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The Quint (India) published an article on the report launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. According to the Report, the average temperature is predicted to rise in the range of 2.4 degrees Celsius to 4.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. The study also showed that nearly 23 percent more Indians are at risk of […]

Nong Nghiep published an article stating that during the visit to the United States by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with two international organizations: IFPRI and WWF. Vietnam has always attached great importance to national agricultural and food policies to promote innovation in agricultural technology, develop sustainable solutions for poverty alleviation, green […]

El Diaro (Spain) published an article stating that Ukraine and Russia produce 12 percent of the calories consumed in the world (IFPRI, 2022). Several countries depend on wheat, corn, barley, or other vital inputs such as fertilizers that they import from that region. The war in Ukraine is causing shortages and price increases in these […]

  May 13  Devex published an article on the launch of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report which stated that food systems are “inseparably linked” to the climate change crisis and transforming — through both adaptation and mitigation — the way the world grows, transports, and eats its food. That will require a scale-up of […]

The Hindu published an article on the findings of the 2022 Global Food Policy Report. The projections are part of a model that was used to evaluate the impact of climate change on aggregate food production, food consumption (kcal per person per day), net trade of major food commodity groups, and the population at risk […]

Dhaka Tribune published an article stating that government subsidies transfer $620 billion per year to the farm sector worldwide. And only three farm economies – China, the European Union, and the United States – spend more than half of that global subsidy amount. At the 2022 Global Food Policy Report launch seminar, IFPRI called for […]

Bloomberg published an op-ed by the Bloomberg editors stating that food prices have risen to record levels around the world, fueling poverty, hunger, and political instability. While there are no quick fixes to the crisis, better-off countries should at least strive not to make it worse. This op-ed included a figure created by IFPRI, titled, […]

Daily Star published an article on a workshop that presented results from an IFPRI study, ‘Effect of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi Women Immigrants.’ Panelists at the workshop stated that female migrant workers should be provided with sufficient skills training, including learning the host country’s language for their empowerment and safety in receiving countries. A strong network […]

Prothom Alo (Bangladesh) published a summary of a workshop that discussed the IFPRI titled, ‘Effect of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi Women Immigrants.’ IFPRI conducted the study on 655 female migrant workers returning to the country from July to August last year. Results show that many migrant women are in dire straits in terms of quality of life […]

The Paper (China) published an article explaining how in the past two years, global food prices have continued to rise due to rising oil prices, climate disasters such as drought, and the recovery of demand for agricultural products after the new crown epidemic. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has engulfed the world’s two major grain exporters, exacerbating […]