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Roayah News published an article on ways to address current nutrition issues and advance the nutrition agenda for 2021 and beyond, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing conflicts, and other problems and crises have made 2020 a difficult year for global nutrition. According to IFPRI, the main objective of the project is to support effective policies, program decisions, […]

Voice of America published an article on the export situation in Myanmar. We need to increase exports more but is that possible? In agriculture, inputs such as fertilizers prices have risen sharply. They are also published by IFPRI. According to research, the increase will significantly reduce the number of fertilizers. If sales fall, so will the output […]

Asian Farmers reported that the Asia-Pacific Association of Agriculture Research Institutions (APAARI) and CoSAI hosted the first dialogue, in an ongoing series, focused on the innovation investment landscape and future food systems in the Asia-Pacific. The Asian Farmers Association Secretary General quoted findings from CERES 2030: Sustainable solutions to end hunger (Cornell University, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, […]

The News Chronicle published an article stating that in the next 29 years, the world will require $10 trillion, a colossal amount that cannot be easily measured with the current state of the naira, Nigeria’s currency, to feed an additional two billion people. How we finance food systems – from both public and private sources of capital […]

Witchita Eagle published an article stating that Kansas stands to benefit substantially when the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becomes law. The White House projects over $3 billion will come to Kansas through the improvement of roads, bridges, electric vehicle charging stations, and the expansion of high-speed internet. IFPRI projects that by 2050, the effects of […]

Indian Express published an article about a new program in collaboration with IFPRI, the Indian Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), UNICEF and the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) that NITI Aayog has launched– ‘The State Nutrition Profiles’ for 19 States and Union Territories in the country. As per the data of the profile released on Friday, a […]

The Wire (India) reported that the government has approved the ‘National Scheme for PM Poshan’ in schools. From the details of the scheme and financial outlays, it seems that this is just a repackaging of the school mid-day meal program with a new name and some window dressing. The article states the importance of the mid-day meal […]

Business Day (Nigeria) published an article on the current economic crisis and the fact that FX inflow has dropped owing to crumbling oil prices, the Buhari-led government had no alternative other than to diversify the economy. Agriculture which was once neglected became an option for diversification owing to its vast potentials that can drive more sustainable economic […]

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launches the Food Policy Report on climate-resilient strategies in Egypt. Cairo, Egypt: Without significant climate change adaption measures, climate change-induced biophysical crop stress could lead to a 10% reduction in Egypt’s food crop yields by 2050 and cost the economy US$1.84 billion per year over the same period, according to […]

MSN published an article stating that UN Head Antonio Guterres called for reform of agricultural subsidies and said food should not be seen “simply as a commodity to be traded, but as a right that every person shares.” The World Bank Group, IFPRI, and Food and Land Use Coalition laid out plans at the summit to unlock $4.5 […]