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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.

IFPRI Director for South Asia, PK Joshi's sentiments on institutional reforms and public-private partnerships in agriculture, summarized by The Quint.

Sci Dev wrote a piece about new African wheat varieties that offer more resilience to the greenhouse effect. Senior Research Fellow David Spielman was quoted in the article discussing the impact of the new breeding programs and improved varieties on farmers’ costs and yields.

The Hindu Business Line published excerpts of an interview with Director for South Asia PK Joshi conducted by TV Jayan. Joshi touched on strategies for improving smallholder farmers’ productivity in India and streamlining the agriculture sector.

National Geographic wrote an article about Bangladesh’s migration crisis as a result of climate change and soil salinity along the country’s coastline.  Valerie Mueller’s research on the estimated displacement that is occurring on the coastline was included in the piece.

Economic Times published an article about India’s farming community needing substantial government support to battle severe economic hardship.  PK Joshi was included in the piece arguing that small landholdings in the country are causes of farm distress.