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Live Mint published an op-ed by Associate Research Fellow Samuel Scott who discussed the innovative method of distributing biofortified staple foods to curb iron deficiency and anemia issues in India by ease of access, affordability, and scalability within the socio-cultural context. 

Reuters published a news feature on young entrepreneurs in African agriculture.  The article quoted Ousmane Badiane who pointed to the opening of several agri-business opportunities for the young, such as servicing farm machinery and operating equipment for processing, packaging and distribution.

The Hill published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Jospeh Glauber who summarized the pros and cons of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement for agriculture producers and consumers. 

South Africa’s Channel Africa Radio interviewed Katrina Kosec on her new research that found domestic migration in Pakistan lowers happiness despite increase in income.  In the interview, Kosec pointed out migrants suffer an emotional setback due to a rising gap between their aspirations and their actual accumulation of assets.

Reuters published a news feature on the NutriFish 1000 campaign that aims to improve family nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life by getting pregnant women and children to eat small fish.  The article quoted Director General Shenggen Fan, who busting the commonplace myth that small fish is waste, said that with small fish, […]

UK’s The Telegraph published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang who detailed his landmark study of air pollution and the cumulative impact it has on men and women’s cognitive functioning.

Devex released a news article about the controversial statistics of the most recent human capital index that India rejected.  Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon was quoted in the article stressing the importance of the human capital index.

China’s CGTN America interviewed IFPRI’s Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division Rob Vos in a World Food Day TV segment about the double burden of nutrition plaguing developing countires in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

India’s The Print published an article amplifying the recent IFPRI research by Senior Research Fellow Katrina Kosec that examines the emotional wellbeing of domestic migrants in India and Pakistan.

The Washington Post published an article framing food consumption through the lens of global production growth and climate change.  The article included research from Senior Research Fellow Keith Wiebe that provides options for keeping the food system within environmental limits.