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“Climate change is further exacerbating water scarcity, with over 600 million people facing high to extreme water stress,” writes Deccan Herald (India).  The article mentions a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute stating that “climate change is projected to reduce agricultural yields in India by 18.6 percent for wheat and 10.8 percent for […]

“Climate change is further exacerbating water scarcity, with over 600 million people facing high to extreme water stress,” writes Deccan Herald (India).  The article mentions a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute stating that “climate change is projected to reduce agricultural yields in India by 18.6 percent for wheat and 10.8 percent for […]

“The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was launched by the Union Government in 1998 with the aim of providing hassle-free credit to farmers for agricultural and allied activities,” writes Tribune India, but “several states with a substantial livestock population, including UP, West Bengal, Telangana, and Bihar, do not feature among the toppers in terms of […]

“Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high,” writes the Associated Press News. “The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index is lower than when Russian troops entered Ukraine. But somehow, the exorbitant food prices that people can’t help but pay are still rising.”  Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International […]

Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) announces that the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (represented by Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the USA, Seleshi Bekele) and Johan Swinnen, the director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly carry out research in irrigation development, capacity building, and knowledge transfer.   […]

In an op-ed for the Daily Check, Dan Neff, a former undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Trade and Industry, writes, “For us to achieve agriculture prosperity, emphasis must be given to high-value crops (HVCs).”  From a global perspective, the International Food Policy Research Institute cited a study by Aruja et […]

The World (India), in a story on farmers and climate change, writes about a solution designed to help farmers cope with the vagaries of a changing climate called “greenhouse-in-a-box.” Business Fortnight writes, “The design, is essentially a low-cost, scaled-down version of a standard greenhouse, is the brainchild of an Indian startup called Kheyti. In 2022, it was […]

“The breadbasket of Europe, Ukraine, has for years exported vast quantities of grain through the Black Sea. But after Russia’s invasion disrupted those routes, the EU stepped in, removing tariffs and establishing solidarity lanes, or alternative land routes that would allow Ukrainian cereals to reach other countries by passing through Eastern Europe.” The article adds, […]

“Some 28 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain have been exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative since last July, including to poor countries facing the brunt of the world’s spiraling food crisis. But Russia is threatening to walk away from the pact, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey unless its demands are met,” Politico […]

In a story about a new project in sub-Saharan Africa, Agronomist & Arable Land writes that it will help women farmers in Kenya to maximize their avocado crops and greatly improve their economic situation.  According to research by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), more than 70 percent of women in Africa work in […]