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The Gatodonte published a blog post that looks at “The Skeptical Ecologist.” Twenty years have passed since The Skeptical Ecologist (2001) was published. The book looked at various issues involving agriculture, nutrition, and poverty in developing countries. The book looked at crop productivity and referenced IFPRI’s research and findings that estimated that production will increase by 41 percent between […]

The regional representations of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a regional Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of collaboration to fill knowledge gaps on food security in urban, conflict-affected, and hard-to-reach areas in West & Central Africa. The MoU was signed by Elvira Pruscini, Deputy […]

The Hindu published an article stating that an additional 93 lakh children under five are likely to suffer from wasting, 26 lakh more from stunting, while there will be an estimated 1.68 lakh additional under-five deaths in the first three years of the post-COVID-19 world, estimates a new study authored by various international development organizations including IFPRI […]

Deutsche Welle published an article on fighting climate change. The article states that curbing meat consumption is essential in the fight against climate change. But it is a more complicated story in countries that face spiraling food insecurity.  Deputy division director in EPTD Claudia Ringler stated that while there is “an overconsumption of some meat products in […]

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 […]