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Why lower socio-economic inequality holds key to reducing malnutrition (The Indian Express)
May 25, 2018
IFPRI-SAR's Purnima Menon, in an interview with The Indian Express, emphasizes on addressing gender-related inequlities to reduce child stunting in India.
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How farmers can use smartphones to make crop loss assessment (The Indian Express)
May 24, 2018
In an interview with The Indian Express, Berber Kramer explains the comparative advantages of picture-based crop insurance.
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Rebooting food: Finding New Ways to Feed the Future (Reuters)
May 24, 2018
Reuters published a feature on innovative ways to produce food by overcoming threats posed by climate change and water scarcity to meet demand in the future. The article interviewed IFPRI’s Director General Shenggen Fan who said innovations are key to rebooting the food system. “Innvoations in policies, innovations in institutions, innovations in even new thinking, […]
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From ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’, India must ‘think big’ and ‘act big’ (The Week)
May 23, 2018
Manmeet Ajmani and Devesh Roy argue in an oped that India has the potential to up its exports within the ASEAN region.
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Africa’s green revolution stumbles at Congo project to solve food shortages (Reuters)
May 23, 2018
Exploring reasons behind failure of a Congolese agro-industrial project, Reuters interviews John Ulimwengu.
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Open trade is crucial for food security and development (Devex)
May 15, 2018
In an op-ed published in Devex, David Laborde and Will Martin argue open trade is crucial for food security and development.
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How to Steer the Road to Food Security? (Sohu.com)
May 08, 2018
China’s Sohu published an interview with IFPRI’s senior research fellow in Beijing, Kevin Chen on issues related to global food security, China’s domestic food security policies, and emerging challenges. “China has proved to the world that we can support ourselves in the short term, but whether we can maintain it in the long run will also be […]
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Restriction on migration may affect Bangladesh (The Daily Star)
May 04, 2018
Bangladesh’s The Daily Star reported on the launch of the 2018 Global Food Policy Report in Dhaka. The article quoted IFPRI director general Shenggen Fan who said that rise of anti-globalization and protectionism threatens progress toward food security. The report also quoted IFPRI’s country representative, Akhter Ahmad, who added that changes in international migration policies […]
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The anticipation of political dividends drives India’s bipolar food policy (Hindustan Times)
May 04, 2018
India’s Hindustan Times published an op-ed co-authored by Senior Research Fellow at A4NH, Devesh Roy. In the article, Roy argued that one policy may work in one region and fail in another, therefore, in the food-versus-nutrition debate — whether with respect to dietary supplementation or fortification — taste, accessibility, trust and pricing issues need to be […]
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Increased Migration Restrictions May Impact Food Security in Bangladesh
May 03, 2018
Increased restrictions on international migration by the primary host countries may exacerbate food insecurity in high-migrant source countries like Bangladesh, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2018 GFPR.