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Financial Express published an article stating that rural revitalization should be driven by promoting agro-industries and linkages between farm and non-farm sectors. Rural revitalization requires a transformative approach that envisions making rural areas a better place to live and work. The authors make several recommendations for revitalizing rural areas. One recommendation is based on an IFPRI study on prioritization […]

Environ News Nigeria published an article on the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), a biotech informative platform that can potentially bring in $638 million in six years through cowpea export with the adoption of Biotech cowpea by the government. Relying on analysis and data from the Program for Biosafety and IFPRI, the adoption of Pod-borer Resistant Cowpea (PBR) will enhance […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article stating that the number of households employing emergency livelihood-based coping strategies is rising amid increasing maize prices, according to a World Food Programme (WFP) survey. Of the total food insecure population, approximately 22 percent live in urban areas due to Covid-19 restrictions which have affected many spheres of economic activities. Figures from IFPRI indicate that maize prices rose by […]

Report Indigo (Mexico) published an article that said, Although, several environmental researchers have indicated that stopping meat and animal products consumption would improve the state of the planet, the United Nations (UN ) said that this would be detrimental to the health of millions of people. The Global Hunger Index even revealed this week that around 690 million people around the […]

The Hindu published an article that stated Three out of four rural Indians cannot afford a nutritious diet, according to the article, Affordability of nutritious diets in rural India recently published in the journal Food Policy. Even if they spent their entire income on food, almost two out of three of them would not have the money to pay for the cheapest possible […]

Kashmir Times published an article on the Global Hunger Index. Poverty rates have come down in India. The problem is that malnutrition is not just caused by a lack of calories. It is caused by a lack of nutritious food, water and sanitation, and a healthcare system that is not quite adequate. We know that hunger is about much […]

Inside U.S. Trade reported on the WTO and how it is dealing with climate change. World Trade Organization members will be forced to address climate change and sustainability issues in Geneva soon as countries move to tackle climate-related concerns in part through trade policy decisions. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated, “The reality is that’s the way the world […]

Deutsche Welle published an article on how a change of diet, consuming more plants & less meat is a simple way to sustainably feed the planet’s exploding population. But more than 1.5 billion people around the world can’t afford a diet that meets the required levels of essential nutrients, and animals provide a vital source of protein in the form of milk, meat, […]

Financial Times published an article on water futures. The article stated that water futures are about to hit financial markets for the first time, with the launch of contracts tied to prices in California. But academics and investors fear the derivatives will offer a poor hedge for water users and may end up distorting prices for the vital […]

Daily Asian Age (Bangladesh) published an article on aquaculture/fish farming. Fish production in the country has increased by more than 50 percent in the last 11 years. An IFPRI study (See IFPRI book, The Making of a Blue Revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, Impacts, and the Path Ahead for Aquaculture) made an interesting observation while reviewing the Bangladesh fish farming sector: […]