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Opinion | New Diet, New Destiny? Saving the Planet Takes More Than Changing What We Eat (foodtank)
March 04, 2019
Foodtank released an op-ed written by Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division Claudia Ringler who commented on the recent findings of the EAT-Lancet Report, calling for greater understanding the links between water and food.
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What happens when you incentivise primary education in Uganda (VoxDev)
March 04, 2019
VoxDev published an op-ed regarding primary education incentivez in Uganda by Deputy Division Director Daniel Gilligan and Research Fellow Naureen Karachiwalla. Their research found that incentivizing teachers for achievement can increase education attainment when paired with adequate instructional resources.
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NEW STUDY: Air pollution from India’s stubble burning leads to USD 1.5 billion* economic losses, poses significant health risk
March 04, 2019
New Delhi: Living in districts with air pollution from intense crop residue burning (CRB) is a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection (ARI), especially among children less than five years, in northern India. Additionally, CRB also leads to an estimated economic loss of over USD 1.5 billion over five years. These are the key findings […]
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Project to Improve Tilapia Seed Launched in Accra
March 02, 2019
Washington, D.C.: Over the past decade, Ghana’s tilapia farming has experienced tremendous growth in production, contributing to improved incomes for the industry and animal protein for consumers (according to a 2018 study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)). But loses of over 100 tonnes of cage-farmed fish in the Lake Volta region in […]
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3 takeaways for impact in agriculture and development (Devex)
March 01, 2019
Devex published an article highlighting takeaways from the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society’s 2019 conference about using technology and data to solve some of the sector’s problems. Senior Research Fellow Will Martin was quoted in the article calling for increased monitoring of the global value chains.
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India’s nutrition programme excludes poorest households: Study (The Indian Express)
February 28, 2019
The Indian Express released an article about how India’s Integrated Child Development Services program excludes women with low education from the poorest households. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon and Research Fellow Kalyani Raghunathan were quoted in the article explaining how to improve the quality of the program’s services.
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NEW STUDY: India’s child nutrition program shows strides in utilization, but fewer gains in high malnutrition states
February 28, 2019
New Delhi: Expansion and utilization of one of India’s largest government-run community-based nutrition programs increased significantly between 2006 and 2016, especially among historically disadvantaged castes and tribes. But, women with low education and the poorest households are relatively more excluded from accessing program benefits. Among states too, while overall utilization has improved, high malnutrition states […]
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A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t on the agenda (Spore)
February 28, 2019
Spore published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick about the progress of women’s empowerment in agriculture, highlighting IFPRI initiatives like ANGeL, WEAI, and pro-WEAI.
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UPDATE: The agriculture secretary is wrong: There is no looming farm crisis (Morningstar)
February 27, 2019
Morningstar published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber who debunked the looming financial crisis for farmers suggested by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
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Modi’s $10.6 Billion Bounty Seen Giving Little Relief to Farmers (Bloomberg Quint)
February 26, 2019
Bloomberg Quint wrote a piece examining Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual plan to provide cash to small farmers. IFPRI’s Director for South Asia PK Joshi was quoted in the article as a proponent of income support.