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The Daily Evergreen, in an article on agriculture ecology, quoted IFPRI’s Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation.  IFPRI found the food insecurity problem is projected to get worse due to climate change.

Ghana Web published an op-ed by Xinshen Diao, Danielle Resnick, Peter Hazell and Shashidhara Kolavalli on their new book, Ghana Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects. They stated agriculture offers several options for improving economic transformation but the viability of those options must be weighed carefully given past policies and investments. (Reach […]

Business Day (Nigeria) published an overview of Nigeria’s agriculture sector. The article stated in Nigeria, a significant proportion of farming is still cultivated by hand tools. IFPRI said that the county is still at the early stage of agricultural mechanization.

New Straits Times (Kuala Lumpur) reported on the link between urbanization and the global food system. The global food system has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. According to IFPRI rapid urbanization in developing countries is something that will shape food security, diet, and nutrition for decades to come.

Scroll.in (India) published an article on anemia, particularly in women. Today, India is taking the dangers of anemia seriously. Senior Research Fellow, Purnima Menon stated that the lack of progress on tackling anemia between 2006 and 2016 was a real wake-up call to the nutrition and health community.

The Nation (Malawi) reported on a recent IFPRI study Effect of Changes in Population Density and Crop Productivity on Farm Households by Adam Komarek and Siwa Msangi. The study suggests that, even without considering climate change, expected changes in population density and crop prices in 2050 mean that per person crop production and income may […]

A News Today (Bangladesh) article reported on teen pregnancy in India. IPPRI researchers analyzed data relating to more than 60,000 first time mothers across the country from the National Family Health Survey.  The findings show that India needs to look beyond the challenge of providing food to tackle the challenge of malnutrition, said Senior Research Fellow Purnima […]

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) wrote an article on the status of paddy prices in the country referencing an IFPRI study. In Bangladesh rice accounts for more than 70 percent of the total annual cropped area of 1.54 crore hectares. Nearly 77 percent marginal and small farmers depend on rice for food security and their livelihoods, […]

The Wire (India) reported on the 5th anniversary of a program to stop open defecation in the country. To solve problems such as sanitation, recent research from IFPRI on nutritional convergence noted: it is imperative to not just ensure that all interventions reach all target households, but also that they reach them in the right […]

State Times (India) reported on the status of rural income in India, referencing Director General Shenggen Fan. While the government has plans of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, economists and researchers offer an alternative–halving the number of farmers. Fan suggests if not halving than reducing the number of farmers using the ‘Move out, Move up’ […]