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Ghana’s Style Of Politics Threatens Cocoa Sector (Modern Day Ghana)
February 28, 2018
Modern Day Ghana published an article which featured IFPRI’s new book, The Cocoa Coast, and comments from its co-author Shashidhara Kolavalli.
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The Silicon Valley food start-up thinks it can cure malnutrition in Africa (Washington Post)
February 28, 2018
The Washington Post published an article in which IFPRI’s Marie Ruel commented on the effectiveness of a new product, fortified cassava porridge, purportedly designed as “a solution to addressing West African Malnutrition”.
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BOOK RELEASE: The Cocoa Coast: The Board-Managed Cocoa Sector in Ghana
February 22, 2018
Accra, Ghana—The doubling of cocoa production since 2000 and rising farmer incomes have marked a transformation in Ghana’s cocoa sector. Increased share of export prices, investments in improving productivity and centralized marketing helped Ghana increase production and significantly improve the living conditions of producers during the past decade, according to a new book analyzing the […]
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We need to involve more women in the agricultural sciences (Devex)
February 15, 2018
More women and girls should be included in agricultural research in Africa, says a Devex op-ed citing Nienke Beintema's study.
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Higher crop support prices cheer farmers (Financial Express)
February 10, 2018
Indian agriculture deserves serious attention, writes PK Joshi in a newspaper op-ed.
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New African agricultural transformation scorecard highlights continent’s progress
February 02, 2018
Evaluating agriculture sector progress of African countries toward achieving the seven broad commitments of the 2014 Malabo Declaration.
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Climate Change to adversely impact grain production in China by 2030 (Reuters)
February 01, 2018
In a Reuters op-ed, IFPRI's Man Li argues seasonal drought could reduce yields of three major grains in China.
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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.