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Eurasia Review published an article stating that in September 2020, 59 percent of 1000 households surveyed in urban Yangon and 66 percent of 1000 households surveyed in the rural Dry Zone earned less than $1.90/day (a common measure of extreme poverty), according to a new IFPRI study, Poverty, food insecurity, and social protection during COVID-19 in Myanmar: Combined evidence […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on IFPRI’s estimation about the tax revenue and COVID-19. In its Short-Term Impacts of Covid-19 on the Malawian Economy 2020–2021, IFPRI estimates that government tax revenue would decline by between 4 and 8.4 percent in the faster and slower recovery scenarios.  This translates into $83.8 million [about K62 billion] to $178.1 million […]

Yahoo Finance published an article on a conference held in Tokyo on “Shaping the Future” is the overall theme for this annual international conference since last year. Under this grand theme, Tokyo Forum 2020 Online will be focusing on “Global Commons Stewardship in the Anthropocene.” Policymakers, thought leaders, scientists, business leaders, CSOs and others will assess the current […]

Hello Peter published an article on the dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on businesses worldwide, from how we do business and with whom we do that business to the state of employment and the economy. News outlets are reporting some devastating numbers about the South African economic landscape due to COVID including an IFPRI scenario that predicts the labor force […]

Business World (The Philippines) published an article stating that the Philippines’ dependence on rice as its leading staple food is expected to fade as incomes increase and diets are diversified, agriculture experts said. According to the Department of Agriculture, rice consumption averages 118.81 kilograms per capita each year, or around 325.5 grams of rice daily. South Asia director Shahidur Rashid stated […]

Exchange Africa (Tanzania) published an article stating that IFPRI released a report indicating that Kenyan farmers could benefit more by exporting their avocados to the high-value European market.  Mulubrhan Amare, the lead author and senior researcher at IFPRI found that participating in export markets raises smallholder farmers’ incomes by nearly 39%. This is mostly on account of higher prices offered in […]

Vanguard (Nigeria) published an article writes that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, regularly warns of the possibility of another lockdown because of the general carefree attitude of Nigerians to the core protocols required to contain the pandemic. IFPRI reports that the six-week lockdown between April […]

La Tribuna (Honduras) published an article stating that the gale of the pandemic has washed away two decades of fighting extreme poverty, according to economists at the World Bank. And it will be a serious setback for other people who live with a budget below 5.50 dollars (3.2 billion, half of the planet’s population), who also suffer to meet […]

News Chronicle (Nigeria) published an article on a new study on how the relative prices of healthy and unhealthy foods have been implicated in increased cases of obesity in some countries and such prices could also be linked to nutrition outcomes including under-nutrition globally. The study, The relative caloric prices of healthy and unhealthy foods differ systematically across income levels and […]

Seeking Alpha published an article explaining why John Deere products are a good investment. The author writes that he started buying Deere because he liked the valuation given the expected surge in ag exports. China is giving the global agricultural industry a boost thanks to its need for corn and soybeans.  Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “I think the […]