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IFPRI's Kevin Chen proposes sugar tax to curb sugary drinks' consumption in an interview with China's leading business magazine. 

India’s The Wire published an op-ed analyzing the recent state election results tying them to the hunger and malnutrition pockets in the country. The author referred to IFPRI’s Global Hunger Index 2017, the India Health Report 2015, and Transform Nutrition, to argue health security is dismally poor in these states, as nutritious food is not […]

India’s The Financial Express published a news story on how the country can double farmers’ incomes. The transformation of India from food deficiency to self-sufficiency and from a net importer to a net exporter of agricultural commodities are notable. The article highlights these successes, but also examines the trend of a deceleration in the rate […]

In an interview with CGTN Channel, Shenggen Fan emphasizes policies to address hunger and malnutrition alongside poverty reduction in China. 

IFPRI researchers, Ajmani, Joshi, Kishore, & Roy examine how a decade of sanctions imposed by the US and OECD countries’ impacted Myanmar in light of recent threats to renew restrictions.

Nepal’s The Himilayan published an Op-Ed by Anjani Kumar on food safety in the dairy industry.Food safety is a vital component of food security, however, in many developing countries, compliance to food safety measures (FSM) have remained elusive.  The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) undertook a comprehensive study on compliance with FSM in Nepal’s milk […]

India’s Financial Express has published an Op-Ed by Anjani Kumar.  This Op-Ed looks at the success of India’s public distribution system (PDS) in Odisha, a state marred with a high incidence of poverty, hunger and malnutrition.  In 2004, Odisha began with a state-of-the-art PDS to cover the entire network for greater transparency and accountability. The PDS took into […]

Revamped Public Distribution System (PDS) can play pivotal role in ensuring food and nutrition security in India. 

December 27, 2017 – A good monsoon led to a rise in sowing and production of pulses in 2017, resulting in prices falling almost by half. Earlier, in 2015, rising prices causing declining consumption of pulses had been a cause of concern for both nutrition and food inflation in policy corridors. For a long time, […]

Report on the nutritional profile of India's state of Madhya Pradesh recently released by IFPRI-SAO.