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Plough $42b into farming by 2030: ADB urges Asia-Pacific economies (Financial Express)
October 30, 2019
Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on investments will yield $1.1 trillion in economic output for the region, home to three-fifths of the world’s population, estimated in the reports jointly conducted by the Asian Development Bank and IFPRI.
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Study protocol to assess the impact of an integrated nutrition intervention on the growth and development of children under two in rural Bangladesh (Bio Med Centre – Public Health)
October 30, 2019
Bio Med Center (UK) published an article on the IFPRI study that showed cash transfers combined with nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) had the largest impact compared to any other transformation modalities of nutrition intervention, leading to a decrease in stunting of 7.3 percentage points.
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How do earthquakes shape economic behavior? (Vox China)
October 30, 2019
Research Fellows Kevin Chen, Mateusz Filipski, & Xiaobo Zhang found opposite results that differ from the common economic prediction theories of behavior after a disaster. They discuss their results in this blog post.
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U.S. supports regional forum in Yangon to promote food and nutrition security in Asia
October 30, 2019
Conference to share knowledge & evidence in support of effective agrifood system policies for healthier diets and optimal nutrition.
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40 years of poverty-reduction gains to be wiped out if farmers’ income stays stagnant–ADB (Business Mirror)
October 29, 2019
Business Mirror (Philippines) published an article on new reports from The Asian Development Bank and IFPRI. The reports underscore the compelling reason to improve farmers’ income in the Philippines and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, warning failure to improve farmers’ lot could wipe out the poverty reduction gains made in the past 40 years.
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Report: Increased investments, targeted policies necessary for food security in Indonesia
October 29, 2019
Manilla – Phasing out fertilizer subsidies and boosting investments in agricultural research, rural infrastructure, and irrigation can end hunger in Indonesia by 2034, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank, released today. The report finds these strategic changes to investments along with reforms to regulation and agricultural extension services can have broad economic […]
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Report: Increased investments key to ending hunger in Asia-Pacific region
October 29, 2019
Manilla – Increased investments in agricultural research and development, irrigation, and rural infrastructure can end hunger in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released today. The report finds total annual agricultural investments of US$ 78.6 billion are needed to reduce the proportion of hungry people in Asia and the […]
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Report: Information technology, e-commerce present growth opportunity for agriculture in China
October 29, 2019
Manilla – Targeted investments and support for farmers and rural residents of China are required to boost the uptake of new technologies and development of agricultural e-commerce, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank. The report finds the use of new and emerging information and communication technologies present rural areas and farmers with substantial […]
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NEW BOOK: Bangladesh’s Blue Revolution raised incomes, employment, and nutrition security
October 29, 2019
Washington, D.C.:Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.” Even though aquaculture has enabled over 2 million Bangladeshis to escape poverty from 2000-2010, the country’s fisheries policy has yet to adapt to these changes. Creating greater access to fish as a source of nutrition among […]
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America’s obsession with meat, explained (Popular Science)
October 28, 2019
Popular Science (USA) reported on meat consumption in the United States. Research Fellow Emeritus, Mark Rosegrant stated, “In the U.S., total meat consumption is still going up very slightly, but there’s a change in the U.S. in the composition of meat.” Since 2015 Americans have eaten more poultry than red meat each year.