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Business Day (Nigeria) published an overview of Nigeria’s agriculture sector. The article stated in Nigeria, a significant proportion of farming is still cultivated by hand tools. IFPRI said that the county is still at the early stage of agricultural mechanization.

The Daily Evergreen, in an article on agriculture ecology, quoted IFPRI’s Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation.  IFPRI found the food insecurity problem is projected to get worse due to climate change.

Ghana Web published an op-ed by Xinshen Diao, Danielle Resnick, Peter Hazell and Shashidhara Kolavalli on their new book, Ghana Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects. They stated agriculture offers several options for improving economic transformation but the viability of those options must be weighed carefully given past policies and investments. (Reach […]

Newsday (Zimbabwe) reported on an op-ed by Ruth Meinzen-Dick. The op-ed explains that over 60% of all employed women in Sub-Saharan Africa work in agriculture. Yet the region’s women farmers often reap a meager harvest, not because of inclement weather or poor soil quality, but because of their gender. Republished in The Namibian, The Times […]

Xinhua Net (China) reported on how the pattern of crop production in Ghana is environmentally harmful and unsustainable. The site quoted from the book, Ghana Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects by Xinshen Diao, Danielle Resnick, Peter Hazell, and Shashidhara Kolavalli: “This pattern of growth has reduced Ghana’s competitiveness in developing agricultural exports other […]

Reuters published an article about crop insurance in Kenya. Picture-based crop insurance, an application developed by IFPRI researchers allows farmers to capture images with their smartphones to prove crop loss during extreme weather. The app has been successfully tested in India providing an estimate of losses and reducing administrative costs. Republished in ReliefWeb.

Bangladesh’s Aquaculture Revolution; Successes in Biofortification; and More

Research reveals a large hidden cost of ozone and aerosol emissions.

Despite its reputation as African success story, Ghana needs investments and sound policies to transform its farm economy.

A biofortification project in Mozambique shows lasting nutrition benefits.

The study discussed during this webinar presents evidence of profound farm-level transformation in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, identifies the key sources of dynamism in the sector, and proposes an updated typology of farms that reflects the evolving nature of African agriculture. The rise of medium-scale farms is affecting the region in diverse ways that are […]

When Africa’s women farmers thrive, everyone benefits. With the right investments and policies, Africa’s woman-run farms could produce a bumper crop of development.

IFPRI is participating in an international seminar on Challenges and Opportunities for Agriculture in Latin America, which will be held on October 10th and 11th, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This international seminar will discuss the difficulties and prospects for agriculture in Latin America, a region that currently accounts for a quarter of total exports […]

IFPRI is participating in the 16th session of the Global Food Market Information Group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 7 – 9, 2019, where policy makers, economists, agribusiness and food industry leaders, academics, financiers, and insurers from all around the world will discuss: Research Initiatives from Secretariat Member Organizations and Other AMIS Partners (October […]

The Wire (India) reported on the 5th anniversary of a program to stop open defecation in the country. To solve problems such as sanitation, recent research from IFPRI on nutritional convergence noted: it is imperative to not just ensure that all interventions reach all target households, but also that they reach them in the right […]

State Times (India) reported on the status of rural income in India, referencing Director General Shenggen Fan. While the government has plans of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, economists and researchers offer an alternative–halving the number of farmers. Fan suggests if not halving than reducing the number of farmers using the ‘Move out, Move up’ […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) wrote an article on the status of paddy prices in the country referencing an IFPRI study. In Bangladesh rice accounts for more than 70 percent of the total annual cropped area of 1.54 crore hectares. Nearly 77 percent marginal and small farmers depend on rice for food security and their livelihoods, […]

A News Today (Bangladesh) article reported on teen pregnancy in India. IPPRI researchers analyzed data relating to more than 60,000 first time mothers across the country from the National Family Health Survey.  The findings show that India needs to look beyond the challenge of providing food to tackle the challenge of malnutrition, said Senior Research Fellow Purnima […]

Pakistan & Gulf Economist reported on air quality and the UN Summit on climate change. IFPRI’s research on air pollution from tree burning in India was highlighted. Every year, farmers in Northwest India burn 39 million tons of rice straw residue on their farms in order to clear the field for the next harvest. This open […]

Ghana Business News reported on GSMA Mobile’s initiative to develop a mobile industry climate action roadmap in line with the Paris Agreement. An IFPRI study’s findings on climate change stating a predicted increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) could significantly reduce the availability of critical nutrients such as protein, iron, and zinc.