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…
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…
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…
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…
An IPS article covered an IFPRI-facilitated seminar in Cairo on food security and rapid urbanization. Clemens Breisinger, senior research fellow, provided context on the challenges facing the region, which include food import dependency, population…
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…
Bloomberg quoted Director General Shenggen Fan in part two of their series on agriculture in China. The second article focused on China’s global food network, where Dr. Fan elaborated on China’s land acquisition investments in developing countries.…
Suresh Babu, Head of Capacity Strengthening, authored an op-ed in Reuters about how robust food systems can improve access to food. The article explains that the resilience of food systems relies on political, institutional and agricultural…
Inside Sources published an op-ed by senior research fellow Joseph Glauber on the Food for Peace Reform Act, a bill introduced by Bob Corker and Christopher Coons of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Glauber argues that the Act will address two…
Informal markets and street vendors play a critical role in many African cities. In a study of 11 African cities, 70 percent of households regularly purchase their food from informal markets. Danielle Resnick, senior research fellow, appeared on Voice…