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Financial Express published an op-ed by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar that explained why direct transfer subsidies are more efficient and effective than input subsidies.

Sudania 24 highlighted IFPRI’s co-organized Water-Energy-Food Nexus Assessment Study for Sudan in a news segment.

Devex published an op-ed by Akhter Ahmed, Melissa Hidrobo, and Shalini Roy about the additional impact development programs may have on wellbeing.  Evaluating the Transfer Modality Research initiative in Bangladesh, research showed that cash transfers and behavior change communications can reduce intimate partner violence and lead to improved nutrition knowledge. 

The Hindu BusinessLine published an op-ed by Director General Shenggen Fan who synthesized the new EAT Lancet Report providing strategies for countries and stakeholders to navigate food systems at critical crossroads.  Fan was a contributor to the report, which also utilized IFPRI’s IMPACT model to present scientific targets and strategies for food systems.

Pakistan Today wrote an article about the World Bank’s recent study about the urgency around the country’s water reforms to improve water efficiency and service delivery due to low levels of water availability per person and high levels of water wastage. As a contributor to the study, Senior Research Fellow Stephen Davies was included in the […]

IndiaSpend released an article about the Indian government’s withholding of the National Sample Survey report on employment and unemployment.  Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon was quoted in the article arguing for public access to all surveys and data to create a more transparent environment and engender additional analysis/research.

The Logical Indian wrote a piece about the introduction of the Minimum Support Price for farmers ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Dirctor for South Asia PK Joshi was quoted in the article in support of the Minimum Support Price helping farmers’ productivity.

Aerzteblatt published an article about the UK’s exit from the European Union increasing negative health outcomes over the next decade due to rising prices and the resulting decline in the consumption of fruits and vegetables.  IFPRI’s IMPACT Food Policy Model was included in the article as it calculated the impact of price increases on consumption […]

IFPRI researcher, Yanyan Liu  explains IFPRI's findings: The MGNREGS  has improved the well-being & nutrition intake, and greater household assets for beneficiaries. (LIveMint)

Business World interviewed Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon as part of their discussion series on sustainability.  Menon spoke about persistent malnutrition in India, the gender impact on nutrition, and IFPRI’s work in India.