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Warta Ekonomi published an article on Indonesia’s budget for food procurement. The government needs to have clear priorities for optimizing the use of the budget and needs to focus on improving food production. An IFPRI study, in collaboration with Bappenas and the Asian Development Bank (2019) assessed that spending on agricultural research and development will have multiple benefits. Meanwhile, spending on improving irrigation systems and fertilizer […]

DW Media produced an interview with a number of experts on how the global pandemic is adding to food insecurity. Division Director Rob Vos (Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division) spoke on food production, distribution, and disruption during COVID-19. Vos said, “There are two sides to it. Most food supply chains have been holding up in terms of basic staple foods. We have seen […]

The Borgen Project published an article, writing that the fact that both poverty and obesity simultaneously rose amid the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly tipping 130 million people into chronic malnutrition by the end of 2020, may initially come across as surprising. Yet, researchers have long documented the paradox of how impoverished individuals experiencing food insecurity are more likely to suffer […]

Better India published an article on the government’s campaign to prevent underage marriage for girls. A task force to examine issues related to age of motherhood, lowering Maternal Mortality Rate and improvement of nutritional levels was created. An IFPRI study, “Social, biological and programmatic factors link adolescent pregnancy to early childhood undernutrition: a path analysis of India’s 2016 National […]

The Fence Post published an article explaining that Without fanfare, the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency last week announced that it will allow certain wages and dividends that had not been considered farm income to be considered farm income in the calculation of a farmer’s adjusted gross income, likely giving more farm operations ability to qualify for CFAP [Coronavirus Food […]

China Daily published an op-ed by former division director Shenggen Fan and Andrew Steer that stated President Xi Jinping has reiterated China’s commitment to drastically reduce food waste. Investing in better infrastructure to improve storage, processing and transportation is critical. Such investment could have high economic returns. IFPRI studies show that investment in projects to reduce food loss […]

The Hindu published an article in which it stated that the government may take a relook at the age of marriage of women in its bid to fight malnutrition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon stated, “This is a really important direction and a welcome recognition at the highest levels in the government about […]

Qichamao published an article on the many ways COVID-19 is having an impact on people worldwide. COVID-19’s initial impact was seen in trade and business, tourism, hospitality, catering, and the film and television industries, but now it clearly impacts individuals in more personal ways such as women’s health and reproductive concerns. The pandemic has caused immeasurable losses to […]

Agro Noticias (Peru) wrote in an article that the pandemic has changed the usual patterns of coffee consumption, it also represents risks in production and harvest, added to the volatility of the international price. An analysis, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals by the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and IFPRI indicates that the pandemic contributes to spikes in coffee prices and high […]

National Geographic (Portugal) published an article on feeding the world, the consumption of meats and cereals. It could be argued that, if Americans eat less beef, more grain would be available to hungry people in other latitudes. Using an economic model of the world food system, IFPRI researchers projected what would happen if the entire developed world halved its […]