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Dhaka Tribune published an article that stated with only Nearly three months into the grain procurement season, the food department has managed to procure less than a fifth of its promised purchase of paddy from Aman growers. With less than a month left, it is highly unlikely that it will be able to meet the target, and as […]

Media Briefing: Video Media Briefing: Audio The massive support provided to agriculture by governments — $639 billion per year during 2016–18 — has not incentivized sustainable patterns of food production and consumption, leading to calls to “repurpose” this support. A new IFPRI-World Bank study shows that the present system of support, if left in place, […]

DRG News (Pierre, South Dakota, USA) published an article about the new World Bank and IFPRI Report, Repurposing agricultural policies and support: Options to transform agriculture and food systems to better serve the health of people, economies, and the planet. Investing in climate-smart innovations that both increase agricultural productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions would have many benefits. […]

India Education Diary published an article on the World Bank and IFPRI report, Repurposing agricultural policies and support: Options to transform agriculture and food systems to better serve the health of people, economies, and the planet. The Report reveals that investing in climate-smart innovations that both increase agricultural productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions could reduce overall emissions […]

Kathmandu Post published an article stating that inadequate and ineffective service delivery is a significant impediment to agricultural development. Increasing food imports can be attributed to low agricultural productivity, which occurs when domestic production does not keep pace with population growth. Adoption of improved technologies and production practices are critical drivers of agriculture production acceleration. According to […]

Progressive Farmer published an article stating that the Crop Insurance Coalition, which is composed of 55 groups representing farmers, lenders, agricultural input providers, and conservation groups, sent letters to congressional budget and appropriations leaders and the Biden administration opposing cuts to crop insurance during the upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget process. The Environmental Working Group issued a […]

Dawn published an article stating that a new World Bank (and IFPRI) report, Repurposing agricultural policies and support: Options to transform agriculture and food systems to better serve the health of people, economies, and the planet finds that climate change is here now and not a threat only for the future. The report went on to reveal […]

Ag Web published an article on the political tensions mounting between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is a key player in global agriculture, and how these conflicts play out will have international impacts. In 2020, Ukraine’s agriculture sector generated approximately 9.3% of GDP. Crop farming, which accounts for 73% of agricultural output, dominates Ukrainian agriculture. The country’s main […]

Successful Farming published an article that focused on conclusions from the IFPRI and World Bank report,  ‘Repurposing agricultural policies and support: options to transform agriculture and food systems for better health of people, economies and planet. According to the report, if governments encourage climate-smart farming, they would see an increase in agricultural productivity and a sizable reduction in […]

Inside Climate News, in its Politics & Policy section, published an article on why farmers are slow to purchase crop insurance thus discouraging them from adapting to a rapidly warming planet. The crop insurance program run by the United States Agriculture Risk Management Agency has been sound, but that’s only because taxpayers pay 60 percent of those […]