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Thin-Ink.net published an in-depth article that discusses how the pandemic, for many, led to massive job loss and sudden drops in incomes, which in turn cause people to cut back on what and how often they eat. The 2021 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) addresses these losses and the economy in its 124-page report. It brings together many countries’ responses […]

Covid-19 has pushed half of India’s poor away from nutritious food: report (Indian Express)  April 14  Indian Express published an article detailing the findings in the 2021 Global Food Policy Report. According to the Report, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions that followed has resulted in half of India’s poor people being deprived of nutritious food. […]

India Environment Portal published a summary of the 2021 Global Food Policy Report. It states that the coronavirus pandemic has upended local, national, and global food systems, and put the Sustainable Development Goals further out of reach. But lessons from the world’s response to the pandemic can help address future shocks and contribute to food system change. Republished in Yumda  (Germany).

Devex published an article on the findings of the 2021 Global Food Policy Report. The article states that while the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions unable to meet basic nutritional needs and disrupted supply chains, it also has provided a window into opportunities for much-needed food systems reform according to the GFPR. The report examined the impact the pandemic had on […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on how the government is moving forward to procure more boro. Under this policy shift, the government is planning to purchase Boro rice directly from farmers this season to help ensure a fair price for the latter and boost its own stock. A FE report says the cabinet division has recommended that the food ministry […]

Farmers Weekly reported on urbanization, increased food demand, rising rural wages, and seasonal labour bottlenecks have led to the interest in promoting agricultural mechanization in sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural transformation is imperative for growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Yet progress has been elusive. The region is a net food importer despite the fact that agriculture accounts for 60% of employment. Main […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article stating that the first wave of the pandemic hit us hard — no one can doubt this brutal fact. But Bangladesh built back and achieved a degree of recovery that has been more inclusive than even some high-income nations of the world. A report published by IFPRI in association with Cornell University (Signs of recovery: […]

Financial Express published an article stating that the government’s support strengthened the food security of rural households in 2021, following the Covid-induced lockdown during April-May last year, according to an IFPRI-Cornell University study based on phone-surveys in 2020 and 2021. The policy note suggested that the immediate onset of coronavirus, combined with the lockdown restrictions imposed from March through May […]

Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh) published an article on Bangladesh’s recovery from the economic fallout of the first wave of the pandemic has been more inclusive than even some of the high-income countries of the world, suggests a newly published survey result by IFPRI and Cornell University. In between June 2020 and January 2021, the proportion of pandemic-induced unemployment witnessed a 70% decline. […]

Daily Coffee News published an article on how the military coup is affecting crops, particularly coffee producers. As actors in a global coffee industry, it is important to recognize Myanmar’s complex history and myriad ethnic minority groups. Continuing to do business with smallholder farmers in Myanmar has become even more critical in recent months as the broader […]