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Daily Excelsior (India) published an article on the ongoing farmer protests. The present stalemate between Government of India and protesting farmers doesn’t show any signs of resolution as of now. Farmers have a multitude of concerns that can be resolved, in their opinion, by removing the government bills at the center of debate. While the government feels […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by former director of the IFPRI-South Asia Region P. K. Joshi and Arabinda K. Padhee on farmer demands and how the government is negotiating with them. Few of the demands, on arbitration mechanism between farmers and buyers in contract farming, the jurisdiction of civil court authorities, etc., could be negotiated to bring amendments […]

Yahoo News published an article stating that the government recently released the first set of findings of the latest fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The survey has indicated a worrying trend in child undernutrition, sparking fears that decades of gains may become undone. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “I think you would be hard-pressed to […]

Successful Farming published an article on the new appointment of associate director of a University of Missouri think tank, Seth Meyer. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “Rob [Johansson] has really been in the thick of things…busy as any economist in the job.” During his tenure, Johansson was part of a reorganization that combined USDA’s farm support, crop insurance and land stewardship […]

Politico published an article on the latest news in agriculture. While the current crop of lawmakers and White House officials wrap up their work, much of the agricultural policy world’s attention is already turning to 2021. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, in a recent paper (US Trade aid payments and the WTO), writes that Trump’s farm relief payments […]

Business World (The Philippines) published an article about a recent online meeting of experts. The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have spread across many industries and demographics. At the same time, it has brought about accelerated disruptions that are expected to benefit many in the long term. One of the issues the pandemic further stressed is food […]

Daily Hunt published an article describing the thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana who are protesting at Delhi borders against the recently enacted farm laws.  Former IFPRI-South Asia office director PK Joshi who has followed the protests, said, “I for one have failed to figure out why the farmers are agitating! All three bills are very sound, very good […]

NNI Asia (Japan) published an information blurb stating that the number of poor households is rapidly increasing in Myanmar, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues. According to IFPRI, (Poverty, food insecurity, and social protection during COVID-19 in Myanmar: Combined evidence from a household telephone survey and micro-simulations), poor households with daily household income of less than US $ 1.9 (about 198 yen) reached […]

Nueva Tribune (Japan) published an article stating that the number of poor households is rapidly increasing in Myanmar, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues. According to IFPRI, (Poverty, food insecurity, and social protection during COVID-19 in Myanmar: Combined evidence from a household telephone survey and micro-simulations), poor households with a daily household income of less than US$ 1.9 (about 198 yen) reached […]

Poshan Outlook (India) published an op-ed by Poverty, Heath, and Nutrition Division Director Marie Ruel and Senior Research Fellow, Jef Leroy that stated one of the key objectives of India’s Covid-19 mitigation efforts is to prevent child undernutrition now rather than to treat it later, without compromising on maternal, child health and nutrition services. What started as a health crisis has developed into a […]