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Xinhuanet.com (China) published an article on an innovative program, Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC) that helps farmers by giving vouchers for high-quality inputs (seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides) and agronomic training. IFPRI researcher, Liangzhi You, explains that the project also incorporates an insurance firm and a banking institution to help farmers gain benefit from their farming activity.

Africa Business Insight reported on a new book, titled Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects, by Xinshen Diao, Danielle Resnick, Peter Hazell, and Shashidhara Kolavalli that integrates economic and political analysis to explore the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s transformation. The book examines Ghana’s overall economic performance and an in-depth empirical analysis of performance of the broader economy and […]

Germany’s D+C published a news feature on recent government initiatives to address gender inequalities in Zambia, referencing an IFPRI study that highlighted female education positively impacted farming practices, incomes, and health.

Washington, D.C.: Urbanization in Ghana has spurred growth in nonfarm jobs in rural areas with little impact on agricultural intensification, defined by higher land productivity. Simultaneously, neglect of public investments, low even by African standards, in the non-cocoa sector has stagnated agricultural growth in the country. These are some of the key findings of a […]

US’ Grist published a news feature on the issue of food waste across the globe. The article quoted Division Director, Rob Vos, who emphasized on developing food value chains to ensure that each step along the farm-to-table supply chain is profitable.

Financial Times reported on US growers’ reaction to the corn production forecast by the United States Department of Agriculture, predicting a minor drop from previous years. The article quoted Senior Research Fellow, Joseph Glauber, who said that there may be high price volatility over the next few months as more accurate estimates may not be available until October. 

Malawi’s The Nation published a news report on the market behavior of the maize market. The article referenced an IFPRI study that found that Malawi has the highest level of maize price volatility compared to other countries in Africa south of Sahara.

India’s Daily Hunt published a news report based on IFPRI’s findings that the Indian state of Odisha has made significant progress in reducing child under-nutrition. The report quoted Rasmi Avula who shared that the state’s efforts in expanding nutrition-specific programs have resulted in a significant decline in undernutrition. The article reached 6m, was also published in India Spend, The Pioneer, Odisha Sun Times among […]

Africa’s IOL Business Report reported on a new book on agricultural transformation in Ghana co-edited by researchers Danielle Resnick, Xinshen Diao, Peter Hazell, and Shashidhara Kolavalli. The news story included key insights from the book that explored harnessing agriculture’s potential in the country.

NPR broadcast a feature on recent developments in bilateral trade between China and the US, with the former moving to buy rice from the latter. The podcast featured Senior Research Fellow, Joseph Glauber, who offered his analysis of reasons behind the move.