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Business Maverick (Uganda) published an article on the 2019 edition of World Intellectual Property Report (WiPo) which analyzed millions of patent and scientific publication records across several decades. IFPRI, along with other research institutions works with universities to develop exchanges of ideas and build momentum. IFPRI works in Uganda with Makerere University and the International […]

Successful Farming (USA) reported on tariffs and how U.S. farm groups are increasingly quiet on trade issues. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated that farm groups might be holding their tongues while waiting for clarity on the trade front. The administration is spending billions of dollars on Trump tariff payments “without any real discussion. It looks like […]

The Hindu published an article about Odisha’s (India) work to improve nutrition. IFPRI’s research called for inter-department engagements to accelerate the nutrition outcome in Odisha. There is a need to improve sanitation, women’s education, and underlying poverty, to be able to tackle undernutrition.

Cvonet (China) reported on the 2019 Annual Trends and Outlooks Report.  Senior Research Fellow and co-author of the Report, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, stated that without gender considerations and efforts to achieve gender equality, Malabo’s commitments might not be implemented.” 

The Africa Report published an op-ed by the Malabo Montpellier Panel Program Head Katrin Glatzel on the next steps for meeting the challenges of reducing poverty throughout Africa. The digitalization of Africa’s food system presents new opportunities to apply digital and data-driven technologies to the agriculture value chain. These can inform decisions at the production […]

The Financial Express (India) published an article on the IFPRI and Friedman School (Tufts) report on the Affordability of the EAT-Lancet reference diet: a global analysis. The report notes that at $2.84 per day with the minimum costs globally for the recommended healthy diet, around 1.58 billion people worldwide will not be able to afford […]

Daily Hunt wrote an article on the feasibility of maintaining the recommended EAT-Lancet diet globally. IFPRI researchers Kalle Hiroven and Derek Headey, partnering with Tufts University found in their journal article, Affordability of the EAT-Lancet reference diet: a global analysis that in India, the recommended diet that includes poultry, eggs, fish, fruits, and legumes and […]

National Public Radio (USA) published an article on ways to fortify foods with enough nutrients to make a difference and a taste that consumers would like. According to Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon, a new product, a microparticle packet of nutrients, might be effective, but the true cost is an unknown issue. “There’s no way to […]

AgFax (USA) reported on a recent meeting of agribusiness groups. In the meeting, Deputy Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division Claudia Ringler discussed the ongoing Amazon fires and climate change. She stated, “That’s where no one is really fully prepared for what climate change brings. The Amazon is a big fuel source […]

India Times reported that Indian children are already exposed to bad air and are vulnerable to malnutrition and infectious diseases. Climate change will lead to greater impacts on their health. According to IFPRI, climate change is lowering India’s agricultural output. Changing weather is causing easy outbreaks of diseases such as dengue and diarrheal diseases.