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Cholera in Zambia: Treating the Causes, not the Symptoms (News Diggers)
April 05, 2018
Zambia’s News Diggers published an article on the recurring cholera outbreaks, citing recent surveys conducted by IFPRI and collaborators.
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Determining the True Costs of Our Food Through Systems Thinking (Food Tank)
April 05, 2018
Foodtank published a feature on IFPRI’s senior research fellow, Wei Zhang, and her work on the Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEB AgriFood) Report. The report seek to present a comprehensive picture of the ‘eco-agri-food’ value chains, including effects on livelihoods, the environment, and health. Zhang states that this report can help policymakers to diverge from […]
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Farm distress is now haunting us: NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Kumar (Mint)
March 30, 2018
India's Mint published an article featuring comments from speakers at the launch of the 2018 Global Food Policy Report in India.
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Bad food raising under-nutrition and obesity: Experts (Business Standard)
March 30, 2018
Business Standard published an article with comments from IFPRI's Senior Research Fellow Rasmi Avula, on stunting and obesity in India.
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Climate Change Could Reduce Farm Output, Increase Number Of India’s Hungry People: Report (IndiaSpend)
March 29, 2018
IndiaSpend published an article the potential impacts of climate change on food security and farming productivity, in South Asia.
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Women, girls’ right to food being violated (The Daily Star)
March 28, 2018
The Daily Star published an article on the impacts of gender prejudices on the rights of women and girls to food security and proper nutrition
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‘Conflict Is More Profitable Than Peace’ (New York Times)
March 28, 2018
The New York Times published an op-ed on the importance of mitigating conflict to reduce poverty and hunger, citing the Global Hunger Index.
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Anti-globalism threatens progress in hunger, poverty reduction – 2018 Global Food Policy Report (My Joy)
March 28, 2018
Ghana's My Joy published an article on the 2018 Global Food Policy Report, which focussed on the impacts of anti-globalism on food security, nutrition and global Sustainable Development Goals.
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US vows to defend farmers from possible China trade action against soybeans (CNBC)
March 27, 2018
CNBC published an article in which IFPRI's Sherman Robinson comments on the rising uncertainty on whether China will retaliate to President Trump's proposed tariffs on steel, with trade restrictions on soybeans from the United States.
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‘Move out, move up’ approach could ease India’s farm crisis: IFPRI chief (The Hindu)
March 23, 2018
The Hindu published an article in which IFPRI’s Director General, Shenggen Fan, outlines the importance of creating non-farming opportunities for Indian farmers.