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The Economist reported on the recent progress of the US-China trade negotiations which have set out targets for categories of commodities so that Chinese agricultural purchases from America would rise o at least $40bn in 2020 and 2021. But those figures would be kept secret, in case they had an impact on markets. Senior Research […]

Financial Times (London) reported on the U.S.-China trade negotiations. United States claims that China will purchase US$40 billion in U.S. agricultural goods were greeted with skepticism. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said silence on China’s commitments by individual commodity could prove confusing to farmers deciding what to plant. “The details still remain very obscure.”

VoxDev (USA) published an article by Senior Research Fellows Kalle Hirvonen and Derek Headey along with colleagues based on their study, Affordability of the EAT–Lancet  Reference Diet: A Global Analysis, The study recommends several items to improve diets: raise real incomes of the poor; lower prices in low-income regions; and provide lower-cost, healthier ingredients at […]

Bloomberg reported on the latest phase of the US-China trade negotiations. Donald Trump says China will spend $50 billion a year for U.S. farm products as part of a “phase one” trade deal between the countries. “I have been very skeptical,” said Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. “How would they do it?”

A national nutrition conference to present new research for ending malnutrition through the National Food and Nutrition Policy. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Despite progress, many children in Ethiopia remain stunted, diet diversity continues to pose a challenge, and food systems are changing rapidly. To support the implementation of Ethiopia’s National Food and Nutrition Policy (NFNP), […]

Inside Over reported on food prices and climate change. Worsening climate change is likely to push prices of staple foods much higher. Senior Research Fellows Kalle Hirvonen and Derek Headey along with colleagues released the study, Affordability of the EAT–Lancet  Reference Diet: A Global Analysis, showing that nearly 1.58 billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa and […]

Mongbay (India) reported on a new food system sustainability indicator that can be used to track changes in sustainability over time. Director of Capacity Strengthening Suresh Babu stated, “This metric is more useful to compare the status of countries in their food systems. In the context of India, one could use this metric to compare […]

FAO News reported on the renewal of an MOU between FAO & IFPRI. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan discussed the partnership between the two organizations. The meeting provided an opportunity for FAO and IFPRI to renew a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective to further strengthen the areas of common […]

AllAfrica published an article on the new Rwanda Strategic Support Program. The program seeks to leverage on evidence and policy analysis to accelerate agricultural transformation in Rwanda. Republished in the New Times (Rwanda).

Info 51 (Canada [China]) reported on the new food crisis in China – the autumn marching insect invasion. Senior Research Fellow David Laborde explained how combatting the pests and dealing with the food crisis are connected to climate change and the trade war. The changes in climate change show the need for technological innovation. “The trade war has increased uncertainty […]