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Inter Press News Agency (Ghana/Zimbabwe) reported on nutrition in Africa. Derek Headey, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, said poor diets, largely defined in terms of excess consumption of unhealthy foods as well as under-consumption of protective foods are now the leading risk factor in the global burden of disease. […]

The Medical News (USA) reported on a recent IFPRI study, “Rural Food Markets and Child Nutrition,” coauthored by IFPRI authors, Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Kalle Hirvonen, along with John Hoddinott and David Stifel. The study examined how rural markets vary in their diversity, competitiveness, frequency, and food affordability, and how these characteristics are […]

Washington, D.C.: The rural poor in Ethiopia tend to live near lower-quality markets that sell fewer food groups at high prices, adversely impacting the health of children in these communities, a new study from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has found. The findings, drawn from data from rural Ethiopia, mark the […]

Reuters reported on the  Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC), an insurance scheme that provides security for a farmer’s loan by paying it down if the harvest is damaged by extreme weather. Senior Research Fellow  Liangzhi You, a scientist with tIFPRI, which co-led and designed the RCC project explained, “If the droughts come, it takes much more resources […]

Washington Post featured an analysis by former IFPRI staff Jordan Kyle on the role played by local governments in shaping resistance to reforming fiscally and environmentally disastrous fuel subsidies.  Jordan points to recent IFPRI research in this analysis. Republished by NPR.

Agrilinks reported on an IFPRI study. The authors identify three policy-relevant knowledge gaps related to the potential of transfer programs to reduce intimate partner violence, drawing on case studies from Bangladesh, Ecuador, and Mali.

AgriLinks (USA) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Akhter Ahmed outlining the results from an independent impact evaluation, Impacts of Bt Brinjal (Eggplant) Technology in Bangladesh, to determine the impacts of Bt brinjal on pest infestation, pesticide use, crop yields, costs, revenues, and self-reported health outcomes. The study shows exciting results of how Bt […]

Nyasa Times (Malawi) reported on a value-chain analysis conducted by IFPRI – Malawi that identified legumes as making good business sense with the greatest potential for nutrition and gender benefits and best opportunity for innovation.

Daily Hunt (Nepal) announced that Nepali Grace Tiwari, an undergraduate agricultural science student from Kathmandu, Nepal, has placed second in the IFPRI international short video competition,  “My Food, Our Future.” The announcement came on World Food Day.

Arabic News reported on Johan Sanju Sebastian, one of the winners of the IFPRI Video Contest, “My Food, Our Future.” The announcement came on World Food Day.