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The Wire (India) published an article on the crop insurance scheme in India. Out of all the ‘Pradhan Mantri’ schemes launched over the last few years none has received as much criticism as the PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). Due to the variety of crops even within a cluster, the small size of farms, differences in farming practices, uncertainty of weather, and budgetary […]

Ameritrade (USA) published an article on consumer preference toward organic supplements and that is a key trend in the vitamins and mineral supplement market. The supplements, which are economically important, have a fragile supply chain and failure in any stage of the supply chain from farms to dealers, haulers, and distributors to manufacturers-can disrupt the entire chain. IFPRI has gathered evidence of major […]

The Wire published an op-ed co-authored by Associate Research Fellow Muzna Alvi on reopening schools in India. Education remains an important concern since the pandemic-induced lockdown started in March this year. This op-ed focuses on Indian Muslims, but these insights could very well translate to other communities facing deprivation based on their social identity among them “refugees, migrants, minorities, those living […]

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 […]