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Delayed Pregnancy, Reduced Open Defecation key factors in Reducing Anemia Among Indian Women
June 14, 2018
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 […]
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Study finds supermarket shopping significantly increases body mass index in Kenya (African News Agency)
June 14, 2018
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.
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Less open defecation key factor in reducing anemia among Indian women (The Tribune)
June 14, 2018
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.
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Tight borders threatening food security – 2018 Global Food Policy Report (My Joy)
June 12, 2018
In an interview with Ghana's My Joy, Shenggen Fan provided recommendations to improve food security in Africa.
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World Agriculture Day: Institute seeks review of curricula in agricultural universities (Vanguard)
June 12, 2018
George Mavrotas explains the importance of improving Nigerian agricultural university curriculum, in an interview with the newspaper, Vanguard.
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Chasing receding water tables: How Indian farmers are digging themselves into a deeper hole (The Financial Express)
June 11, 2018
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.
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Why we need a holistic approach to improve our complex food system (Reuters)
June 07, 2018
In a Reuters' op-ed, Senior Research Fellow Wei Zhang argues complex food systems require a holistic approach.
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Does growth in pulses output mean India has reached self-sufficiency? (The Indian Express)
May 31, 2018
The Indian Express reported on IFPRI’s research on pulses in India assessing if India has reached self-sufficiency in pulses. The article, based on PK Joshi’s co-authored chapter in the Pulses book, argues that the country may transition from a pulses importing nation to an exporting one, if the current growth trends in pulses production continue.
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Strengthen markets to aid farmers (Mint)
May 31, 2018
India’s Mint published an op-ed by Avinash Kishore assessing the Indian government’s agrarian policies intended to double farmers’ incomes. In the article, Kishore argues that various government schemes to augment farmers’ incomes have had little impact on ground, and agriculture continues to be a high-risk, low-return enterprise. “Experience shows that what hurts farmers today, almost […]
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Russia’s Economic Recovery to Improve Food Security in Eurasia through Trade and Investment
May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018, Washington, D.C.: Economic recovery in Russia supported by the significant upturns in energy and metal prices is positively affecting the prospects for growth, household welfare, and food security in Eurasia, according to the 2018 Global Food Policy Report released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) at a conference in Moscow. […]