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With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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  • In the News

    How Pertamina Supports Food Security during the Pandemic (Sindo News.com)

    September 15, 2020

    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 […]


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    UN backs new eco-label to help consumers choose sustainable rice (Vatican News)

    September 15, 2020

    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 […]


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    Govt well prepared to ensure food security: Procurement drive ends tomorrow (Bangladesh Post)

    September 15, 2020

    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 […]


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    Pork is too expensive! Mainland banking trial implementation of live pig mortgage loan (Epoch Times)

    September 14, 2020

    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 […]


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    China serves up pig-backed loans for its hogtied farmers (Fox Business News)

    September 14, 2020

    Fox Business News published an article on how China’s is so desperate to rebuild pig herds after swine fever that its banks are experimenting with loans to farmers backed by a novel asset: their hogs. Senior Research Fellow Yanyan Liu says banks would face challenges both in valuing pigs and enforcing their rights if loans went bad. Hog prices are […]


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    ECONOMÍA. Saocom: satellite data fill the void of dwindling crop tours (El Intransigente)

    September 13, 2020

    El Intransigente (Argentina) published an article stating that the pandemic is helping to usher in a new era of food-production forecasts that rely more on satellite data and artificial intelligence and less on information gathered by people. Rather than sending people to visit things, the market is looking for remote sensing. Still, there are shortcomings in some satellite […]


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    Disaster-affected fish farmers deserve early response (The News Today)

    September 13, 2020

    The News Today (Bangladesh) published an article on the losses incurred by fish farmers in the central, north, and southern districts due to recurrent flooding. The loss in question may have a negative impact on the supply of the animal protein. Fish farming has flourished over the last two decades in the country, while farmed fish […]


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    Aquaculture experts train Ghanaian small fish farm operators (Aquaculture Magazine)

    September 13, 2020

    Aquaculture Magazine published an article on how fish farmers in Ghana are being trained to improve the adoption of good aquaculture practices, including the use of high-quality fingerlings. “The training manuals and extension materials used in the training sessions were carefully crafted by 15 experts with diverse background and experience in aquaculture production including those in the Marine […]


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    Dhaka hails integrated agricultural research platform ‘One CGIAR’ (Bangladesh Post)

    September 12, 2020

    Bangladesh Post published an article about the new research platform, the One CGIAR. Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said that to adapt to the changing world, agricultural countries like Bangladesh have to think about new research from now on. And global initiatives like ‘One CGIAR’ can help us take a few steps forward in this new way of thinking about research. IFPRI […]


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    Babies born in high altitude areas are smaller and grow slower, a worldwide study reveals (Bebes y Mas) 

    September 12, 2020

    Bebes y Mas (Spain) published an article that featured the study Evaluation of linear growth at higher altitudes in the journal, Jama Pediatrics, The researchers note that “stunting is unlikely to be due to common risk factors in child growth, such as poor diet and disease.” The results are the same, even if the newborns belong to what we could call an “ideal home,” with good […]