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Climate change creates a new migration crisis for Bangladesh (National Geographic)
January 24, 2019
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.
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Economic Agenda 2019: Sowing seeds for better farm growth (Economic Times)
January 23, 2019
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.
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Trump trade policy: Playing a game of chicken with American agriculture (The Hill)
January 19, 2019
The Hill published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Joesph Glauber about the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting. Glauber reported on the meeting, briefly explaining the sentiments of the agriculture industry regarding the Trump administration’s renegotiations of agriculture policies and trade deals.
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Climate change-induced salinity affecting soil across coastal Bangladesh (The Daily Star)
January 18, 2019
The Daily Star wrote an article about climate change-induced salinity affecting soil across the coastline of Bangladesh. Valerie Mueller was quoted in the article along with her research findings that show thousands of coastline residents migrating inland.
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Brief news on farming and agribusiness in the country (Daily Nation)
January 17, 2019
Daily Nation wrote an article about the vulnerability African farmers face in regards to erratic rainfall and extreme climate conditions. Ousmane Badiane was quoted in the article arguing for increased public investments by government institutions in irrigation programs to catalyze increased productivity.
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Chakula Episode 5, The Food Security Podcast (South African Broadcasting Corporation)
January 16, 2019
The Food Security Podcast broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation interviewed Shenggen Fan about corrective initiatives to counteract growing negative health outcomes in developing countries.
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A harbinger of change? (Dhaka Tribune)
January 15, 2019
Dhaka Tribune published an op-ed by Nahian Bin Khaled on Bangladesh’s readymade garment industry and the new pay structure that is being demanded by garment workers.
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Fish protein wafers to ease acute malnutrition in children (Sci Dev)
January 11, 2019
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.
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Agriculture marketing is really the key (Financial Express)
January 10, 2019
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.
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The new finance solutions building the resilience of African farmers and herders (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)
January 09, 2019
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.