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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), […]

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 […]