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Outlook Poshan published an article on cheche, the name for daycare in India. One area’s cheche is called Mamata Gharas. An IFPRI study that took place in Odisha has made significant progress in reducing child undernutrition. According to an IFPRI report, Odisha had better nutrition outcomes, such as stunting levels, and performed better in terms of immediate determinants than wealthier […]

Yahoo News reported on recent research from IFPRI, Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Cornell University that stated, an additional $10 billion is needed “urgently” to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure as a result of Covid-19. Senior Research Fellow and co-Director of the Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger project, David Laborde said, “Even before Covid-19, global efforts to […]

The Citizen (Tanzania) published an article on wheat imports and exports and Tanzania’s need to increase domestic production to meet food consumption requirements in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to IFPRI, only five countries supply 63 percent of the world’s wheat exports. Disruptions in the global supply chain could significantly impact Africa’s food security given price spikes

All Africa published a press release stating an additional US$10 billion is urgently needed to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure as a result of COVID-19, according to a new report by the IFPRI, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Cornell University, as part of the Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger project. Senior Research Fellow David Laborde and co-Director of […]

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 […]