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Financial Express published an editorial stating that the impact of the pandemic on the ‘food insecurity situation’ has been more pronounced among the low-income and vulnerable segments of society than before. a study done by IFPRI during the September-October period of 2021 has come up with interesting results. The study demonstrated the resilience with which […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article stating that the purchasing power of a vast majority of the population fell substantially in 2021 as their cost of living far outstripped the income that also grew, but marginally. People, particularly from low- and lower-middle-income groups, have said that their spending on key essentials and utility and other services increased at a […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article about new findings from IFPRI. IFPRI found that the moderate or severe food-insecurity situation in Bangladesh returned to the pre-pandemic level by January this year, which the households experienced after the Covid-19 pandemic hit Bangladesh last year. It said with the onset of the pandemic, combined with the lockdown restrictions imposed […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on a study by IFPRI that found around 22.3 percent more rural Bangladeshi households reported food insecurity — 18 months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic times. In the pre-pandemic period, 54.3 percent of rural households — surveyed in the study sample — were fully food-secure, whereas, during September-October […]

India.com published an article stating that a Lancet study shows, one in five deaths globally is associated with poor diet, and diet contributes to a range of chronic diseases in people around the world. Overall, in 2017, an estimated 11 million deaths were attributable to poor diet. According to an IFPRI study, it is important to adopt […]

Relief Web re-published an article describing an IFPRI project. To understand the effects of recent economic and political disruptions on Myanmar’s maize farmers during the monsoon season, we conducted two telephone surveys with 1,178 farmers in southern Shan and northern Kayah in July and September 2021 with recall data collected for the 2020 and 2019 monsoon seasons for […]

Horticulture published comments from the FPCCI Chairman Standing Committee on Horticulture Exports, Ahmad Jawad. He said that since 1947, the agriculture sector has received inconsistent attention. There have been times of great development however it can be argued that the last two decades have been worse for agriculture. Research conducted by IFPRI revealed that the Total Factor […]

Times of India published an article discussing a recent conference where more than 40 economists from universities and non-governmental organizations including IFPRI participated. The two-day national seminar on ‘Raising Agricultural Productivity and Farmers’ Income in Bihar concluded with a call for the adoption of an agro-centric model of development.  

Market Screener posted an article on the latest important literature in agriculture and international development for 2021. Thirty-tree global social protection thinkers including senior research fellow Harold Alderman, offered their list of favorite papers that are drawn from diverse institutions, organizations, and departments providing richness and diversity in perspectives, contexts, and themes: overall, the selection covers an […]

International News (Pakistan) published an article that stated according to FAO’s overview of Food Security and Nutrition after Covid-19, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Afghanistan are among the countries with the highest level of malnutrition in the world. Estimates from IFPRI suggest that due to the pandemic, an additional 140 million people will drop into extreme poverty.