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Global Diaspora News published an article on a conference to take place March 22-25. In the lead-up to the UN 2021 Food Systems Summit, multi-sector leaders will come together to discuss the latest trends and investment opportunities into game-changing innovations for more sustainable and resilient food production systems in the Middle East region. The panel […]

NHK World interviewed Shenggen Fan and others as part of a documentary on forests, oceans, climate, and biodiversity. NHK reports that we are facing a crisis. Without major changes over the next decade, their destruction will be irreversible, leading to more abnormal weather and deadlier pandemics. What must be done to ensure our planet remains livable? The Tokyo […]

The Statesman (India) published an article on malnutrition and its long-term effects. Malnutrition has an irreversible effect on health and human development. The initial 1,000 days of one’s lifespan, from the day of conception till he/she turns two years of age, are considered as a critical ‘window of opportunity’ when poor nutrition can result in stunted growth, […]

Indian Express published an article stating that small farmers face several challenges in getting access to inputs and marketing facilities. A number of innovative institutional models are emerging and there are many opportunities for small and marginal farmers in India.  Senior research fellow Devesh Roy and his IFPRI co-authors have undertaken a comparative study of FPOs (farmer producer organizations) in […]

Business Recorder published an article stating that the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research in Pakistan. According to the minister, Pakistan needs to upscale its technology to provide better products to small, medium, and large farmers for the betterment of the agricultural outcome of the country. This comment was made at the meeting of the […]

Bendigo Advertiser published an article stating that Joe Biden and the global coronavirus pandemic could be triggers for much-improved stability, transparency, and negotiation in international agricultural trade. Despite the export and import pipeline frustrations and demand surges caused by COVID-19, the pandemic has resulted in some surprising gains in global food trade co-operation. Senior research fellow Will Martin said […]

Business News This Week (India) published an article that announced that RAHI has launched projects aimed at eradication of malnutrition through farm-based micro-projects in hunger hotspots of India, as part of its SAMBAL initiative launched on World Food Day 2020.  The projects shall work exclusively with women farmers to improve food security and food diversity in chosen areas […]

The Guardian (Nigeria) published an article in the business section provided comments from experts at the International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) that tougher times await developing economies if policymakers fail to design and implement friendly, environmental economic recovery plans. In Nigeria, according to IFPRI, the lockdown alone caused Nigeria’s GDP to suffer a 34.1 percent […]

El Mercurio published an article on how women in the agriculture sector can improve food security for all. “The empowerment of women is one of the four levels that have the power to make a change in food systems,” according to world expert, Jemimah Njuki, Head of IFPRI’s Africa Region. She added that to ensure that the Summit […]

Global Diaspora News published an article stating that the role of women in agriculture places them at the heart of climate impact. The connection begins on the farm. Farming is the main source of livelihood for people living in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the lower-income countries of Latin America and Southeast Asia. In […]