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Business Day (Nigeria) reported on African agriculture. Largely rain-fed, agriculture in Africa is currently the least productive in the world. According to IFPRI, only 4 percent of cultivated land in Africa south of the Sahara is irrigated, compared to 37 percent for Asia. Studies estimate that improved irrigation could boost agricultural. African farmers must adopt modern […]

The Times of India reported on a recent meeting on malnutrition in India and software that tackles malnutrition. With a long-term view of strengthening a data-focused environment for implementation of programs to realize the vision of a healthier and malnutrition-free India by 2022, Research Fellow, Purnima Menon said the research community must continue to share emerging […]

The Dhaka Tribune reported on IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan’s statement ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit. Fan states, “Agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition. Yet agri-food systems face mounting climate impacts that threaten their ability to feed a growing population.” Averting a global crisis is […]

The University World News reported on a new credit scheme that cushions smallholder farmers in Kenya’s dryland areas from frequent droughts. IFPRI researcher, Liangzhi You, stated the new program faces some impediments. “I would say the commercial bank still needs some kind of incentives from the government to lend to poor farmers.”

Mongabay (India) reported on children, resilience, and drought. Studying the linkage between climate and child growth is essential because regions and countries will experience more frequent and more severe droughts and floods in the coming years. Senior research fellow Liangzhi You stated that one way to curtail the detrimental effects of climate change  is “Nutritionally diverse […]

China Science Daily reported on a statement from IFPRI Director General, Shenggen Fan and EPTD Division Director, Channing Arndt. The statement underlined the vital role of CGIAR and IFPRI to confront climate change on the way to sustainable and safe agri-food systems.

Business A.M. Live (Nigeria), in an article addressing climate change, quoted IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan who stated agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition. Yet agri-food systems face mounting climate impacts. “Averting a global crisis is possible but the window is closing. Research to inform these policies and […]

Outlook (India) reported on a new study from IFPRI researchers Purnima Menon, Phuong Hong Nguyen, and Samuel Scott and Sumanta Nupane and Lan Mai Tran. The study provides evidence of the dangerous link between adolescent pregnancy and undernutrition, a grave and urgent issue in the fight against malnutrition for India. Scott stated, “The strongest links between adolescent […]

The Guardian (UK), in an article on climate change and farm subsidies, detailed the results of a new report from the Food and Land Use Coalition. The subsidy analysis in the report was performed by IFPRI. The Report found that the cost of the damage currently caused by agriculture is greater than the value of […]

South Africa’s Daily Maverick published an opinion piece on the effects of rising protectionism on the agricultural sector, with a particular focus on South Africa. The author quoted Director General Shenggen Fan and Director for Africa Ousmane Badiane, who explained how the 2019 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor report provides policymakers with some of the tools […]