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NPR interviewed Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber on farm subsidies that are part of the COVID-19 relief bill. Glauber finds the subsidies a little disturbing because by the time farmers got a bunch of those payments in the summer and fall the problems were going away. “”You almost lose track of how much money is going out.” According to USDA estimates, total […]

Daily News (Sri Lanka) published an article that showed the decline in economic growth could reach an average of 8.8% per year by 2100. By 2050, countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka are expected to experience a drop in gross domestic product (GDP) growth. IFPRI stated in Study suggests that climate-smart agriculture can boost […]

Relief Web published an article stating that the persistent and worsening effects of the COVID-19 crisis on rural household incomes are alarming. The onset of the second wave of infections and mitigation measures in Myanmar is continuing to depress household incomes. Government transfer programs reached 99 percent of households in the study area, mostly in the form of […]

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 […]