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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 […]

Global Diaspora News published an article stating that the evolution of global food systems and improved crop varieties have enabled hundreds of millions of people to achieve food and nutrition security. Keeping people fed is challenging to plant health: How to improve agriculture to anticipate and adapt to future challenges? As strong food systems depend on healthy […]

Real Ag Radio Sirius XM (Canada & US Rural Radio) interviewed senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber discussed (beg. At 27:40) climate issues in the “trade” file and how the ag community is more open to how agriculture can do things to mitigate greenhouse emissions. People have seen the extremes in weather & this is concerning. China is changing […]

MW Nation (Malawi) published an article on the second-round survey conducted in eight districts that has exposed the suffering that many rural communities face, ranging from rising food prices to limiting or reducing the number of meals. The survey titled Covid-19 in Rural Malawi: Perceived Risks and Economic Impacts was conducted by IFPRI. The study found that economic activities in […]

Express Tribune published an article stating that the labor force participation rates of women in Pakistan are among the lowest in the world. A survey conducted by IFPRI collected data on the number of hours spent by women in housework such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. Women in the survey spend on average up to 40 hours per week in domestic […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article reporting that Farmers Union of Malawi’s president Frighton Njolomole said the FUM has asked the government to adjust upwards the minimum farm gate price for maize for farmers to see profits. Njolomole said an adjustment would be a good compensation and an incentive to medium- and large-scale farmers who use more inputs in their production mix. […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on the cost of produce in the country.  Experts in the agricultural sector have backed the minimum farm gate prices for produce, including the staple grain maize, saying most farmers benefitted from the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP); hence incurred fewer production costs. But the experts have called for strict enforcement and adherence to […]

Islamic Republic News Agency published an article stating that CSIS has analyzed the consequences of the global corona epidemic and food security in countries around the world. More than a year ago, IFPRI, in the book COVID-19 and Global Food Security, warned for the first time that if proper measures were not taken, Covid-19 could lead to a food […]