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Ceres2030 calls for US$330bn extra funding to end global hunger (Nutrition Insight)
October 13, 2020
Nutrition Insight published an article that stated approximately US$330 billion is needed in additional funding over the next decade to end global hunger by 2030, requiring the donor community to double its current spending. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to scan half a million research papers on investment funding, the newly published Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger report has found that […]
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Global Agriculture and Food Security Program donors announce US$300 million to end hunger andmalnutrition (Mirage News)
October 13, 2020
Mirage News published an article on the release of new findings from the Ceres2030 project that were announced during the launch of the Agriculture and Food Security Program Replenishment Period 2020-25. GAFSP’s replenishment comes at a critical moment as progress towards achieving SDG2 by 2030 is at risk. According to Ceres2030: ‘Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger findings, donors must spend an additional […]
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Research offers path to end world hunger within decade (Lifeboat.com)
October 13, 2020
Lifeboat.com published an article on the latest findings of Ceres2030, a project designed to solve global hunger over the next decade. Ceres2030 employed machine learning, librarian savvy, and research synthesis methods to quickly scan a trove of thousands of scientific journals for ideas and websites from more than 60 agencies that can help eradicate world hunger. One of the scientists […]
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Minister Müller on world food situation: “A world without hunger is possible – we need a green agricultural revolution.” (BMZ)
October 13, 2020
BMZ (Germany) published an article on German Development Minister Gerd Müller’s meeting with representatives from IFPRI, Cornell University, FAO, and other organizations on the Ceres2030: ‘Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger report. The Minister stated that “The latest studies show that the industrialized countries could fund the necessary investments if they provide an annual additional 14 billion dollars between now and 2030. The developing countries also need […]
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Farmers sell crops below farmgate prices—study (Malawi Times)
October 13, 2020
Malawi Times reported on IFPRI-Malawi findings that show that 75 percent of maize farmers and 90 percent of soybean farmers sold their crops below the official minimum farmgate prices. The report released this month established that 39 percent for maize and 52 percent for soybeans were sold either on-farm or at nearby markets (41 percent for both crops) and were mainly sold to assemblers and retailers. This study used an […]
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural commodity traders – synopsis of results from three survey rounds through early August (October 2020) (ReliefWeb)
October 13, 2020
Reliefweb published an article from IFPRI-Myanmar stating that to understand how Myanmar’s crop marketing system has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, phone interviews were conducted with more than 100 agricultural commodity traders roughly every 30 days from late May until early August 2020. A round of qualitative interviews was also conducted with key informants on land-trading routes to China, Thailand, and India. Republished in Humanitarian News, Nigerian News Shafaqna
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Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger Project Develops 10 Key Recommendations (IISD)
October 13, 2020
IISD published an article stating that the Ceres2030: ‘Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger’ research project, which focused on providing donor governments with new tools to help them increase poor producer’s incomes while simultaneously protecting the climate and ending hunger, has suggested undertaking interventions worth USD 14 billion on average each year. The research findings support an integrated approach, recognizing that “agricultural […]
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Hunger crisis: increase agricultural production by 60% by 2050 (Top Agrar Online)
October 13, 2020
Top Agrar Online published an article about the German conference on development aid and ways to end hunger in the world. Minister of Development Müller stated, “The developing countries must also focus on agriculture and the food industry and make comparable investments.” This would enable 500 million people to overcome hunger by 2030, double the incomes of small producers and build climate-resistant agriculture. That is […]
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To end hunger by 2030, donors will need to double their spending (Le Monde)
October 13, 2020
Le Monde published an article on the release of new findings from the Ceres2030: ‘Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger. To end hunger by 2030, donors will need to double their spending. In a body of publications, Ceres2030 calls on the international community to redouble their efforts to keep their commitments to fight against food insecurity. This work concludes that […]
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Perception, Reality, and Optimality: The MSP Composite in relation to the Farm Acts (The Rise)
October 12, 2020
The Rise (India) published an op-ed by Mamata Pradhan, Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy, and Sunil Saroj. The authors write, “Agriculture in India needs to get the markets right, in the first place. Only then can the raising of farmers’ incomes to a reasonable level become a reality. Across space or over time, farmers should be able to trade […]