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Teller Report published an article suggesting that after Coronavirus is controlled by a vaccine, that the problem of global poverty, malnutrition, and undernutrition will remain. Over the past six months, millions of people have become malnourished due to job losses. “If there is a vaccine, COVID has become a relatively inexpensive disease to combat, while obesity is a very expensive disease. That is why […]

Agrarheut (Germany) published an article on the expectations following the U.S. elections for agriculture and trade.  According to surveys by the agricultural online service Successful Farming, almost three-quarters of US farmers vote for the Republican and his agricultural policy. Despite the massive loss of income in the trade war with China and the numerous terrible natural disasters in […]

Reuters published an article about the US election’s possible outcome. Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee who did not achieve reelection in his state, could be considered to become secretary of the Department of Agriculture. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “I think if Biden wins, Peterson will be first on the list to be USDA.” (Reach 33M) […]

Polity.org (South Africa) published an article on Tunisia being the only democratic success story in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Nearly a decade since the revolution though, the country still struggles with problems that include high unemployment particularly among the youth and women, rising inflation, porous borders, and violent extremism, a large informal economy, and political fragmentation. These constraints have been amplified […]

Pharma Biz published an article on the importance of health, particularly anemia in women and how a nation can’t move toward achieving the health goals laid out by the Sustainable Development Goals. Although Indian women suffer from anemia and deficiencies in iron levels, one must look at other factors. Studies conducted by IFPRI have also revealed that educating […]

Zawya published an article on the announcement by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) about the launch of Memory-Driven Computing Sandbox which can support the government in its journey to advance food security and agriculture in the country. Available through HPE Digital Life Garage in Dubai, HPE’s Memory-Driven Computing Sandbox will enable developers to drive rapid proofs-of-concept that will demonstrate […]

Sunday Standard (Botswana) published an article on Africa’s standing in agricultural production. Partly due to years of under-investment, Africa has yet to fully realize its agricultural potential. According to the IFPRI, Africa south of the Sahara has “significantly improved its agricultural performance since the mid-1990s,” but the continent is still lagging behind the rest of the world in terms […]

Eastday.com published an article on the 12th CAER-IFPRI conference.  The conference brought together internationally from 5 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Cameroon, and Eritrea, as well as 28 higher education institutions or research institutes including China Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, and Zhejiang University. Shenggen Fan believes that the entry of urban capital, technology, and resources […]

Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article stating that the prospect of meeting the just-announced procurement target for Aman this year remains somewhat clouded because of several factors. Notable among them are high prices of rice in the market, possible shortfall in production due to consecutive floods, and dwindling volume of rice stored in the public silos. An IFPRI study, Boro rice procurement in […]

Daily Sun (Bangladesh) published an article on the need for an agricultural commodity price commission to ensure a stable price environment for growers and farmers. Bumper production does not always bring benefits to the growers as bumper production has pushed down wholesale prices at the grower level below the production cost in Bangladesh. Akhter Ahmed, Country Representative for IFPRI-Bangladesh said, “The government […]