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Reliefweb published an article from South Asia Disasters newsletter. It stated that as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, its impacts on women’s welfare, food, and livelihood security are becoming increasingly clear. The pandemic and its concomitant lockdowns have disrupted livelihoods and value chains in rural and urban areas Research by sector experts from organizations like IFPRI, World Bank, and […]

World Bank published an article on gender equality. The article quotes World Bank’s Twitter account that said, “Good gender data is essential for tracking our progress in promoting gender equality. But how do we collect this data in a reliable way?” Tackling such a broad and complex measurement agenda requires strong a cross-institutional partnership. The Africa Gender […]

Foreign Affairs (New Zealand) published an article on a new study led by researchers at the University of Florida (with a team from IFPRI, University of Arkansas, University of Illinois, Washington State University, and the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services) predicts that the supply chains for two of Americans’ most popular plant-based foods, potatoes and tomatoes, are […]

Transcend published an article on land grabbing in developing countries. Land grabbing is a practice consisting of the purchase or lease of large tracts of fertile land by public or private entities, a phenomenon that rose significantly following the 2007-2008 world food economic crisis. Today land grabbing involves millions of hectares, equivalent to an area as big […]

The Hindu published an article in its “national” section stating that while the Government has launched a scathing attack against the publishers of the Global Hunger Index for India’s poor ranking, experts argue that not only were steps taken by the Government to check rising levels of hunger in a pandemic year inadequate, it also failed to […]

Foreign Policy Research Institute published a blog post stating that despite contributing only a minute amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, the African continent suffers the deleterious effects of climate change to a disproportionate degree. The heavy carbon emitters, like China and the United States, have a moral obligation to help the nations of Africa, particularly the […]

Foruneita published an article that stated that the OECD Development Cooperation Directorate in collaboration with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) has prepared a study titled “Stock Take Report” that finds ways to increase green, social, and sustainability (GSS) bond issues in developing countries. The report contains papers written by leading exponents of universities and research centers including Markets, Institutions, and Trade Division […]

Yahoo Finance published an article about Chile and why the country is the most frequently mentioned in the Journal of Economic Development (JDE), one of the top journals on the topic, adjusted for population. Much bigger economies, such as India and Brazil, are considerably less popular, meanwhile. Research Fellow Jessica Leight, a development economist at IFPRI conducted an […]

The New Humanitarian published an article stating that in Myanmar, months after political unrest and a third wave of COVID-19, poverty, and food insecurity are soaring in Myanmar’s Dry Zone and Ayeyarwady Delta regions – the country’s agricultural heartland – sparking warnings of a hidden crisis in the making as farming households struggle out of view of […]

The Times (Malawi) published an article on how the inflation rate is higher than the 7.1 percent recorded during the same time last year. A report published by IFPRI shows that, in September, maize retail prices increased by 5 percent.