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Food for Mzansi (South Africa) published an article stating that global action to limit human-induced warming could give Mzansi enough time to secure enough water to sustain its people. Otherwise, according to researchers, climate shifts by the middle of the next decade may well make Day Zero situations more common. Researchers from the MIT Joint Program on the […]

Successful Farming published an article stating that China is buying less in U.S. crops and livestock than expected, particularly soybeans, and America’s ag exports are feeling the pinch. Sales are forecast at a record $175.5 billion this fiscal year, said the USDA on Tuesday, but just like the record set last year, the crest was not as high […]

Pro Kerala published an article on how IFPRI in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), and SAARC Development Fund (SDF) have launched a project for scaling up climate smart agriculture in South Asia. The consortium kicked-off with an initial pilot investment of about $3.1 million provided by IFAD, SAC, IFPRI and […]

Agency Cofin published an article stating that Rwanda is preparing, with the help of its partners, for post-covid economic recovery. As such, a number of sources of financing have been implemented in order to facilitate the recovery of the various key sectors of the economy. According to IFPRI, the lockdown has increased the poverty rate by 10.9 percentage […]

All Africa published an article stating that 27 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), or about a quarter of the country’s population, face acute food insecurity since September 2021. This is what a study published this November by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) reveals. […]

The Hindu published an article on the latest findings from the National Family Health Survey-5 stating that the births in institutional facilities, such as a hospital, improved by nearly eight percentage points but children who were either stunted or displayed signs of wasting only dropped by a maximum of three percentage points, shows a comparison of National Family […]

Hindustan Times published findings from the fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS), which were released by the Union health ministry on November 24. Findings include that the improved sex ratio and sex ratio at birth is also a significant achievement; even though the real picture will emerge from the census, we can say […]

Telos-Europe published an op-ed by research fellows, Antoine Bouet, Julie Kurtz, and another co-author write that, “As INSEE publishes the results of a study showing that inequalities in living standards and monetary poverty remained stable in France in 2020 thanks to the exceptional measures taken by the government [1], it is interesting to ask whether the economic crisis linked to […]

Business Fast (UK) published an article on how the effects of climate change heighten the risks in agriculture and food production, the need to protect smallholder farmers has never been greater. ‘Farming is risky. Once you have insurance you create a foundation” said Pula insurance founder. Several other crop failure microinsurance initiatives are also under way to support […]

Press Reader (Sunday Times – South Africa) published an article stating that three policy areas suggest implementable solutions that will help to ensure that SA emerges as a more equitable country according to Sherwin Gabriel and Channing Arndt. Before Covid-19, SA was mired with low growth, structural unemployment, and high inequality. Weaknesses in electricity and transport infrastructure, a […]