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Rwanda News Agency reported that the European Commission has provided EUR 1 million to IFPRI to support the Ministry of Agriculture in Rwanda to enhance skills in the analysis of public investment priorities and policy options for the Covid-19 recovery period. This grant will support the Government of Rwanda to implement the agriculture sector strategy and in particular its contribution to the […]

Top Agrar (Germany) published an article about the future of agriculture during the Green Week activities. Director general Johan Swinnen emphasized that agricultural subsidies to be paid should always be in line with global climate targets, if possible. Otherwise, the number of starving people, which has stagnated for several years or in some cases even increased again, cannot be reduced. He also […]

Bloomberg BNA published an article on how lawmakers and food industry groups are jockeying to shape President Joe Biden‘s international trade policies, even as the administration sets priorities on the coronavirus pandemic, the vaccine rollout, and economic revitalization. According to senior research fellow Joseph Glauber, Trade “almost has to be a backburner issue to a degree.” Biden […]

National Observer (Canada) published an article stating that findings from Mapping U.S. food system localization potential: The impact of diet on foodsheds, a study by various researchers including research analyst Julie Kurtz showed that eating more plants is the key to eating local and sustainably, according to a recent study modelling how more than 350 major U.S. cities could feed […]

Vanguard published an article stating that various international development organizations and funders launched the Institutionalizing Monitoring of Crop Variety Adoption Using Genotyping program, IMAGE, to provide farmers quality and original seeds for cultivation. IFPRI is a partner in this venture. 

The European Commission has provided EUR 1 million to IFPRI to support the Ministry of Agriculture in Rwanda to enhance skills in the analysis of public investment priorities & policy options for the COVID-19 recovery period.

The Conversation published an op-ed by senior research fellow Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo. In the op-ed, the authors write, “Feeling poor relative to others can spur families to support women in pursuing work outside the household and to invest more in girls’ schooling, according to our new study (Perceptions of relative deprivation and women’s empowerment). But that does not mean women become […]

Head Topics (The Philippines) published an article on the laws governing rice production. The article asks if scarce government funds are being spent wisely, or if farmers could have been better off if the Department of Agriculture had simply given the support money to them as cash grants.   The total harvested area in 2020 grew by 1.7 […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on the need for strong economic inclusion programs to build on pre-existing government initiatives.  Such programs are indeed helping not only those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but also vulnerable groups trapped in poverty. However, whether these funds are not driven away toward the Covid-19 fight leaving vulnerable groups affected. According to […]

Nigeria Shafaqna published an article stating that the World Food Program and CGIAR are working together to combat hunger. A newly integrated leadership and Board put in place last year will support the level of collaboration required for an integrated global and country response. In addition to the new MoU, CGIAR and WFP already collaborate on several projects. WFP and CGIAR’s IFPRI […]