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India Spend, a nonprofit public interest journalism platform, published an opinion article by IFPRI Project Manager Vartika Singh on C-section rates in India. Singh highlights the regional disparity of very high C-section rates and very low C-section rates because of information asymmetry, where some regions over-treat, while others under-treat. Singh argues that the country needs smarter healthcare […]

IFPRI senior research fellow Joe Glauber was quoted in a story from the Washington Post about the connection between trade and nutrition. The article looks at how trade agreements, most notably NAFTA, have impacted the production and consumption of processed unhealthy foods, such as high-fructose corn syrup. Dr. Glauber argues that direct investment and advertising […]

Paul Dorosh, Division Director of IFPRI’s Development Strategy and Governance Division, authored a piece in Media Planet’s Impacting Our Future. His article analyzed how countries vulnerable to famine and chronic hunger can learn from the successes of Bangladesh and Ethiopia is preventing famine. The piece was part of a collection that ran as a special feature […]

The Hindu Business Line reported that IFPRI has appointed Mahendra Dev to vice-chairman of the board of trustees. Dev, who currently serves as the director and vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai, has dedicated his career to agriculture development, poverty and public policy, and food security. He has been an […]

India’s Business Standard published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Manmeet Ajmani and Devesh Roy of the South Asia Office on India and China’s participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the region’s multilateral trading arrangement. The piece argues that while India and China have pursued ASEAN beginning around the same time, China has […]

Environmental Research Web published an article on the competition of water use between hydropower and irrigation. Deputy Division Director Claudia Ringler added that 54 percent of globally installed hydropower directly competes with irrigation, and that increased hydro-electricity production might reduce food security. The article also points out that, to a much lesser extent, the two […]

Africa News Tonight, a daily news radio program of Voice of America, interviewed IFPRI research fellow Mateusz Filipski for World Refugee Day. Dr. Filipski spoke about his research on the benefits of hosting refugees in Rwanda and Uganda. Refugees are contributing to their host economies through work opportunities and spending in local businesses.

IFPRI senior research fellow Joseph Glauber was quoted in a story from Bloomberg about possible Nafta renegotiation. Dr. Glauber emphasized that Nafta is widely seen as a success in agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will meet with Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Mexican Agriculture Secretary Jose Calzada this summer.

Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber gave a comprehensive interview with U.S. News on the importance of NAFTA on the U.S. agriculture industry and how changes to the Agreement can hurt American farmers. According to Dr. Glauber, agricultural trade within NAFTA has seen remarkable growth. Total agricultural exports for 2016 were around an estimated $135 billion, […]

Suresh Babu, Head of Capacity Strengthening, appeared on CGTN’s The Heat for a special on World Hunger Day. Dr. Babu spoke about the significance of hidden hunger, inefficient micronutrient intake, and how diversifying the biodiversity of a food system can combat nutrient deficiencies.