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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. 

EmailWire published an article on how the focus of research on crop protection chemicals for oilseeds has been on developing compounds safer than older counterparts to meet the demand for new molecular solutions for control of pests that have developed resistance to the older compounds. The global crop protection chemicals market is primarily driven by the rising need […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article stating that President Lazarus Chakwera launched this year’s Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP), while hinting that the government is working on an “exit strategy” for the program. In July this year, the AIP came under scrutiny through a book published by Todd Benson, a senior research fellow at IFPRI, who argued that despite investing billions of kwacha each year in […]

RankiaPro Europe published an article writing that World Food Day is celebrated every 16th of October from 1979. It was proclaimed by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and now with clear purpose shared Agenda 2030 with the goal of zero hunger. Its objective is clear: to make the world aware of the problems of malnutrition, […]

Farmers for Free Trade hosted a seminar on agricultural trade. The discussion was about the benefits of trade flow through the ag supply chain. Often researchers look at production data, what is forgotten is a discussion that elevates what happens between the farm and the consumer (shippers, truckers, etc.).  When asked about 36:49 about the larger economic context, Senior […]

Daily Asian Age published an article stating that women are key contributors to agriculture production, yet are missing at the decision table, with alarming consequences. For food systems to be just, there is an urgency to close the gender resource gap, says Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa at IFPRI and Custodian for the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Lever […]

The Star (Kenya) published an article stating that Sub-Saharan Africa has more than 400 farming apps and platforms and that Africa’s digital farming services growing nearly 45% per year. The uptake of these apps is limited by tech challenges. David J. Spielman, senior researcher said agri-tech apps are already helping build the climate resilience of small-scale farmers. “Crop and livestock yields and […]

Von.gov (Nigeria) published an article stating that it’s been over a year since Nigeria released the world’s first genetically modified cowpea – also known as the black-eyed pea – and the legume’s most vocal supporter is thrilled with the results. According to a study by PBS and IFPRI under the Biosafety and Biotechnology Rapid Assessment and Policy Project (BioRAPP), […]