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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 […]

Green Biz published an op-ed that discussed feeding the world and solving climate change problems. To do both, the world needs to produce 50 percent more food in 2050 compared to 2010 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds. While government funding has an important role to play, a new World Bank report, Revising public agricultural support to mitigate climate change found […]

Agri-Pulse published an article on the WTO and the United States. The article stated that the Trump administration is handing out so much money to farmers that the United States will blow through its spending limit under World Trade Organization rules for 2019 and likely 2020, potentially exposing U.S. farm programs to legal challenges, according to a […]

Energy World published an article on n India, with every harvest, around 80 crore tonnes of waste is produced. This waste, in the form of twigs, husk and chips, has had no value to this day.  In states like Punjab and Haryana, farmers burn this waste, causing severe air pollution that extends to neighboring states. According to an IFPRI report, Risk […]

Relief Web reported on highlights of the latest Situation Report. One of the three highlights was WFP and IFPRI are conducting a phone survey to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and other shocks in 200 townships in all 14 states and regions in Myanmar.

Global Citizen published an article on food security. Despite contributing 22% to Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP), agriculture in Nigeria is still beset with many problems. Food spoilage is one of those problems and a big contributor to reduced farmer income and supply chain bottlenecks faced by Nigeria’s agricultural industry.  Tackling food spoilage is important because, according to […]

Cfi.co published an article on the meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on July 28 where, WTO members posed a record number of questions about each other’s farm measures. Australia and other members called for enhanced transparency on COVID-19 measures. In the subsequent information session dedicated to COVID-19, members heard from several international organizations about their research work. Under […]