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India Times published an article on women’s empowerment and breaking down gender roles in food systems. The article quoted Head, Africa Program and senior research fellow, Jemimah Njuki who said, “The Food Systems Summit recognizes that women’s empowerment is one of four levers of change, which has the power to make or break food systems.” To ensure the Summit addresses food […]

Rome: Just six percent of CEOs and board chairs of a sample of organizations active in food systems are women from low- and middle-income countries, according to initial findings from a new joint report from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Global Health 50/50. While the initial findings also point to several positive […]

International Relief Teams published an article on how natural disasters are becoming more and more commonplace. Even if we exclude the most recent disasters, the United States averaged 127 disasters annually from 2006-2015. That is more than double the average over the previous 63 years! Senior research fellow Katrina Kosec said, “Disasters can change victim’s attitudes in ways that […]

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. […]