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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. 

Times of India published an article on a recent meeting of experts. A host of dignitaries deliberated on putting Farmers first. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said the new agriculture Acts are more from the perspective of supply-chain factors and less from producers, small and marginal farmers. “There is a spatial inequality in terms of how buyers procure and […]

The Nation (Malawi) reported that Malawi’s economic outlook faces considerable downside risks, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, weather shocks, and fiscal slippages. According to IFPRI, Poverty levels were projected to worsen in the just-ended year to 56.3 percent from 50. 5 percent as the measures which were affected to reduce the Covid-19 spread had reduced […]

Daily Trust (Nigeria) published an article stating that the Nigerian GDP had a second consecutive quarter of a downturn no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which saw the federal government adopting several measures which included a lockdown of Lagos, Ogun as well as the Federal Capital Territory, leading to the disruption of the movement of goods and […]

Financial Express published an op-ed by several authors including IFPRI-South Asia Office’s division director Shahidur Rashid and research fellow Kalyani Raghunathan. In the op-ed, the authors state that public food transfer programs act as a lifeline for many poor households that might otherwise live with constant food insecurity and the threat of hunger. In Bangladesh, the preexistence of the Food Friendly Programmes and […]

The Hindu published an op-ed by Reteeka Khera, Senior Research Fellow Sudha Narayanan, and  Prankur Gupta on the purpose of the MSP and the debate on agricultural issues that must take into account the changed geography of procurement and the seller’s profile. 

Blueprint (Nigeria) published an article on how Nigeria might have another pandemic-related lockdown in its future. Nigeria has in the last few days seen resurgence in Covid-19 infection cases across the country. IFPRI-Nigeria states that “In our own case, the scale has since tipped against the economy, and the hunger virus is ravaging the populace.” The office goes on […]

Zawya (Egypt) published an article on the IFPRI-Egypt symposium that aimed to shed light on the latest trends and distinct patterns of overweight and obesity across the region, with a focus on the role of trade and food policies, including trade regulations and government food subsidies. Participants also reviewed their concerns regarding the growing obesity epidemic in the […]