. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “There should be a full review of the nutritional composition of all foods in public programs as many of them are refined cereals and include sugar. India should be aiming to buy healthier foods with the funds that […]

ScienceNet (China) reported on an international research team of more than 100 experts including IFPRI researchers who confirmed the benefits of biodiversity for agricultural development. Senior Research Fellow Wei Zhang explained that different relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem services are determined by the relative importance of species & how they complement each other, the abundance […]

AgroTendencia TV interviewed Director of the IFPRI Program for Latin America and the Caribbean Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla on IFPRI’s contribution to the agricultural sector (in Spanish).

Togo 24 reported on the opening of the conference and the 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes. (2019 ATOR). The Report presents an Africa-wide analysis on a topic of strategic importance to the CAADP agenda. The ATOR 2019 report examines the progress and results of research […]

Telegramme 220 (Togo) published an article on the ReSAKSS-Africa conference and the 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes. (2019 ATOR). Senior Research Fellow Agnes Quisumbing stated that “the new element with this year’s ATOR report is that it highlights the many costs gender inequality at all […]