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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 […]

Hindu Business Line published an op-ed by Deepak Varshney, Anjani Kumar, PK Joshi, and Devesh Roy on an analysis by IFPRI and the  Indian Council of Agriculture Research of the PM-KISAN direct transfer scheme. The study empirically assessed technology choices and adoption of practices following the rollout of PM-KISAN. The research found that PM-KISAN is […]

Top Left reported on The Lancet article which is part of a series on the “Double burden of malnutrition.” According to the latest estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), around 2.3 billion people are overweight worldwide while more than 150 million children experience growth retardation because they are underfed. The research work, which is […]

Market Screener (USA) reported on a new study carried out by IFPRI and partners that examined how crop diversity relates to household food security and income derived from the sale of multiple crops. Findings showed that smallholder farmers in northern Ghana who grow three to eight different crops on their farms, allow farmers to earn […]

Devex published an article on the challenges of an accurate picture of the differences in food security between men and women when using typical household survey methods. Research Fellow Jessica Heckert stated that “countrywide surveys offer the advantage of gathering data on a wider variety of topics, but because of that breadth in a single […]

Ozy reported that Nigeria has built its economy around crude oil, which contributes 90 percent of the nation’s external earnings and 70 percent of its total revenues, but in the process, Africa’s largest economy neglected agribusiness and domestic food production. However, according to Nigeria Program Leader & Research Fellow Kwaw Andam, that is changing. He […]

The Financial Express (India) featured an op-ed by Research Analyst Sunil Saroj, Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy, and Mamata Pradhan of Cornell University on India’s Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman’s plans for the agriculture sector. Throughout history, it has been shown that incentives create the jumping-off point for change. The authors provide multiple examples of […]