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Why the world needs another food summit (The Christian Science Monitor)
May 04, 2021
Christian Science Monitor published an article on how a rise in hunger from the pandemic has forced a need to rethink the global food system. India offers one example for reform. While the world rushes to help India deal with the pandemic, it also has something to learn from India’s ability to find new ways to combat hunger. […]
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The WHO severely warned: India’s new crown crisis may “occur anywhere”! If it relaxes, it may trigger a new round of global outbreaks (Breathe – CMT)
May 04, 2021
Respir-CMT (China) published an article on the dangers of ending mask mandates and social distancing too soon. The article reviews what damage is being done in India as they fight a new outbreak of COVID-19 and what measures are being taken to curb the new cases. The article quotes IFPRI from a study that appeared in Science, COVID-19 risks […]
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The International Food Policy Research Center confirms Egypt’s success in facing corona (Akhbarelyom.com)
May 04, 2021
Akhbarelyom.com published an article that stated IFPRI’s findings on how Egypt fared during the pandemic. IFPRI confirmed that some economies and sectors are recovering at a faster rate based on the adopted national policies, explaining that the stimulus package, which amounted to 100 billion in Egypt, limited the decline in GDP in the period from April to June 2020 from […]
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Minister of planning: targeting and supporting irregular employment in light of the corona pandemic (Akhbarelyom.com)
May 04, 2021
Akhbarelyom.com published an article on the latest news from the government of Egypt as it relates to the economy. The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and IFPRI-Egypt are working together to enhance evidence-based policymaking. One result of this cooperation was an issuing of a policy note on the impact of the Corona crisis on the Egyptian economy during the […]
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“Planning”: Egypt’s losses due to “Corona” are limited to avoid complete closure (Dostor)
May 04, 2021
Dostor published an article that stated that the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development participated in preparing the chapter on the Middle East and North Africa in the 2021 Global Food Policy Report, which is issued by IFPRI. The chapter deals with the effects of the Coronavirus on agricultural food systems and household incomes in Egypt, Jordan, and Sudan. […]
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“Specter” COVID-19 and global food security warning (Lao Dong)
May 04, 2021
Lao Dong (Viet Nam) published an article stating that it has been one year since IFPRI first issued the warning “COVID-19 could lead to a food security crisis if appropriate measures are not taken.” IFPRI believes that poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to increase by 15 percent in rural areas and by 44 percent in urban areas […]
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Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars: Report (MSN)
May 04, 2021
MSN (Singapore) published an article stating that food insecurity and its impacts have been exacerbated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study from the UN. Markets, Trade, and Institutions division director Rob Vos said, “[The pandemic] is a compounding factor that has seriously worsened the crisis in Syria and other countries.” Reach 42M) Republished in MSN […]
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What you do not know about the International Food Policy Research Institute (6060 News)
May 04, 2021
6060 News published an overview history of IFPRI as part of its coverage of the 2021 Global Food Policy Report.
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Agriculture is one of the sectors in Egypt least affected by Corona (Al-Shorouk News)
May 04, 2021
Al-Sharorouk News published a blurb on the 2021 GFPR. The information stated that the 2021 Global Food Policy Report revealed that the size of the disruptions resulting from the Corona pandemic differed between economies in the Middle East and North Africa region, as agri-food systems showed relative flexibility in the Middle East region, where the percentage of decline in agricultural […]
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Report exposes youth unemployment woes (The Nation)
May 03, 2021
The Nation (Malawi) published an article quoting an IFPRI study, Malawi’s slowly changing employment landscape and its implications for youth is characterized by a scarcity of jobs outside agriculture and insufficient work hours within agriculture. Using three rounds of the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) done by IFPRI, the study has since tipped government to design programs and incentives to supply […]