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Financial Express published an op-ed by Abhishek K Jha & Research Fellow Anjani Kumar write that in 2019, India imported products from China worth approximately $68.2 billion and exported merchandise worth approximately $17 billion.  With ongoing conflict some suggest India boycott goods from China. If that happens, where does that leave India? The authors suggest the better approach would be to start […]

New Talk (Taiwan) published an article on the report, Volatile coffee prices: Covid-19 and market fundamentals, from the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and IFPRI. The report states that COVID-19 has exacerbated the volatility of global coffee bean prices, calling it an “unprecedented supply and demand shock” and having a major impact on 25 million coffee producers and farmers worldwide.

Manufacturing.net reported on maintaining food security and stabilization of the global supply chain and how technology and innovation will be required ingredients to enable a swift rebound.  Director General Johan Swinnen stated, “COVID-19 threatens a very significant shortage in production for next year…companies are thinking of innovative ways to re-engineer the food system to work better in this environment…. […]

The Diplomat (India) published an op-ed by M Niaz Asadullah and Research Fellow Kalyani Raghunathan stressed that women who make up much of “Vulnerable employment,” have been hit the hardest during the pandemic. Many women are at risk of a permanent exit from the labor market. The authors recommend three policy measures that can help women as the Indian economy prepares to […]

The Tribune (India) published an article saying if the US, EU, Canada and other big players can subsidize exports of agricultural commodities or export at prices which are actually below the cost of production, why should Indian farmers be penalized for it? International prices should, therefore, not be treated as a benchmark for fixing MSP for domestic farmers. Several studies, including […]

The Nation (Malawi) published an article on COVID-19 lockdowns and what has been seen so far. According to IFPRI, the measures, which were effected in April, have reduced household incomes by an average of 11.4 percent. These measures have pushed the poverty rate by 5.8 percentage points to 56.3 percent from 50.5 percent. Research Analyst Rosemary Botha (IFPRI-Malawi) said that although urban households are the most affected […]

Tony Blair Institute published an article stating that the disruptions to food systems caused by Covid-19 are exposing the vulnerabilities in food systems across many African countries, based largely on IFPRI work. Periods of lockdown have the strongest impact as market and transportation restrictions mean poorer families, especially in urban areas, struggle to buy food and trade to […]

Daijiworld.com (India)  published an article on how the pandemic is affecting migrant workers, farmers, and those in rural communities. In some states like Bihar, this income forms as much as one-third of the state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) even. According to IFPRI-South Asia within the first few days of the lockdown, there was a huge reversal of […]

As the impacts of COVID-19 spread across the globe, the virus threatens more than health systems worldwide. It also poses serious risks to food security; local businesses and national economies; and hard-fought progress by stakeholders at all levels towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The global response to the pandemic must be swift and science-based, harnessing […]

New Delhi: Compared to an influential diet for promoting human and planetary health, the diets of average Indians are considered unhealthy: comprising excess consumption of cereals but not enough consumption of proteins, fruits, and vegetables, according to a new study by researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CGIAR research program on […]