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Voice of Nigeria (VON) reported on IFPRI’s collaboration with stakeholders in Nigeria to tackle malnutrition and stunted growth among children. IFPRI Research Fellow Mulubrhan Amare explained survey findings that revealed that there are 9.7 million stunted children in Nigeria today as a result of malnutrition. Amare added that a need for specific intervention to solve […]

Pakistan & Gulf Economist reported on air quality and the UN Summit on climate change. IFPRI’s research on air pollution from tree burning in India was highlighted. Every year, farmers in Northwest India burn 39 million tons of rice straw residue on their farms in order to clear the field for the next harvest. This open […]

Ghana Business News reported on GSMA Mobile’s initiative to develop a mobile industry climate action roadmap in line with the Paris Agreement. An IFPRI study’s findings on climate change stating a predicted increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) could significantly reduce the availability of critical nutrients such as protein, iron, and zinc.  

In an op-ed, Danielle Resnick stated that vendors must contend with volatile policies that, at best, lead to poor working conditions, and at worst, harassment and confiscation of merchandise. Are informal traders being used as political pawns?

The Rappler (Philippines) wrote an article on yam jam and climate change. Data linking climate change specifically to ube (yam) production are scarce. But the indicators of the impact can be seen in some reports pertaining  to the change in rainfall pattern & mean temperature of the area. Agriculture, in general, is severely impacted by […]

In a Reuters op-ed, Division Director Channing Arndt, Director General Shenggen Fan, and Gates Foundation’s Nick Austin explain how growth in food demand over the next 40 years will concentrate in Africa and South Asia. Unprecedented challenges will face food systems, including ways of increasing production while keeping the climate stable, requiring not only enhanced investments in […]

NewsLive.com (USA) in an article on pollution and clean air referenced an IFPRI study. Every year, farmers in Northwest India burn 39 million tons of rice straw residue on their farms in order to clear the field for the next harvest. This open burning is one of the root causes of the air pollution in […]

The Telegraph (UK) reported on how technology can help to transform African agriculture. Ousmane Badiane, Director of Africa said, “Africa has huge problems of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition. We can’t wait to solve them and we don’t have the money to go the traditional way of building major roads before we can communicate with a […]

The Print (India) reported on a recent study from IFPRI and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, a government agency, examined the impact of GM brinjals and found a 47 percent reduction — or $85.53 (approx. Rs 6,000)/hectare — in the expense incurred by farmers on pesticides. The quantity of pesticides used was also found to […]

The Asian Age discussed findings in the recently released Lancet Child and Adolescent Health report that indicated malnutrition still poses the underlying risk factor for 68 percent of the deaths in under-five children in India. IFPRI stated that “despite a four-fold increase in the number of women and children ICDS beneficiaries, there has been lower […]