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Politics in the time of cholera: Zambia’s U-turn on street vending (All Africa)
January 30, 2018
All Africa published an op-ed authored by Danielle Resnick on the fallout from the recent cholera outbreak in Zambia on street vendors. In the article, Resnick argued informal vending must be effectively but also humanely managed to improve basic sanitation while avoiding unpredictable bans that hurt the most vulnerable in Lusaka. “The challenge will be […]
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Agriculture Sector’s Expectation from India’s Budget 2018 (Lok Sabha Television)
January 23, 2018
India’s Lok Sabha Television broadcast a panel discussion on expectations of the agriculture sector from the upcoming Union Budget 2018. IFPRI-SAO’s Pramod Joshi, a panelist, outlined a five-pronged strategy for the sector focusing on increasing farm and non-farm income in rural areas; creating rural employment; reducing risk; creating agri-infrastructure; and improving quality of rural life.
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India ‘at a Turning Point’ To Tackle Pervasive Child Malnutrition (Financial Times)
January 22, 2018
A latest report from the Financial Times quotes Purnima Menon in a feature on the complex problem of child malnutrition in India.
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Livestock production for food security and nutrition
January 21, 2018
Statement by Shenggen Fan Director General, IFPRI10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference, Berlin, Germany20 January 2018 Distinguished Ministers and guests, Ladies and gentlemen, First, I would like to commend the agriculture ministers for committing to make livestock production and animal husbandry more sustainable, responsible, and efficient. Taking action on livestock production is critical to support […]
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Climate Change to Impact Agriculture Production in China (China Science Daily)
January 17, 2018
A new report in China Science Daily brings out the negative impacts of climate change on the country's agricultural production, quoting Man Li's research.
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Deadly Sweet Sugar (Caijing)
January 16, 2018
IFPRI's Kevin Chen proposes sugar tax to curb sugary drinks' consumption in an interview with China's leading business magazine.
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Ignore Rural Anger at Your Own Peril (The Wire)
January 16, 2018
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 […]
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Doubling of farmers’ income: Push to agri-R&D holds the key
January 13, 2018
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 […]
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Poverty Rate Drops in China (CGTN)
January 11, 2018
In an interview with CGTN Channel, Shenggen Fan emphasizes policies to address hunger and malnutrition alongside poverty reduction in China.
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How Did Sanctions Impact Myanmar? (The Diplomat)
January 07, 2018
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.