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Washington D.C.: Increasing irrigation efficiency through irrigation technologies alone is failing to reduce water consumption and, paradoxically, may even be making water scarcity worse, a major new study has found.   The research – published in Science was led by Professor Quentin Grafton of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, working with an international […]

Thomson Reuters Foundation published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Bart Minten and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse analyzing the current value chain of Ethiopia’s staple grain, teff.  Still a nascent cash crop, Minten and Taffesse list various challenges, and provide recommendations to increase production and marketability of teff drawing from their new book, The Economics of Teff: […]

India’s Financial Express published an editorial piece on the drivers and determinants of childhood stunting.  The article cited IFPRI research authored by Purnima Menon, Derek Headey, Rasmi Avula, and Phuong Nguyen that highlighted the two most influential factors of stunting, which are women’s Body Mass Index and their education attainment.  The publication suggests eradication can […]

China Science Daily amplified findings by IFPRI’s Research Fellow, Wei Zhang, regarding the economic benefit Ladybugs have on cotton farmers.  Zhang argued in her research paper that Ladybugs are a natural pest control, and that consistent use of pesticides undermine farmers’ profitability. 

Shenggen Fan, in an op-ed published in China Daily, highlights disastrous outcomes arising out of trade conflict between China and the United States. 

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

IFPRI's David Spielman weighs in on what consolidation in the agro-chemical industry means for India and its farmers.