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China’s The Paper reported on a study by IFPRI researchers on how climate variability will impact global crop yields. The article described the study’s key findings and quoted Senior Research Fellow and study co-author Liangzhi You who cautioned that global simultaneous disruptions to the world’s major grain producing areas will become more likely unless countries act […]

Devex reported on a new study by Senior Researchers Derek Headey and Harold Alderman on the relative caloric prices of healthy and unhealthy foods across income levels and continents. The article described the study’s key takeaway and quoted Derek Headey, who emphasized that poor people in developing countries not only have poor income, but live […]

Washington, D.C.: Poor diets are the now the leading risk factor for the global burden of disease, accounting for one-fifth of all deaths worldwide. While the causes of poor diets are complex, new research finds the affordability of more nutritious foods is an important factor. A new study by researchers at the International Food Policy Research […]

India’s Business Standard reported on a new study co-authored by Senior Scientist Timothy Sulser and Senior Research Analyst Nicola Cenacchi on projected changes to global nutrient availability due to climate change and rising CO2 levels over the next 30 years. The article summarized the study’s key findings, including estimated reductions in growth of per capita […]

India’s Financial Express published an opinion piece co-authored by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar, in which he argued that Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) alone will not solve India’s agricultural challenges. Kumar questioned ZBNF’s ability to simultaneously reduce costs and increase net returns from cultivation in the context of the country’s vulnerability to water scarcity and lack […]

Washington, D.C.: One of the biggest challenges to reducing hunger and undernutrition around the world is to produce foods that provide not only enough calories but also make enough necessary nutrients widely available. New research finds that, over the next 30 years, climate change and increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) could significantly reduce the availability of […]

Feeding the world in 2050 will require greater investments in agricultural production, more education on healthy diets, and new techniques to reduce food waste (NPR).

Live Mint published an overview article on crop insurance. The article highlighted an IFPRI study that demonstrates how to capitalize on the availability of low-cost internet and the rising use of smartphones. The novel picture-based insurance (PBI) product welds technology with weather index-based insurance (WBI).

The Financial Express ran an editorial titled “Why agriculture still matters” that mentions IFPRI research: “Agriculture deserves attention on other counts. Studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) indicate that a one percentage growth in agriculture is at least two to three times more effective in reducing poverty than the same rate […]

The Economist reported on the impact of domestic migration on urban and rural economies in Myanmar. The article described how the influx of migrants after a 2008 cyclone has spurred economic growth and the expansion of slums in urban, industrial areas and simultaneous changes to village life and agriculture as primarily working-age residents have left. […]