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Fighting Hidden Hunger: ‘Our Mission Is 90% Of Crops Must Be Biofortified’ (IndiaSpend)
February 17, 2019
IndiaSpend interviewed HarvestPlus CEO Howarth Bouis at the accelerating the end of Hunger and Malnutrition conference in Bangkok regarding increased implementation of biofrotified crops to fight vitamin and nutrient deficiencies.
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Improve women’s education, health services to reduce India’s anaemia burden, world’s highest (IndiaSpend)
February 16, 2019
IndiaSpend wrote an article about how the improvement of women’s education and health services may reduce India’s rampant rates of anemia in women and girls. Samuel Scott was quoted in the article calling for improved coverage of iron and folic acid tablets to ensure that alternative-source nutrients are being delivered with quality.
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Dr. Shenggen Fan a new Panel Member for Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition (African Daily Voice)
February 15, 2019
The African Daily Voice published a piece about Director General Shenggen Fan as the newest appointment to the Global Panel. Fan was quoted in the article noting his commitment to improving nutrition through the transformation of agriculture, economic growth, and human capital improvement.
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IFPRI Director General, Dr Shenggen Fan, joins a Global Panel
February 14, 2019
The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition welcomes new Panel Member, Dr Shenggen Fan
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Milling process takes nutrients out of rice (Dhaka Tribune)
February 14, 2019
Dhaka Tribune wrote an article about rice millers in Bangladesh over-polishing grain and taking essential micro-nutrients out of the staple crop. At the launch of the EAT-Lancet Commission Report, experts called for adopting healthy diets in the country. Senior Research Fellow Akhter Ahmed was quoted in the article emphasizing Bangladesh’s focus on increasing food availability […]
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Agrarian crisis: Direct transfer more efficient, effective than input subsidies (Financial Express)
February 13, 2019
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.
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The importance of the interrelationship between water, energy and food in achieving the objectives of sustainable development in Sudan (Sudania 24)
February 12, 2019
Sudania 24 highlighted IFPRI’s co-organized Water-Energy-Food Nexus Assessment Study for Sudan in a news segment.
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Opinion: Measuring the unintended benefits of a development program (Devex)
February 09, 2019
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.
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Healthy diet matters (The Hindu BusinessLine)
February 08, 2019
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.
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Water reforms can lead to environmental, economic benefits in Pakistan: WB report (Pakistan Today)
February 05, 2019
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 […]