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Summa Magazine in Costa Rica reported on a new study from Senior Research Fellow Eugenio Díaz -Bonilla and Research Coordinator Valeria Piñeiro. The report, “External Shocks, Food Security, and Development: Exploring Scenarios for Central America,” examined five Central American countries and found that El Salvador was especially vulnerable to the effects of a global recession, and that flexible exchange rates improve a country’s ability to […]

Jan 10, 2016, Washington, D.C. – Central American countries remain susceptible to global economic downturns and need to consider policy options that would counter the effects of a potential worldwide recession, according to a new paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). “External Shocks, Food Security, and Development: Exploring Scenarios for Central America” […]

ArsTechnica reported on new research into the physiological mechanisms rice plants use to adjust to changing temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. IFPRI’s models have shown that climate change could reduce rice yield 10 percent by midcentury, dropping 4.2 to 6.4 percent for each change of one Kelvin in temperature.

Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported on a new book from IFPRI researchers David J. Spielman, Sohail J. Malik, Paul Dorosh, and Nuzhat Ahmad, Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan: Issues, Outlooks, and Policy Priorities. Agriculture is a critical sector of the Pakistani economy but has suffered from a lack of focus lately, and the authors offer policy responses for the future.

The Financial Express in India reported this morning on a joint study between the National Institute of Agriculture Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) titled “Formal versus Informal: Efficiency, inclusiveness, and financing of Dairy value chains in India.” The study found that financing from banks and other financial institutions can be hard to find […]

Food News International reported on a study where IFPRI provided funding to Tufts University Researchers who found that premixed infant cereals  – otherwise known as complementary foods – are inconsistent in meeting nutritional standards, with some providing the right ingredients to stave off malnutrition and stunting and others falling short. The study included locally produced complementary […]

The Iranian Financial Tribune used IFPRI’s 2016 Global Hunger Index to report that malnutrition in that country had dropped to 3.2% in 2016 compared with 5.1% in 1990, an improvement that, coupled with a GHI score that fell from 18.5% to 6.7% over the same period, shows that Iran has made major progress in fighting […]

The Hindustan Times published a commentary piece by research fellow Devesh Roy on five potential consequences for farmers of India’s new demonistisation policy. Roy examines some surprising impacts of this new policy as the farmers’ movement pursues budget consultations with the government.

  Energy Bangala reported that Dr. Ahmad Kaikus, former Deputy Chief of Party of the Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has been made acting Power Secretary of Bangladesh. Dr. Kaikaus published research reports for IFPRI covering interdisciplinary subjects such as governance, poverty, development, labor markets, and migration. He […]

December 13, 2016, Washington, DC — Several studies have shown the global increase in food demand by 2050 can be met by increasing yields on existing cropland, but a new study finds that countries in Africa south of the Sahara likely will be unable to meet growing cereal demand through yield increases alone. An anticipated […]