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Jung Welt (Germany) published an article presenting major findings from a study featured in The Lancet. The study, Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality by Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and colleagues found that due to the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, almost 180,000 children under the age of five are also at starvation this year. The researchers analyzed various scenarios […]

Spiegel Online (Germany) published an article on mortality trends due to COVID-19. According to an IFPRI study, that appears in the Lancet, Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality, due to the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, almost 180,000 children under the age of five are also at starvation this year. Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey and colleagues analyzed various scenarios […]

The Daily Star reported on the current state of aquaculture in Bangladesh. Over the last two decades, aquaculture expanded on a massive scale and pulled more than 20 lakh people out of poverty between 2000 and 2010, according to a study and book by IFPRI, The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh: Enablers, impacts, and the path ahead for […]

Enterprise published an article on the official figures being used by the government. Egypt has taken the data from Impact of COVID-19 on the Egyptian economy: Economic sectors, jobs, and households. The IFPRI team’s COVID-19 multiplier impact estimate for Egypt Q4 (April to June) together with the Ministry of Planning with their Q1-3 estimates presented preliminary official figures (MENA Policy note 6, Impact of […]

Enterprise published an article on the official figures being used by the government. Egypt has taken the data from Impact of COVID-19 on the Egyptian economy: Economic sectors, jobs, and households. The IFPRI team’s COVID-19 multiplier impact estimate for Egypt Q4 (April to June) together with the Ministry of Planning with their Q1-3 estimates presented […]

The News Chronicle (Nigeria) published an article on the pathway to achieving food security in sub-Saharan Africa, a debate currently being revived following the effect of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic on food security. dependency on international trade is risky as the international food commodity market is thin with fewer sellers. The 2011 Global Food Policy Report says only five countries […]

The Hill (USA) published an op-ed by Vincent Smith (Director of Agriculture Studies at AEI) and Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber about a proposal by several members of Congress to give the U.S. President a $68 million-dollar discretionary check to use as he or she sees fit. From a public policy perspective, allowing any administration free rein to spend that […]

Prokerala published an article stating that ‘immunity’ has replaced weight loss as the new ‘It’ word;  what to eat to keep immunity levels high. To get a tough immune system, we need to follow a few lifestyle course corrections like ensuring you get enough sleep, exercising regularly, keeping stress in check and eating the right foods that provide macro and […]

IPS News published an article on how countries are working toward re-opening economies, a tough balancing act between keeping people safe from the virus while ensuring they can still make a living.  After more than four months of COVID-19 lockdown, countries on the continent are beginning to ease public health and social measures. One example of the cost of the […]

Deccan Herald (India) published an article on changes in agriculture in India. India’s Agriculture Secretary spoke about new ways of irrigation on farms and other technology. He said, “a historic change is underway that could dramatically increase India’s rice output, which in turn could impact world markets. “It is no less than a revolution in Indian agriculture.” Senior Research Fellow Avinash Kishore said if […]