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UNB (United News of Bangladesh) reported on the recent sea level rise. Researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ohio State University conducted the study, “Coastal climate change, soil salinity and human migration in Bangladesh.” The study examines, for the first time, the complex relationship between flooding, soil salinity, rural livelihoods and migration; as well […]

Express (Germany) published an article that stated tThe corona pandemic works like a fire accelerator for already existing crises. As a result, the number of hungry people threatens to rise to one billion due to climate change and global wars. In the Lancet, Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality, Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and colleagues wrote, “every day 24,000 people die […]

Madrimasd.org published an article on what experts are predicting for food security in the wake of COVID-19. IFPRI researchers wrote in an article, COVID-19 risks to global food security in Science Magazine that  “At the moment there is not a major food shortage occurring. What we are seeing is a significant increase in food insecurity. The longer the crisis lasts, the more complicated the situation will […]

Spy Ghana published an article stating that the Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) project for making a compelling case to prioritise issues of food and nutrition security, renewable energy and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for the benefit of the citizenry. This project is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is being implemented by the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) in partnership […]

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 […]