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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. 

Market Screener reported on a workshop that featured all the World Bank Gender Innovation Labs (GIL) discussing a range of initiatives, approaches, and lessons learned from their work across different world regions. Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, Kate Ambler presented results on the impact of the Uganda Farm and Family Balance Project on gender norms.  […]

This Daily Live published an article announcing that USAID has expressed commitment towards supporting policy processes through scientific research to enhance skills and mentoring through training and institutional capacity development in Nigeria.  The Nigerian government is committed to providing an enabling environment for Agriculture to thrive through the provision of solar dryers, agro-processing equipment, and inputs such as […]

University of Sydney (Charles Perkins Centre) published a press release about the 2021 Global Food Governance Conference that will address the political, economic and colonial systems and corporate structures that produce harmful food systems. Senior research coordinator, Namukolo Covic, in her keynote address will discuss outcomes from the UN Food Systems Summit. Earlier this year, Covic wrote that the summit […]

Pak Observer published an article that summarized events of the Pakistan Water Week including comments from Deputy Division Director Claudia Ringler who congratulated the IWMI Pakistan, PCRWR, and partners for the success of Pakistan Water Week 2021. She further remarked that she foresees more events that inspire international audiences to show the commitment of the people of Pakistan towards a water-secure […]

The Hindu published an article stating that the Lok Sabha, Congress member Deepak Baij asked whether malnutrition among children had increased during the pandemic period. The Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said, “To ensure continuous nutritional support to beneficiaries, Anganwadi workers and helpers distributed supplementary nutrition at the doorstep of beneficiaries once in 15 days during COVID-19 […]

Indian Express published an interview with senior research fellow Purnima Menon and Madhukar Pai who are both volunteers with India Covid SOS discuss the Omicron variant, vaccination in India and focus areas in Covid management. Menon and Pai stated that the India Covid SOS team was hearing stories of innovation and resilience. These stories needed to be preserved to hold […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article writing that only in a few exceptional cases, a well-orchestrated strategy of making growth more inclusive was able to simultaneously attain higher growth and lower inequality. The article mentions a paper titled Ascent, Descent, Churning, Persistence and Permanent Escape: Contemporary Poverty Dynamics in Rural Bangladesh, the authors provided new evidence on the poverty […]

Observer Research Foundation published an article stating that eleven million people in Afghanistan are experiencing food insecurity, and 97 percent of the country’s population are on the brink of universal poverty by mid-2022. The article included a video of a roundtable discussion that discusses how to enhance food security in Afghanistan. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon participated in the discussion. She said, […]