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Nutrition Insight published an article on ending hunger. Global hunger rates are on the rise, despite the UN’s aim to achieve SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) by 2030. This is the primary concern raised in the 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. A joint project by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), IFPRI, and […]

Business Day (Nigeria) published an article stating shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Nigeria in a time when its absorbers are best defined as weak. One way will be to lessen the COVID-19 induced pressures on the Nigeria agricultural sector. IFPRI research shows the agriculture sector contracted by -14 percent in April/May 2020. Export crops such as […]

Japan Times published an article on the impact of COVID-19 on hunger and malnutrition globally. Hunger and malnourishment are increasing around the world as the coronavirus crisis pushes more people into poverty and limits access to healthy diets, according to the United Nations. At the same time, obesity has been on the rise as healthy foods remain out […]

Down to Earth (India) published an article about the direct benefit transfer system that India employed to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Senior Research Fellow Anjani Kumar believes that the scheme is working. “In the last few days, I spoke to 40 to 50 beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who have Jan Dhan accounts and are […]

Hindustan Times published an article about an Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and IFPRI study, which is part of a larger project, that found beneficiaries of PM-KISAN were diverse and there was no “statistical evidence” of any bias in selection of farmers on the basis of caste, community, or fealty. The impact of PM-KISAN, the Modi government’s […]

Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an op-ed that stated, IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food Policy Report indicates that per capita consumption of cereals has declined while that of meat, eggs, fish, fruits, vegetables and milk has increased across South Asia. In the case of Bangladesh, one of the reasons for improvement in its nutritional status, reduction in child stunting, underweight and wasting is the diversity […]

The Borgen Project published an article stating that there have been both strides and setbacks in recent years in the process of decreasing poverty in Ethiopia. Poverty in the region has been steadily falling. Several factors, including increased agriculture and a decreasing fertility rate, are responsible for this decline. However, more needs to be done. Various schemes and […]

Politico published an article on farm subsidies the US government makes to US farmers have surged to historic levels under President Donald Trump as the Agriculture Department floods the industry with cash to stem the financial losses from Trump’s tariff fights and the coronavirus pandemic. Experts wonder what happens to US farmers if those subsidies don’t continue? Senior […]

Yahoo Finance (Germany) reported on the UN’s statement that hunger and malnutrition are on the rise worldwide because the coronavirus crisis is driving more people into poverty and restricting their access to healthy food. IFPRI research shows that while it is too early to fully assess the impact of lockdowns and other pandemic mitigation measures, the global recession […]

Hakipensheni (South Africa) reported on the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, which is supporting South Africa’s quest to becoming self-sufficient in food production. If this initiative by the CBN under the leadership of the Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is sustained, it will be one of the enduring legacies of the Buhari administration. However, COVID-19 could change all of the positive scenarios for the […]