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The Print (India) published an article on how the Modi govt’s nod to field trials of two brinjal varieties comes after years of delayed decisions, leaving farmers to deal with daily risks of agriculture. Whereas the projects failed in India, Bangladesh picked up where India left off.  IFPRI, together with the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), carried out […]

BNN Bloomberg published an article that working the land can be a dangerous occupation because of longstanding religious and ethnic tensions and, more recently, organized crime. That’s as farmers already were having to contend with flooding or drought. It’s all now hitting agriculture just when Nigeria needs it most. Warming temperatures have also turned some once green northern […]

Science Blog (Horizon Magazine Blog) published an article that discussed food justice. Horizon asked five food experts and activists what their top priority is for achieving food justice – ensuring that everyone on the planet has access to affordable, sustainable, healthy food. Director General, Johan Swinnen said that since Covid-19 shocked the food system and accelerated digital changes, “to benefit […]

My Joy (Ghana) published an article that after a decade of tremendous growth in production, Ghana’s tilapia farmers have been hit with severe setbacks in the last two years and those setbacks are due to disease.  Poor biosecurity measures are exposing most farms to this tragedy.  Senior Research Fellow  and project lead on the TiSeed, Catherine Ragasa says, “a lot […]

World Bank Blogs published an article stating that Machu Picchu is one of the seven wonders of the modern world. However, another phenomenon has pulled public health experts and scientists, including World Bank experts, to Peru – that of childhood stunting. One project trying to create solutions is the Gates Ventures and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed on former division director (South Asia Office) P K. Joshi and Arabinda K. Padhee. The authors write that agri-marketing reforms have been described as key to harnessing the untapped potential of the farm sector. With enhanced agricultural production and a resultant ‘marketable surplus’ from an increasing number of farm households over the […]

Sindo News published an article stating that world organizations such as FAO, IFPRI, and the UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to a new food crisis, which affects the food security of a country, especially poor and developing countries. Since 2019, PT Pertamina Integrated Terminal Makassar has embraced the community, especially housewives, to take advantage of […]

Vatican News published an article on the launch of The Standard for Sustainable Rice Cultivation developed by the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP). The label will help shoppers reduce their environmental impact by identifying rice that has been sustainably produced. The crop has an undeniable environmental impact. Rice farming consumes up to one-third of the world’s developed freshwater resources […]

Bangladesh Post published an article on how the government has taken all sorts of preparation to meet the demand for rice and paddy and ensure food security of the country despite the coronavirus pandemic and worsening flood situation. IFPRI-Bangladesh conducted a study on rice prices, production costs, and procurement methods for the 2019 Boro season. The study found […]

Epoch Times published an article that states China’s pork prices remain high and the consumer price index increases, and the CCP government hopes to restore the number of live pigs and encourage pig farmers to replenish the amount of pigs to be slaughtered, but small family pig farms are already in debt. There are no assets that can […]