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SciDev.Net reported on the stagnation of progress towards achieving the sustainable development goal of zero hunger (SDG 2) in the Asia Pacific region and FAO’s assessment of the problem based on its June conference. The article described the range of challenges for improving food security and nutrition in the region and quoted IFPRI Director General […]

Uzbekistan’s Kun.uz conducted an interview with Director General Shenggen Fan on the occasion of his visit to Tashkent for the 2019 Global Food Policy Report launch. Fan outlined the purpose of his visit to Uzbekistan, namely to create opportunities for IFPRI to support the government in its development and implementation of an agricultural strategy as […]

India’s Business Standard reported on the potential for investing in women’s nutrition to boost the country’s economy by up to $46 billion. The article described the state of women’s, and consequently children’s, malnourishment in India and referenced an IFPRI study by Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon and Research Fellows Rasmi Avula and Samuel Scott that […]

Bangladesh’s Daily Star reported on the country’s shrinking public investment in the agricultural sector based on the proposed 2019-2020 budget. The article quoted Senior Research Fellow and Bangladesh Country Representative Akhter Ahmed explaining that the pace of poverty reduction is slowing because of falling agricultural growth, and that new investments are needed—especially in crop improvement […]

The UK’s Telegraph published an opinion piece by Director of Development Strategy and Governance (DSGD) Paul Dorosh and Nonesident Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) John Hoddinott on the status of Rohingya refugees almost two years after 671,000 fled violence and persecution in Myanmar. Dorosh and Hoddinott described the success of Bangladeshi […]

In a CNBC Africa interview, Ousmane Badiane discusses the 2019 Malabo Montpelier Forum: Digitalization in African Agriculture & how governments can facilitate transformative digital services.

Devex reported on the World Food Programme’s partial suspension of food aid in Yemen due to disagreement over the use of biometric data to track distribution. Associate Research Fellow Sikandra Kurdi was quoted in the article saying that using biometrics makes sense in a context like Yemen where many people lack national identification cards that […]

India’s The Wire published an opinion piece by Purnima Menon, in which she argued that stopping Muzaffarpur child deaths will require a gender-sensitive social analysis. Menon described the situation in Muzzafarpur as one emblematic of undernutrition issues in India and argued that the families doing seasonal work in the litchi orders will continue to be most affected […]

India’s Scroll.in reported on the state of child malnutrition in India, with an emphasis on mothers’ educational attainment as a key determinant of their children’s diets. The article cited a study by Research Fellow Phuong Hong Nguyen, Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Purnima Menon and Director of the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) Marie Ruel that recommended […]

In a new op-ed, IFPRI researchers argue that a prompt Free Trade Agreement with the BIMSTEC bloc could improve food security and build resilience in the region. (Business Standard)