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Financial Times (UK) published an article on U.S.-China trade. China’s agricultural imports are expected to further support U.S. farmers who had to survive on governmental assistance due to the trade war between the world’s two largest economies and the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s forecasters expect healthy crops, so farmers can enjoy the benefits of selling soybeans for […]

Daily Asian Age published an article on how Bangladeshi farmers are obtaining loans. According to a 2019 study by IFPRI, Bangladeshi farmers typically borrow more than 81 percent of loans from various private sources, including NGOs, relatives, private banks, and moneylenders. The interest rate of these loans is 19 to 63 percent while the interest rate is nine percent […]

Inclusive Media for Change republished an updated article from January 2005. The article writes that an IFPRI report states that the countrywide lockdown imposed on March 25, 2020, which was extended for nearly two months in phases, affected the food and nutritional status of vulnerable sections of the Indian population. The 2021 Global Food Policy Report has cited a […]

Milenio (Spain) published an article stating that China now finds itself at the center of a change in the fortunes of farmers as the export boom and rising food prices are driving a recovery in the agricultural economy of the United States. Beijing promised to import at least $80 billion of agricultural products from the US over two years in […]

Guardian Nigeria published an article on how scientists have warned that hunger and malnutrition would trigger a higher rate of premature mortality around the world, especially in Africa, as climate change, conflicts, and other factors threaten food production. The researchers, however, said effective policies and appropriate actions could help avert the additional burden. An IFPRI, USDA-ARS, and RTI […]

Business World (The Philippines) published an article stating that food security means that “all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life,” according to the UN Committee on World Food Security 1979 and IFPRI.

USDA’s ERS published an article on the 2020 International Food Security Assessment (IFSA) published by the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) highlights an increase in food insecurity around the world associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Recent updates to the IFSA report suggest the number of food-insecure people increased by 160 million in 2020, corresponding with a […]

Business News This Week covered a virtual conference that included Senior research fellow Anjani Kumar. The meeting stated that the agriculture and food sector are facing multiple challenges. With the global population projected to grow from 7.6 billion in 2018 to over 9.6 billion in 2050, there will be a significant increase in the demand for food. At […]

India Spend published an article asking the question, where are nutrition programs failing and why? To accurately understand this and for ideas on how to efficiently target the crisis of malnutrition among Indian children, it is necessary to collect and use data from villages. Senior research fellow Purnima Menon said, “The challenge that India often faces is the delivery […]

Voice of America published an article on how the impacts of COVID-19 and the military coup in Myanmar have created an economic meltdown. Over the past few months, prices for many other domestically grown and consumed crops have fallen faster. Wholesale prices for potatoes, onions, beans, and other staples were down 22 to 48 percent in April […]