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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 […]
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Jobs, Caste, Farm Suicides, Crime, Nutrition: Some Subjects On Which Government Is Withholding Data (IndiaSpend)
January 31, 2019
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.
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AAP Govt To Introduce MSP For Farmers Based On Swaminathan Commission Report (The Logical Indian)
January 30, 2019
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.
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Brexit: Study predicts increase in strokes and heart attacks (Aerzteblatt)
January 30, 2019
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 […]
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MGNREGS has raised welfare, brought down inequality, says study (LiveMint)
January 30, 2019
IFPRI researcher, Yanyan Liu explains IFPRI's findings: The MGNREGS has improved the well-being & nutrition intake, and greater household assets for beneficiaries. (LIveMint)
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Nutrition In The News: Sharp Diagnoses And Converging Policy Instruments (Business World)
January 29, 2019
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.
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Budget Expectations 2019: ‘Agriculture Needs Massive Investment’ (The Quint)
January 29, 2019
IFPRI Director for South Asia, PK Joshi's sentiments on institutional reforms and public-private partnerships in agriculture, summarized by The Quint.
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African wheat to counter climate change (Sci Dev)
January 25, 2019
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.
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‘A comprehensive scheme is a must for States that are lagging’ (Hindu Business Line)
January 24, 2019
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.