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The Nation published an article about how Malawi’s economic outlook was good and businesses were thriving. When COVID-19 hit, all of that changed. Before the pandemic, 52 percent of firms operating on 50 to 75 percent utilization capacity, manufacturing, and production capabilities that are being utilized by an enterprise at any given time. In its short-term impacts […]

Politico published an article on that for President-elect Joe Biden, reversing changes and reviving morale in many parts of the executive branch won’t be easily done with the stroke of a pen and an executive order. The Trump administration’s overhaul of two critical agencies at the Agriculture Department shows how some of the disruptions are much stickier. The […]

Business Standard (India) published an article about the budget meeting, and the plans, policies, and proposals to expect for 2021. Representatives from National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Punjab Agriculture University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), among others, were also present in the meeting. (Reach 1.7M). Also published in Daily Excelsior (India)    

Devinder-Sharma published an article discussing how the government has failed those working in agriculture. The article quotes Sonny Perdue, the USDA Secretary, who said, “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out. I don’t think in America, (as) for any small business, we have a guaranteed income or guaranteed profitability.” But this is how […]

All Africa published an article on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signed by 55 African countries. The AfCFTA is expected to deepen economic integration of the African continent and to lift millions from extreme poverty. During a recent webinar on challenges and opportunities of AfCFTA hosted by IFPRI researchers in the sector argued that the implementation of the agreement will boost intra-regional […]

Successful Farming published an article on farm subsidies and where needs lie. Congress allotted the same amount of funding, $13 billion, for public nutrition programs that it did for agriculture in the new coronavirus relief bill, even though hunger is on the rise, wrote three economists on Tuesday. “An obvious way to address the problem would be […]

Financial Express (India) published an article stating that Amid protests against farm bills, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held her pre-Budget consultation meetings with stakeholders from the agriculture and agro-processing sectors, who presented her with a draft of proposals, including greater and easier access to credit, especially for small farmers, incentives for balanced use of fertilisers, transport subsidy […]

NewsClick published an article that stated farmers suspect that with no MSP protection, something might happen once the big players enter the farm sector. One expert stated that “These laws have failed the farmers there. So why are we bringing them here?” The entire script apparently is designed to drastically cut the number of people engaged in agriculture […]

Business News Hindi published an article on the 2021 Budget meeting. At the meeting, experts presented fifteen suggestions for the development of the agriculture sector and the welfare of farmers. Experts included representatives from IFPRI. 

Faceless Bureaucrat (USA) published a blog post on the new subsidies going to farmers. The post includes a tweet by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber.