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Nicaragua Today published an article on the latest meeting of the Regional Fund for Agricultural Technologies. IFPRI along with other major development organizations (Inter-American Development Bank IDB, International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIAT, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FAO, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture IICA, and the Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research EMBRAPA) participated in the […]

Easy Money (China) published an article that discusses the integration of urban and rural areas. The strategy to integrate requires overall planning and scientific measures. The 12th CAE R-IFPRI International Academic Conference, jointly sponsored by China Agricultural University, IFPRI, and Southwest University School of Economics and Management conducted discussions and exchanges on the theme of “Deep Integration of […]

Herald (Nigeria) posted an article reporting on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request that Nigerians abide strictly by COVID-19 protocols as the country cannot afford a fresh lockdown. The total lockdown that lasted five weeks caused Nigeria’s GDP to suffer a 34.1 percent loss, amounting to USD 16 billion, with two-thirds of the losses coming from the services sector, according […]

Rinnovabili.it (Italy) posted an article about a new platform from FAO. The platform contains data and information from reports and studies measuring food loss and waste, at every stage of the value chain. To monitor food loss and waste, FAO examined available literature and collected data and information from different reports and sources, including international organizations such as […]

Nigerian Tribune posted an article on the GM Cowpea and that the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) has stated that Nigeria could earn up to $638 million from the export of its genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) grain, the insect Pod-Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea. Country Director of OFAB, Rose Gidado explained that the OFAB’s prediction is based on a […]

Phys Org published an article stating that a new study finds that small farms in the developing world do not perform better than large ones if costs and labor are factored in rather than just crop production. Since the 1960s, researchers have consistently found that in developing countries crop yields per hectare drop as farms increase in size. […]

The Market Oracle published an article stating that this year for millions of people, there is less to be thankful for, and very likely, reason to lament or mourn all due to the coronavirus which has up-ended life as we knew it. The health crisis has widened the gap between rich and poor, and it has pushed millions […]

South China Morning Post published an article that White House claims regarding the US-China trade agreements appear designed to appeal to a key US voting bloc just days before the presidential election. Independent analysis shows that China is well off from the agreed upon purchase, “slightly over 50 percent of the way toward the year-to-date targets” and below […]

Bloomberg News published an article on the latest claims from the Trump Administration about the Phase 1 purchases by China. The U.S. government said Friday that China had purchased $23 billion in American farm products this year, but that amount includes both goods that have been shipped and also those sold but not yet exported. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated […]

Agri-pulse published an article on where trade stands at the end of the phase one pact between China and the United States. The United States Trade Representative says that China has purchased more than 23.6 billion of an expected 36.5 billion in US farm commodities. However, it is incomplete as shipments have not gone out. Senior Research Fellow Joseph […]