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Epoch Times (China) reported on the US-China trade wars and food prices. According to Senior Research Fellow David Laborde, the most serious consequences are that trade wars will cause instability and delay investment, including new farming technologies. “High food prices are not a problem for the rich, but a major problem for the poor, and […]

CNBC Africa interviewed Senior Research Fellow Derek Headey on his co-authored study Affordability of the EAT–Lancet  Reference Diet: A Global Analysis. Headey said, “For people in the world especially in Africa also in Asia, they just can’t afford this [Eat-Lancet Diet] diet at the moment. He recommends diversification in agriculture investment and policies.

Bloomberg (USA) reported on government subsidies for US farmers. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber was quoted as saying “It’s clear that the payment rates overstated the damage suffered by soybean growers.” Glauber published a review of the research in late November. “Based on what the studies show, the damages were about half that.” (Reach 29M) […]

Agri-Pulse published an article on the possible delay of US-China tariff negotiations. Nothing is clear except for the fact that the pain of a tough farm economy will continue. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated, “Certainly, what it does mean is there’s a lot of uncertainty.”

Agrilinks published an article by Senior Research Fellows David Spielman and Katrin Glatzel on the digitalization of African countries. Digital agriculture solutions are being piloted or scaled to provide smallholder farmers and rural entrepreneurs with an array of products and services to boost agricultural production and improve their livelihoods. How does the role of government […]

Polity (South Africa) reported on Youth and Jobs in Rural Africa: Beyond Stylized Facts, the new book by Valerie Mueller and James Thurlow. Thurlow suggests that rather than focusing on the youth, the best course for African countries is to promote inclusive growth that benefits young and old alike. Africa does not have a youth […]

The share of Africa’s young population is growing rapidly, presenting an opportunity to generate inclusive development benefiting African countries, particularly in rural areas.

Devex reported on the co-authored study Affordability of the EAT–Lancet  Reference Diet: A Global Analysis from Senior Research Fellows Kalle Hirvonen and Derek Headey. The EAT-Lancet diet has been criticized by both wealthy countries and developing countries. Kalle Hirvonen stated, “If the dietary targets would be helpful for health and planet and if some of […]

India’s Financial Express featured an opinion article by Research Analyst Smriti Verma. She wrote that despite zealous efforts made by government agencies toward doubling farmers’ income by 2022, the state of farmers and agriculture has shown little or no improvement. New pathways can leverage India’s advantages of abundance in land, water, fertile soil, etc. 

Shine featured an op-ed by Director General Shenggen Fan and Kathleen Rogers (Earth Day Network). They wrote that the current state of our food systems is unsustainable. To ensure global food security and sustainable food practices in an ever-growing world, we need an approach that reexamines our global food systems through the lens of regional […]