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Relief Web published an article stating that the Chadian Government, due to recent spikes in COVID-19, have closed the capital city, the airport, and the country’s borders. This lockdown has meant citizens of Chad are food insecure, and in a health and financial crisis. Chronic malnutrition is also high, affecting one in three children in Chad. The […]

Daily Times (Pakistan) published an article on women in agriculture. There have been fiery waves of feminism in Pakistan manifested by the multiple Aurat marches and the trending hashtags on social media. Why then is it that within the agricultural sector, the backbone of our country, we are witnessing what is perhaps one of the worst scenarios of gender […]

The Nation (Malawi) stated in an article that The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) says the country’s inflation outlook remains favorable owing to a surplus in maize output last year and a forecast of a similar trend this year. IFPRI’s Malawi Maize Monthly Market Report was referenced. According to IFPRI, showed that maize prices rose by six percent in […]

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 […]