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Financial Express published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Avinash Kishore. The op-ed analyzes the 16-point agenda to kickstart growth in agriculture and farmers’ income. Kishore questions the viability of the scheme. “PM-Kisan is not an agricultural subsidy; it is an income support [subsidy]. I do not expect PM-Kisan to lead to agricultural intensification.” Republished […]

Bangla Tribune reported on the poultry industry including production and consumption of eggs. Due to rise of the price of raw materials, advance income tax and corporate tax, the poultry industry is in jeopardy. Poultry businessmen have requested tax exemption till 2030. An IFPRI study about egg consumption stated that an adult person should consume […]

Restoring faith in the electoral process will be critical for young African democracies.
Here are four important lessons for success.

The Impakter reported on the importance of managing water more sustainably. The article wrote that by 2050, thirsty croplands could become a barrier to food security. World Resources Institute’s new tool, Our new tool, Aqueduct Food, maps current and future water risks to crop production using data from WRI’s Aqueduct platform and IFPRI.

El Economista covered the IFPRI seminar “Greening of trade policies: The EU-Mercosur agreement.” The debate included a discussion of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uraguay) meat production and competition among the countries, as well as what markets want. Market economy implies understanding and recognizing, among other things, the true practices of the market that one […]

IFPRI and the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) are saddened by the passing of Ato Newai Gebre-Ab, a champion of IFPRI's work who made many contributions to Ethiopia's development.

Telos.eu published an op-ed by senior research fellow Antoine Bouet and two co-authors on the importance of statistics in international development research. statistics is a fundamental tool for economic policy and decision-making by governments, international institutions, and even the private sector. International trade statistics play a particularly important role. They allow us to determine a country’s current account balance […]

The Conversation featured an op-ed by Research Fellow Mulubrhan Amare on avocados in Kenya and how to increase export production. Amare with co-authors found in a recent study that exporting more of Kenya’s avocado production could raise the incomes of Kenyan smallholder farmers. But, to do so, programs and policymakers need to reduce the barriers […]

Rondelle Plus (Senegal) reported on a recent discussion with experts on social protection. Research Fellow Melissa Hidrobo stated that the focus of the discussion was on integrated cash transfer (TM) programs and how they might be sensitive with nutrition.” She explained that the challenge of cash transfers (TM) is that they “have a lot of […]

Gigabit reported on the future of feeding people. The supply chains required to feed these swelling urban populations get longer and less sustainable. Food grown and produced to last for long periods of time contains more indigestible fats and sugars. “Diets are changing with rising incomes and urbanization. IFPRI’s report, Changing diets: Urbanization and the […]