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The Hill (USA) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. He explained that in recent weeks, there have been calls from ethanol producers to extend the authorities used by the USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to provide a bailout to their industry to compensate for losses due to the pandemic. The Renewable Fuels Association states that pandemic-revenue […]

Reuters Business News published an article writing that the lack of farmworkers due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and the exit of immigrants forced farmers to change the way they work their farms, such as irrigating the field just enough to moisten the soil and leased a drilling machine to directly sow seeds.  Mechanization is predicted to be the […]

Voice of America News (USA) published an article on drugs and drug use in Africa. Africa’s activity as a global illicit drug hub continues even as many of the continent’s biggest economies have imposed restrictions on movement to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. American drug enforcement officials say they’re especially concerned about what appears to be […]

Bangkok Post writes in an article that while it is too soon to assess the full impact of lockdowns and other virus-containment measures, the report estimates that between 83 million and 132 million more people may go hungry in 2020 as a result of the recession triggered by Covid-19. According to IFPRI and partners, addressing the impact of […]

Inter Press Service published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow/Head of Capacity Suresh Babu and Vaishali Dassani. COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable population the hardest, especially in the informal sector. In addition, infrastructure and transportation challenges disrupted the supply of food. In response, Indian policymakers have embarked on major policy reforms and have broken down regulatory challenges in food and agricultural markets […]

Muslim Times published an article on hunger, malnutrition, starvation, and death. Approximately 9 million people die every year of hunger and hunger-related diseases. According to a report by IFPRI, agricultural technologies will have the greatest impact on food production and fighting hunger if adopted in combination with each other. Using a model that assessed how eleven technologies could impact agricultural productivity, […]

Oxford Business Group published an article on how Myanmar is using mechanization to increase crop production. The article quoted an IFPRI study that found most farmers in the area used mechanical land preparation techniques. However, the report also found that harvesting and threshing are still carried out manually, so the mechanization process is far from complete. Nevertheless, the […]

Dhaka Tribune reported on the launch of IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR). The Report highlights the central role that inclusive food systems play in meeting global goals to end poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and offers recommendations for making food systems more inclusive for four marginalized groups – smallholders, women, youth, and conflict-affected people. Director General Johan Swinnen stated, “Food […]

Food Tank published a list of how experts in food systems are looking at what is next and how to work within the challenges to create healthy food systems. Senior Research Fellow Ruben Echeverria said, “One of the forgotten links in all these food systems, connections between agriculture, nutrition, and health, is that you need knowledge. You need to do some […]

Sowetan Live published an article about how the continent has flocked together to manage the health crisis, but it remains to be seen if this will translate to preventing a food crisis. Over the past 15 years, several African countries have reduced malnutrition significantly. Some by as much as 50%, according to IFPRI. However, Covid-19 threatens to reverse […]