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Agrilinks reported on the next steps after Covid-19. Sound food security and agricultural policy are vital for countries to be able to weather viral outbreaks and the shocks they send throughout food supply chains. According to the IFPRI blogpost by Shenggen Fan, one lesson we can take away from China is that food availability in […]

Farming Portal (South Africa) reported on water management, gains in efficiency, productivity, and use. The article stated that a recent IFPRI study found that 4.8 billion people – more than half the world’s population – and approximately half of global grain production will be at risk due to water stress by 2050 if status quo, […]

ReliefWeb reported on the monthly Maize Market which was developed by researchers at IFPRI-Malawi with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of daily maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi. The reports are intended as a resource for those interested in maize markets in Malawi, namely producers, traders, consumers, or […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on the Bangladesh government’s highest purchase (since 1996) of aman paddy (since 1996). Country Director and Senior Research Fellow Akhter Ahmed said, “It is commendable. This shows that the government can buy paddy if it has willingness. It would be beneficial for farmers if the government buys paddy directly from […]

Medium published an article on feeding humanity as the climate changes will require crops that are more productive, hardy, and diverse than ever. Senior Research Fellow Keith Wiebe discussed nurturing “orphan crops.” He stated,  “The big growth we saw over the past half-century, including the Green Revolution, was pretty much focused on Asia and Latin […]

The Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by South Asia Office, Project Manager Barun Deb Pal and co-author Sanjib Pohit on the lack of harmonized standards and certification issues that increase transaction costs plague India’s FTAs. All FTAs are bound by the rules, which need to be adhered to if one is to benefit from […]

China Daily published an op-ed by former IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan on the latest trend and threat from COVID-19. Fan stated that presently COVID-19 is a health crisis, but it could become a food security crisis as the epidemic grows and lingers. He suggests ways to address the possibility of a food security crisis […]

Modern Ghana reported on what role research can play in accelerating progress on gender equality. Research, such as Feed the Future, IFPRI, and the OPHI Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) can support the development of metrics to measure change in gender equality and the empowerment of women. WEAI  measures different aspects of empowerment including changes […]

Livestock Data for Decisions published an article on research, data collection, and the gender gap. The livestock data gap is slowly narrowing, but an enormous chasm still exists for data around women in livestock that has hindered essential progress. An innovative tool, developed by USAID (Feed the Future), the International Food Policy Research Institute, and OPHI, […]

AgriPulse reported on The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s collaboration with IFPRI as part of its “AgReboot” commitment to innovation and learning.