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El Sol de Tampico published an article stating that gender equality is a fundamental condition for transforming food systems, which currently have a fierce environmental footprint and very strong social lags. We need food systems where, in addition to the gender perspective, an intersectional approach is promoted. It is also important to mention that although food systems can […]

The Nation (Pakistan) published an opinion where the authors discuss gender in the agriculture sector. The authors wrote that in the 21st century, attaining gender equality has been placed on the top-most pedestal of global priorities. Within our own nation, fiery waves of feminism have been manifested by Aurat March and trending hashtags on social media. Then, why is it […]

Agricultural Recruitment Specialists Blog published a post on gender equity in global agriculture and stated that achieving equity is an ongoing process. According to an IFPRI guest blog post, Achieving agricultural sustainability depends on gender equality, countries with higher levels of gender inequality also have lower levels of land productivity, higher food insecurity, and less access to credit. 

News Cham Net (South Korea published an article stating that COVID-19 particularly revealed the contradiction of the Myanmar industry, which is subject to foreign capital. Investments and orders plummeted, and job closures and firings, wage cuts, and union crackdowns became more frequent. At the same time, poverty among the working class rapidly deepened, which was more severe for […]

The New Times (Rwanda) published an article stating that experts in the agriculture sector have called for robust efforts to increase production and availability of nutritious food following revelations that over 18 percent of the country’s households face food insecurity. The solutions, experts say, could help to eliminate the stunting rate and achieve zero hunger by 2025 in […]

Agri-pulse published an article on the current status of US-China ag trade. In the article, Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber stated, “The (USTR) is doing the right thing, it’s going around to all these other countries and saying, ‘OK, how do we best engage China and how do we get back to a more normal relationship?’ But in the meantime, […]

Eve (Kenya) published an article announcing that eight Kenyan women were named by Apolitical as some of the 100 Most Influential Women in Gender Policy. Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa was honored in this list Njuki oversees IFPRI’s programs including Gender Equality in Food Systems in the Africa Region.  

India Express announced an important live interview with research fellow Sudha Narayanan. She will appear at the Live Explained session conducted by The Indian Express to clear the fog on the provisions of the farm bills, and suggest the possible ways forward to break the current deadlock. 

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by research analyst Ruchira Boss, senior research fellow Devesh Roy, senior research analyst Sunil Saroj & Mamata Pradhan. The authors state that possibly even more than a public health crisis, Covid-19 is an economic crisis manifested most severely in the labor market. In the face of the pandemic, the structure of the labor market typifies the extreme […]

Yahoo News reported on climate change and what can be done today to soften the effects of a damaged planet. the UN’s landmark IPCC report, which stated that the world had just over a decade to change its trajectory in order to stay within the limits of 1.5C global heating. Once critical tipping points are exceeded, irreversible […]