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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 […]

Afrik21 published an article writing that three civil society organizations (CSOs) in Burkina Faso working in partnership with the Netherlands Development Organization in Burkina Faso (SNV-BF) and IFPRI, three civil society organizations (CSOs) decided to conduct an environmental analysis of renewable energy (RE) in Burkina Faso. At the end of this study, the CSOs advocate for “improving the access of populations […]

Prokerala published an article on the new study,  A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet,.from the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). One of the authors, A4NH Program Manager Manika Sharma stated, “The EAT-Lancet diet is not a silver bullet for the myriad nutrition and environmental challenges food systems currently present, but it does […]

Live Mint (India) published an article on the IFPRI study, A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet. The findings applied across all states and income levels, underline the challenges many Indians face in obtaining healthy diets. The study recommends increasing production of healthy crops and address malnutrition.

MaNews.com (Rwanda News Agency) published an article based on the framework of the implementation of the Voice for Change Partnership Project (V4CP) with the financial support of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs via SNV-RWANDA and IFPRI. The article states that the Covid-19 pandemic has had negative effects on the nutrition of households in Rwanda, especially the less […]