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Daily Sun (Bangladesh) published an article on the seminar and book The Making of the ‘Blue Revolution’ in Bangladesh. IFPRI Director of the South Asia Region Shahidur Rashid stated at the seminar, “Contrary to assumption that nutrient-rich foods will remain out of reach for the poor, the story of fish aquaculture in Bangladesh shows how […]

Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh) reported on  The Making of the ‘Blue Revolution’ in Bangladesh, a new IFPRI book. IFPRI Director for South Asia and co-editor of the book, Shahidur Rashid, said Bangladesh is an excellent case study for the role of fisheries in food security. Xiaobo Zhang, co-editor stated that aquaculture could achieve a twelve-fold increase if […]

Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on an IFPRI study and book, “The Making of the ‘Blue Revolution’ in Bangladesh” that more than 20 lakh of the 1.80 crore Bangladeshis who escaped poverty between 2000 and 2010 managed to do so because of aquaculture, raising the need for the government to give this area of agriculture special […]

EthioSun (Ethiopia) published an article on an IFPRI study. Senior Research Fellow and coauthor Derek Headey stated, “Despite some improvements in recent years, the quality of child diets in rural Ethiopia is still shockingly poor, especially in our survey areas where most children just eat basic staples and not much else. But the touted solution […]

The Lancet (USA) reported on the Modi government’s first 100 days of his second term. The article reviewed the National Nutrition Mission (the Poshan Abhiyan), a reform to counter the malnutrition crisis in India. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon stated “Previous governments had acknowledged the problem but hadn’t given it as much visibility from a […]

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.