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Prothom Alo (Bangladesh) published an article stating that farmers will start onion cultivation in the country within a month. Murikata (early variety) onions will start to appear in the market in mid-December. However, this onion cannot be stored. Onions produced from seeds will be harvested in March. The farmers can increase production if they get […]

Tasting Table published an article stating that millions across the globe are currently threatened by a lack of food and adequate nutrition. Around 50 million people are close to living in famine conditions. This disparity is spread across 45 different countries as well and is a sign that food security may be one of the […]

Voice of America published an article stating that one of the sessions at the UN meeting was the U.S. convened a Global Food Security Summit co-chaired by Secretary of State Antony Blinken with the leaders of the European Union, African Union, and Spain, and hosted by Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Beyond aid, the world […]

Scottish Farmer published an article on how the EU’s Farm to Fork program, which emphasizes organic agriculture, could lead to reduced domestic production and require increased imports from Latin America and Africa. According to Senior research fellow David Laborde, while the food supply is tightening globally, humanitarian organizations such as the United Nations World Food Program […]

Phys.org published an article stating that fixing hunger is as challenging as ever. Many food producers, including farmers, hunters and fishers are food-insecure; meaning they’re not always sure where their next meal will come from. More than 50% of the roughly 600 million who are food insecure live in conflict zones. The risk that multiple […]

Ag Info published an article on the Florida Congressional members requesting an investigation into the flood of imported seasonal and perishable ag products from Mexico. Florida’s Department of Agriculture documents show the decades-long economic harm to Florida growers, causing estimated lost sales of 10-20 percent, 17-34,000 lost jobs, and billions in negative impact on the […]

CIMMYT posted an article stating that Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. Purnima Menon, TAFSSA co-lead and senior research fellow presented the project in India on June 15. “The research portfolio and engagement plan we’re proposing is really intending to cut across the food system,” said Menon. “We want to engage people in production […]

UN Dispatch published an article on the UN General Assembly meeting where the key focus is on food security and food access.  Rob Vos, director for Markets, Trade, and Institutions discussed the speeches and comments made at the opening session of the food security summit. Vos said of the speeches, “There was a very strong […]

Voice of America News (VOA) published an article on President Biden’s upcoming address to the UN where he is expected to highlight U.S. efforts to strengthen global food security and replenish the Global Fund to fight AIDS and other pandemics. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, exports of food and fertilizer from the region have been […]

Washington, D.C.:  IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen announced today the appointment of two new Senior Directors, as part of a reorganization of IFPRI’s structure to match that of the CGIAR Systems Transformation group. Purnima Menon was named the Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy and Channing Arndt was named Senior Director for Systems Transformation Strategies. […]