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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), […]

Kasmir Monitor published an article on the new A NITI Aayog report which has revealed that over 15 lakh children below the age of five are suffering from acute malnutrition-related ailments including stunted growth in Jammu and Kashmir. The study was conducted in collaboration with IFPRI, the Indian Institute of Population Sciences, UNICEF, and the Institute of […]

Egyptian Streets published an article on how the entire tourism industry in Egypt has suffered since the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020. According to an IFPRI report, Climate-resilience policies and investments for Egypt’s agriculture sector: Sustaining productivity and food security, the losses from the collapse of tourism, when combined with the reduction in traffic through the Suez […]

The Straits Times (Myanmar) published an article stating that Myanmar’s fast-depreciating currency is straining the people in a country gripped by political turmoil following a Feb 1 military coup. The kyat, which was trading at slightly above 2,000 to the United States dollar yesterday, has lost more than a third of its value since the coup. In the […]

Malawi Times published an article on the status of maize prices in October. The price for Malawi’s staple crop, maize, went up for the fifth month in a roll in September, averaging K200 per kilogramme (kg) in the country’s major cities. An IFPRI report shows that, in September alone, maize retail prices increased by 5 percent. However, the prices decreased in […]

Naver (Korea) published an article stating that Digital agricultural technology development and agricultural genetic resource management technology are key elements for sustainable agriculture. The agricultural sector is accelerating digital transformation based on knowledge information and networks covering agricultural production, distribution, and consumption.” The ‘Digital Agriculture and Agricultural Genetic Resource Knowledge Sharing Event’, where IFPRI will participate in […]

Farmers Journal published an article stating that subsidies to US farmers ballooned in 2019 and 2020, driven by ad hoc payments aimed at offsetting the impacts of former president Trump’s trade war and COVID-19. Despite the effects of both, farm income in 2020 was at the highest level since 2013. Weaning US farmers off heightened levels of […]

Today’s Dietician published a magazine article on how the retail price of nearly all foods has risen over the past several years and most markedly in recent months. The USDA reports that food prices rose 4% overall in 2007, outpacing inflation and surpassing the 10-year average increase of 2.6%. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on how adequate and effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) measures have always been considered crucial for public health and the COVID-19 pandemic has yet again reinforced this reality. It is now common knowledge that handwashing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other […]