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Food Assistance Remains a Critical Safety Net for the Poor and Vulnerable
September 28, 2017
Understanding how food and voucher programs work, and how they connect to wider social protection systems is key to ensuring food security and helping the poor, says a new World Bank report.
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Reforms Key to a Healthy Agrifood Sector (China Daily)
September 20, 2017
China Daily published an op-ed authored by IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan on the challenges faced by the country’s agri-food sector.
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Improving Agribusiness Competitiveness in African Nations Can Boost Food Security and Agricultural Productivity
September 19, 2017
Strategic investments can help unlock potential for agribusiness growth in African nations with low agribusiness competitiveness, food security and agricultural productivity, according to a recent IFPRI study.
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When Prosperity Leads to Disaffection (Foreign Affairs)
September 18, 2017
Foreign Affairs published an op-ed co-authored by Katrina Kosec.
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Adolescent Pregnancy Risky for Mothers: IFPRI Study (The Independent)
September 18, 2017
Bangladesh’s The Independent published an article on a recent IFPRI study on heightened risks of adolescent pregnancy in the country.
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New Research Shows Heightened Risks of Adolescent Pregnancy in Bangladesh
September 12, 2017
Adolescent mothers and their babies face increased health risks in Bangladesh, according to a new study from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Trade Wars in 21st Century, Make US Lose Again (EU-Vox)
September 06, 2017
EU’s Vox published a commentary by Senior Research Fellows, Antoine Bouët and David Laborde, on US trade wars.
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High Quality Data Vital for Developing Countries (Ghana Business News)
September 03, 2017
Ghana Business News covered an IFPRI workshop held in Accra on the importance of timely and high-quality data.
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Quiet revolution in Bangladesh’s aquaculture: IFPRI study (Food Navigator-Asia)
August 30, 2017
Singapore’s Food Navigator-Asia, a web-based news service, published an article on the recent IFPRI study on aquaculture in Bangladesh. The study, “The ‘quiet revolution’ in the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh“, led by Research Coordinator Ricardo Hernandez found that the market for farmed fish grew 25 times over three decades. Dr. Hernandez explained the benefits […]
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Farm growth slows down (The Daily Star)
August 24, 2017
Bangladesh’s The Daily Star covered an IFPRI workshop held on Wednesday on “Developing the Seed Sector in Bangladesh: What Role for Policy.” Senior research fellow and head of IFPRI’s Dhaka office Akhter Ahmed spoke at the workshop on the need to focus on agricultural growth, and the ways technology, agricultural investments, and agri-land protections can […]