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MENAFN published an op-ed by Dani Brodrik on how recent patterns of technological change in the rich world have made it more difficult for low-income countries to develop and converge with income levels in the developed world. These changes have contributed to deepening economic and technological dualism even within the more advanced segments of developing countries’ economies. In new […]

ISPI published an article in its newsletter on the G20 Environment and Energy Ministers meeting July 22-23. In the meeting, experts attempted to answer the following questions:  How to achieve the ecological transition? How to tackle climate change? What are the opportunities for a sustainable and inclusive recovery? Director General Johan Swinnen said, “The number of people facing hunger increased by […]

MSN published an article on the trade relationship between the United States and China. A long-running dispute between the United States and China over Beijing’s import controls on rice, wheat, and corn has been reignited at the World Trade Organization (WTO), adding to trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Senior research fellow, Joseph Glauber wrote, […]

Times (Malawi) published an article on the current prices of maize in Malawi. According to IFPRI’s Monthly Maize Market Report shows that fewer than 10 percent of farmers who sold maize in May had their commodity bought at the government-set minimum price. The trends follow a similar movement from March to April, where the average ‘new’ maize price was […]

The Hindu published an article on new IFPRI research that found that the mid-day meal scheme was associated with 13-32% of India’s improvement in height-for…the scheme in 1999. By 2011, with an expansion in budget, and state implementation following a Supreme Court order, coverage had grown to 46%. The study tracked nationally representative cohorts of mothers by […]

The Times (Malawi) published an article on where maize prices stood in June. Prices hit a record low. According to the latest IFPRI Maize Market Report, less than 10 percent of farmers who sold maize in June received a price equal to or greater than the minimum farm gate price. (Reach 4.8K) Also published in Business Malawi.     

Prime News Ghana reported that the Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, Eric Opoku, wants the government to immediately address challenges poultry farmers are currently facing with regard to access to feed for their chicken. According to an IFPRI study on the poultry feed sector, maize accounted for 60 percent of poultry feed. […]

Sunday Standard reported in an article that although the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an increase in food prices, well before the pandemic about 6 in 10 Batswana could not afford even the cheapest options for a healthy diet. Studies conducted by IFPRI highlight that that nutrient-rich non-staple foods are ten times more expensive than staple foods in most poor countries. 

News Click published an article on findings of the IFPRI study, Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program. The findings show that investments made in school meals in previous decades were associated with improvements in future child linear growth. Senior Research Fellow Harold Alderman said, “Findings from previous evaluations of India’s MDM scheme have shown a positive association with […]

Financial Times published an article on how hunger has played a role in conflict over the years In many places. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “It’s the spark that lights the fire.” Citing events in northern Africa in 2007-08 as well as 2011, when wheat prices were at record highs. High prices for yellow corn in 2007 forced livestock producers in Mexico […]