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Quartz published a report on the impact of cash transfer programs, particularly their influence on reducing violence and improving health among women.

Representative Villafuerte introduced a proposal for a carbon tax, based on recent IFPRI research

Food Tank published a report recognizing the use of Big Data and innovative technology as “the next agricultural revolution.”

Washington, D.C.: Reduction of open-defecation in villages, increased age at pregnancy, and women’s education are three key sociodemographic factors in reducing anemia among pregnant women in India, according to a new study from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). When combined with diets rich in iron and folic-acid, these social changes may […]

African News Agency published a report on a recent IFPRI research by Senior Research Fellow, Olivier Ecker, that found shopping in supermarkets significantly increases Body Mass Index (BMI) in Kenya.

India’s The Tribune reported on a recent IFPRI research by Samuel Scott and Suman Chakrabarti  on key factors in reducing anemia among women in the country.

In an interview with Ghana's My Joy, Shenggen Fan provided recommendations to improve food security in Africa. 

George Mavrotas explains the importance of improving Nigerian agricultural university curriculum, in an interview with the newspaper, Vanguard.

In an op-ed for The Financial Express, Avinash Kishore writes Indian farmers are digging themselves into a deeper hole, by looking deeper for groundwater as levels fall because of over-reliance.

In a Reuters' op-ed, Senior Research Fellow Wei Zhang argues complex food systems require a holistic approach.