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Cash transfers and intimate partner violence (Agrilinks)
October 22, 2019
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.
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Impact study demonstrates Bt brinjal (eggplant) helps farmers earn more with less pesticide (AgriLinks)
October 18, 2019
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 […]
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Legumes for strong business and nutrition (Nyasa Times)
October 17, 2019
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.
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Nepali comes second in international short video competition
October 17, 2019
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.
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Indian student from UAE wins international short video conference (Arabic News)
October 17, 2019
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.
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Foreign ag aid provides boost to domestic farmers (FeedStuffs)
October 17, 2019
FeedStuffs (USA), in an article, discussed the recently released report, How the United States benefits from agricultural and food security investments in developing countries. IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan states, “Research is at the core of innovations in agriculture that benefit both recipient countries and those in the U.S. Continued American investment in foreign agriculture […]
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Nepalese student wins international short video contest
October 17, 2019
Washington, D.C.: An undergraduate agricultural science student from Kathmandu, Nepal, won the international short video competition, “My Food, Our Future”, organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to mark the World Food Day on October 16. Grace Tiwari (22), currently a final year undergraduate student at the Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal, was […]
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Four Mexican University Students win international short video contest
October 17, 2019
Washington, D.C.: Four university students from the city of Monterrey, Mexico won an international short video competition, “My Food, Our Future”, organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to mark the World Food Day on October 16. Alicia Mattenberger (22), Mariana Cortes(22), Claudia Garcia (23), and Frida Garza (23), currently studying for a […]
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Indian Student from UAE wins international short video contest
October 17, 2019
Washington, D.C.: An Indian boy, resident of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), won the international short video competition, “My Food, Our Future”, organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to mark the World Food Day on October 16. Johan Sanju Sebastian (13), currently studying in grade 8 at the Abu Dhabi Indian School, […]
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Two Russian students win international short video contest
October 17, 2019
Washington, D.C.: Two students from Russia won the international short video competition, “My Food, Our Future”, organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to mark the World Food Day on October 16. Maria Ivanova (14), resident of Rostov-on-Don city in Southern Russia, and Nadya Putyakova (20), resident of the city of St. Petersburg, were […]



