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Fish Caught in America, Processed in China Get Trapped by Trade Dispute (Wall Street Journal)
August 14, 2018
Wall Street Journal published a news feature on the US administration’s proposed tariffs on import of processed fish products from China and its impact on domestic companies. The article interviewed IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow, Joseph Glauber, who pointed out that the proposed tariffs could cut profits or boost prices throughout seafood supply chains, from fishermen […]
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Agriculture key to poverty reduction (Financial Express)
August 14, 2018
India’s Financial Express published an opinion piece co-authored by IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow, Will Martin, on five new insights that highlight agriculture remains the key to reducing poverty in developing countries. In the article, Martin, based on a new research paper, argued that growth in agriculture remains in general two to three times more effective […]
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Building high quality agriculture and food systems (Xinhua Outlook Weekly)
August 14, 2018
China’s Xinhua Outlook Weekly published an opinion article authored by IFPRI DG Shenggen Fan. In the op-ed, Fan suggests pathways in which China can reshape and harness the agri-food systems to improve food security and nutrition and achieve its ‘Healthy China 2030’ goals. It discusses China’s challenges on malnutrition, non-communicable diseases, and food safety scandals, and […]
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The Bajra that can fight India’s iron deficiency problem (The Print)
August 10, 2018
India’s The Print published a news story on the effectiveness of iron biofortified pearl millet in reducing iron deficiency among the Indian adolescents. The article, based on a recent study by IFPRI’s Samuel Scott and Harvest Plus’ Erick Boy, highlighted how consumption of biofortified pearl millet improves learning and mental abilities. The article reached nearly […]
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Bayer-Monsanto: Are they coming for our seeds? (The Ken)
August 10, 2018
IFPRI's David Spielman weighs in on what consolidation in the agro-chemical industry means for India and its farmers.
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IFPRI Researchers Distinguished with Numerous Awards at International Conference of Agricultural Economists
August 03, 2018
August 3, 2018, Washington, D.C. – Several IFPRI researchers were recognized with prestigious awards at the 30th International Conference for Agricultural Economists this week. Research Fellow Berber Kramer and received the T.W. Shultz Prize for Best Contributed Paper for her paper, co-authored with Associate Research Fellow Francisco Ceballos, on climate smart insurance in India ; […]
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Why Health Workers, Paid Rs 4,000 Per Month, Are Vital To India’s National Nutrition Mission (BloombergQuint)
July 31, 2018
BloombergQuint cited IFPRI research in an article on India’s health workers.
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Biofortified bajra could stem the harmful effects of iron deficiency among children: Study (The Times of India)
July 31, 2018
The Times of India summarized IFPRI research on biofortified pearl millet.
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A Sustainable Food Future for Human and Planetary Health
July 27, 2018
Statement by Shenggen FanDirector General, IFPRI(as prepared) G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina 27 July 2018 Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to commend the G20 Agriculture Ministers for their continued commitment to achieving sustainable development, eliminating hunger and malnutrition, and combating climate change—largely under the frameworks of the 2030 Agenda for […]
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Why National Nutrition Mission Must Focus On Improving Women’s Well-being (IndiaSpend)
July 27, 2018
India Spend investigated the need for nutritional policies to focus on improving women’s well-being.