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Business Line (India) published an op-ed by senior research fellow Anjani Kumar and Himanshu Pathak. In the op-ed, Kumar discusses the new national budget for agriculture.  The authors write that the total allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare for 2022-23 sees no increase in the Budget for agriculture. He adds, “The Budget […]

Post Courier (Papua New Guinea) published an article stating that prior to coronavirus, PNG’s food systems were already under constant threat from both natural and human-made factors such as natural disasters, pests, and disease infestation as well as challenges arising from its geographical context. The pandemic has only heightened these issues by disrupting food supply systems and […]

Business Live (South Africa) published an article stating that SA-TIED, a long-term program, aims to bridge the gap between research and governmental policymaking.  The SA-TIED latest report allows us to better understand the challenges SA’s economy faces and support more inclusive policy design. The program is a collaboration between the United Nations University World Institute for Development […]

ReliefWeb published a press release from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Horn of Africa is experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent history, with 12-14 million people severely food insecure in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. According to IFPRI, Rising livestock prices also fuel conflict, and recent clashes between nomadic […]

Successful Farming published an article stating that for the second year in a row that net farm income, a USDA gauge of profitability, ran at sky-high levels, boosted by strong commodity prices and a boom in exports, with China back as the No. 1 customer. The Economic Research Service pegged income at $113.7 billion this year, down […]

The Guardian (Nigeria) published an article on food spoilage. Food spoilage, which is the loss of food meant for human consumption due to inefficiency along the food supply chains, reduces the net availability of food for human consumption. Lack of food, because of spoilage, intensifies poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.  IFPRI estimates that a 10 percent reduction in […]

Investment Monitor published an article stating that diets high in calories and low in nutrition are now prevalent in the world. The article says that shifts in dietary patterns as a result of globalized food markets, as happened in Mexico, are putting some countries in an impossible situation.  Rob Vos, director of the Markets, Trade, […]

EFE Agro published an article stating that the revision of agricultural subsidies, if done correctly, can boost the primary sector and care for the environment at the same time, according to a new report from the World Bank and IFPRI. The two organizations agree that much of the current government aid promotes “unsustainable” patterns of production and consumption, in […]

Sci Dev published an article stating that after the pandemic and in the face of climate change, it is The first year affected the flow rates of “virtual water,” that is, the water necessary to produce food and other consumer goods. “The pressure is great and it is not only about the quantity, but mainly about the […]

Beef Central reported on a virtual conference (66th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society [AARES] IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen was a keynote speaker. He spoke on Transforming Food Systems Post COVID-19.