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Washington, DC–A joint project managed by The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and ACRE Africa titled, “Eyes on the Ground: Providing Quality Model Training Data through Smartphones,” has been selected for the Lacuna Fund’s first cohort of supported projects in the agricultural AI (artificial intelligence) for social good domain. In the Eyes on the […]

Yahoo Finance published an article on the farmer bailout, how that failed to shore up the trade damage. According to a report from the Environmental Group, between 2018 and 2019, “the top 10% of recipients — the largest, most profitable industrial-scale farms in the country — got half.” Three of these farms received more than $1 million […]

Wye and Brook India Trust published an article that offered statistics on child marriage. Child marriage – that is, any formal or informal union of a child under the age of 18 – causes devastating health and economic consequences for individuals, families, and societies, particularly in South Asia. Globally, 12 million girls under 18 are married each […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article stating that Bangladesh contributes to a tenth of the world’s total inland fish production. This has helped the country keep fish prices low and increased protein consumption.  In the IFPRI book, The Making of a Blue Revolution in Bangladesh, authors Shahidur Rashid (Division Director, South Asia Region) and Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang write, “A rapid increase […]

Forbes Magazine published an article on India’s status and what the future holds for recovery from COVID-19. Covid-19 had a devastating impact on people’s health and healthcare, and the economy took a beating. India finished the year with the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “We need to really ramp up social protection to […]

Daily Times (Malawi) published an article on the December Monthly Maize Report from IFPRI2020 report by IFPRI-Malawi showed that food prices rose by six percent from the previous month. The report indicated that, by the end of December, prices of maize were averaging K200 or more per kilogram (kg) translating to K10,000 per 50kg bag. According to the article, Agricultural […]

Xinhua Net (China) published an article on a set of high-precision maps of global agricultural production released by an international team of researchers. The maps collected data from 186 countries and are providing data support for sustainable development, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). They mapped the spatial distribution of 42 major crops, such as […]

Financial Express published an op-ed by former Director of the South Asia Region PK Joshi and AK Padhee. The authors write that the three new farm laws, since their enactment, have been a subject of intense debate and discussion, especially against the backdrop of the ongoing agitation by farmers mostly from Northwest India. The negotiations between the farmers’ groups […]

Sohu published an article on the recent China conference held on January 9. The conference, Tencent Technology Xiangshan and Digital Future Conference 2021 was held in Beijing.  With the theme of “Symbiosis,” the conference was divided into two categories–” Technology for Good ” and ” Digital Future. ” Former director general Shenggen Fan spoke on the panel “Reconstructing the Earth AI for […]

Relief Web published the latest information on the Monthly Maize Market Report produced by IFPRI-Malawi. Highlights include– Retail maize prices increased by 6 percent during December 2020; prices in the South remained higher than in the Centre and North; prices in the South remained higher than in the Centre and North.; no ADMARC purchases or sales were reported in any of […]