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IFPRI’s work was mentioned in an op-ed for The Himalayan Times by Gopal Tiwari and Deepa Shakya. The writers mentioned that IFPRI “has cautioned that Nepal’s food security is in a tailspin” in a piece that examines recovery strategies following last year’s devastating earthquakes. Tiwari participated in the Nepal launch of the Global Food Policy […]

Agricultural research spending has rapidly increased since the turn of the millennium: from 190 crore rupees in 2000 to 330 crore rupees in 2014 Challenges lie ahead to reach investment targets, gender equality, and agricultural university reform August 17, 2016, New Delhi—India has one of the best-staffed agricultural research and development systems in the world […]

A Reuters article on malnutrition’s effect on Ghana’s economy mentions the 2016 Global Nutrition Report. The article states the report showed that malnutrition “is responsible for nearly all half of deaths of children under five worldwide and, along with poor diets, is the main driver of disease” and “Ghana has made progress in improving child […]

Newsweek and others picked up an article by Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick expressing the hope for Zambia’s democratic future. Zambia’s history at the polls has been tumultuous with opposition and violence. This year’s election is “a critical point in Zambia’s political history. They could herald a complete rupture of the existing party system and […]

Reuters published an article that includes the 2016 Global Nutrition Report. The article states how “malnutrition is not just about food, which has for too long been the focus of most nutrition programmes.”

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan was mentioned in a news article for the German newspaper Die Welt. Concerning a new government study that estimated an annual recurring total of $1,600 in food waste per American household, specifically fruits and vegetables, Fan said “[t]his is why it is so important that we learn to make better use of fruits and vegetables.”

The Hindu published an article about India’s continuing battle with malnutrition. The 2016 Global Nutrition Report was referenced saying that “[the GNR] once again demonstrates India’s slow overall progress in addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient deficiencies and over-weight.” This article has been duplicated at the Cambodian Times, Dublin News, and the Toronto […]

The Himalayan published an article on agricultural policies in Nepal which mentioned IFPRI’s research on the demands of contract farming in Nepal and its impact on farmers. According to the research, “lentils [are] the number one agricultural export commodity and it is the most significant pulse in terms of both area and production. It constitutes 60 per cent of the […]

Senior research fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick was quoted in an article in The Economist about land rights and gender. Said Meinzen-Dick: “The more you increase the cost, the more likely it is that urban elites and men with more education will be able to register the land in their names, rather than poor people, the less educated and women.”

The Guardian featured an article quoting Director General Shenggen Fan on food waste in the United States. He told reporter Suzanne Goldenberg there “are a lot of people who are hungry and malnourished, including in the US. My guess is probably 5-10% of the population are still hungry – they still do not have enough to eat…[t]hat is why food […]