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VoxDev published an op-ed regarding primary education incentivez in Uganda by Deputy Division Director Daniel Gilligan and Research Fellow Naureen Karachiwalla. Their research found that incentivizing teachers for achievement can increase education attainment when paired with adequate instructional resources.

The implications of a new paper showing insects are disappearing at a rapid clip globally.

We must better understand the links between water, agriculture, sustainability, and food security.

The Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) is conducting a Global Survey of School Meal Programs in 2019 (and again in 2021)* to better understand how countries around the world implement school meals and facilitate learning across geographies.   Join GCNF and partners to learn more about the Survey, review preliminary data, and discuss  insights, ideas, […]

IFPRI programs help to spur the rapid shift toward integrating a gender focus into development projects.

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Devex published an article highlighting takeaways from the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society’s 2019 conference about using technology and data to solve some of the sector’s problems. Senior Research Fellow Will Martin was quoted in the article calling for increased monitoring of the global value chains.

An innovative exercise helps stakeholders break out of set ways of thinking.

Spore published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick about the progress of women’s empowerment in agriculture, highlighting IFPRI initiatives like ANGeL, WEAI, and pro-WEAI.

New Delhi: Living in districts with air pollution from intense crop residue burning (CRB) is a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection (ARI), especially among children less than five years, in northern India. Additionally, CRB also leads to an estimated economic loss of over USD 1.5 billion over five years. These are the key findings […]

Markets play a key role in delivering food and nutrition, even for poor and remote rural households. But nutrient-rich foods, especially animal-sourced foods, are very expensive in poor countries, suggesting that markets for perishable but nutritious foods are not functioning well. Both scientific research and real-world programs have largely focused on farm-level interventions to diversify […]

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The Indian Express released an article about how India’s Integrated Child Development Services program excludes women with low education from the poorest households. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon and Research Fellow Kalyani Raghunathan were quoted in the article explaining how to improve the quality of the program’s services.

Bloomberg Quint wrote a piece examining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual plan to provide cash to small farmers. IFPRI’s Director for South Asia PK Joshi was quoted in the article as a proponent of income support.

Morningstar published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber who debunked the looming financial crisis for farmers suggested by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

IFPRI researchers on what the evidence shows about sparking local economic development in China and Egypt.

New Delhi: Expansion and utilization of one of India’s largest government-run community-based nutrition programs increased significantly between 2006 and 2016, especially among historically disadvantaged castes and tribes. But, women with low education and the poorest households are relatively more excluded from accessing program benefits. Among states too, while overall utilization has improved, high malnutrition states […]

IFPRI is participating in the Micronutrient Forum’s 5th Global Conference on “Building New Evidence and Alliances for Improving Nutrition.” Food systems are at the heart of determining what people eat. Micronutrients are at the heart of the potential of food systems to deliver optimal health. The 2020 Micronutrient Forum conference will continue to cover the broad […]

To end hunger and malnutrition in just over a decade, a new book says, focus on the key role of agriculture.

India’s population will soon be larger than China’s, economic growth is averaging 7 to 8 percent, and cities are expanding rapidly. Growing food, feed, and fiber needs are increasing pressure on India’s agriculture. With limited land and falling water tables, can India produce enough food for her population or will the country become a major […]