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Sci Dev wrote an article about fish protein wafers and other alternative therapeutic foods that can improve health outcomes of malnourished children in developing countries. Derek Headey was quoted in the article arguing for therapeutic foods as a way to circumvent nutrition programs that are hard to reach parents.

Financial Express published an op-ed by Director for South Asia P.K. Joshi who detailed the need to make farm sector reforms and schemes more inclusive, empowering, and efficient for Indian farmers.

Thomson Reuters Foundation News published an article about collaborative financing initiatives between IFPRI and the Global Resilience Partnership in Kenya to build resilience against climate shock for the country’s agriculture producers.

The Hindu Business Line published an op-ed by Anjani Kumar who explored the expensive scheme of loan waiver and its adverse effects on agriculture investments and rural credit delivery systems.

My Joy released an op-ed by Kwaw Andam about the growing popularity of fertilizer subsidies and their financial burden in Africa south of the Sahara as the tool for governments trying to boost incomes for poor smallholder farmers.

The Himalayan Times wrote an article about the levels of food insecurity and lack of irrigation in Nepal and how food deficits hinder peoples’ right to adequate food. The article mentioned IFPRI’s 2017 Global Hunger Index.

The Conversation released an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Katrina Kosec who detailed recent research regarding the change of government efficiency in developing countries when there are varying levels of political competition.

The Board of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a research center of CGIAR, is recruiting a new Director General to succeed Dr. Shenggen Fan at the conclusion of his successful tenure in the role (December 2019). Position description is found here. IFPRI (www.ifpri.org) believes that by working together the world can sustainably reduce poverty […]

The Hindu released a piece on changing diet preferences in India and the resulting negative health outcomes. The article included IFPRI research highlighting the nutrition transition that is occurring due to rising incomes and urbanization.

Farmers’ Advance published a news article summarizing the films of the winners and runners-up of IFPRI’s My Food, My Future short video contest that was held in cooperation with the Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition conference last November in Bangkok.