IFPRI Insights: July 2018

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July 2, 2018

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Global Event: Accelerating the End of Hunger And Malnutrition

IFPRI and FAO join hands to convene global leaders in Bangkok, November 28-30, to accelerate the end of hunger and malnutrition by identifying opportunities to scale up successful actions and exploring new ideas and innovations to agri-food systems. (Learn More)

Revolution Evolution: Alejandro Nin-Pratt, Hoda El-Enbaby, Jose Luis Figueroa, Hagar Eldidi and Clemens Breisinger examine the drivers, constraints, and social implications of agricultural development in the Middle Eastern and North African region to better understand the performance of its agricultural sector in turbulent times. (Article)

Weeding Poverty: Will Martin provides eight key insights that confirm that growth in agriculture is on average more effective at reducing poverty than an equivalent growth outside agriculture. (Article)

Toxic Growth: Jef Leroy and Celeste Sununtnasuk find low-dose exposure to aflatoxins, known to be poisonous carcinogens, is associated with greater child linear growth in Mexico, highlighting a complex relationship between human health and aflatoxins.
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Capital Loss: Xinshen Diao and Margaret McMillan find foreign capital inflows have a negative impact on growth in an open economy by making exports less competitive, partially explaining the emerging growth patterns in Rwanda. (Article)

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Maize Runner

Empowered women demonstrate a higher uptake than disempowered women in adoption of yield-enhancing technologies in Western Kenya, resulting in higher maize productivity, finds Greg Seymour. (Read More)

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A4NH: 2017 Annual Report
In its latest Annual Report, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) highlights the program’s accomplishments and activities during the first year of its second phase. (Read Report)

Refuge in Economics: As migrants face a difficult political climate, Kate Ambler, Alan De Brauw and Elena Hildebrandt highlight the economic evidence showing voluntary and involuntary migration have clear benefits for both sending and receiving countries. (Blog)

Fixing Policy: Knee-jerk measures such as stocking restrictions and export bans hurt farmers in the long term, rendering the Indian government’s aim of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 a distant dream, writes Avinash Kishore. (Blog)

Coverage Needed: Ethiopia’s Community Health Insurance Program could be reaching more of the country’s poor, who remain vulnerable during the economic upheavals caused by sudden illnesses, argues Kalle Hirvonen. (Blog)

Business Instinct: As hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas displaced from Myanmar have moved into refugee camps over the past year, Mateusz Filipski finds an entrepreneurial spirit is helping serve the expanding population. (Blog)

Governance Reforms: Danielle Resnick writes how IFPRI interviews, surveys, and policy recommendations have helped shape the governance of agriculture as Nepal transitions from unitary government to a federal structure, with some power devolved to provinces.(Blog)

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“Multi-sectoral challenges require multi-sectoral solutions: to address issues like malnutrition and gender inequality, we need focused policies and programmatic measures covering health, water, hygiene, and social protection. If we aim to strengthen these links, agriculture is the ideal starting point.” – Matia Chowdhury, Minister of Agriculture, Bangladesh (Event)

“Women’s empowerment and gender equality are common threads running throughout each of these [emergency programming] emerging areas of resilience research. ”- Tom Spangler, Director, Resilience and Livelihoods, Save the Children and Consortium Lead for the REAL Award (Video)

“To achieve goals of human and planetary health, we will need to share resources more radically.”- Gunhild Stordalen, Founder & Executive Chair, EAT Foundation (Video)

“Following 40 years of economic reform and opening, China’s agricultural sector has made tremendous progress, but challenges remain in trade, productivity, and sustainability.”– Huajun Tang, President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Event)

“Tracking the institutions, social norms, and behaviors at the root of gender inequality is crucial for gender transformation.” – Marjeta Jager, DEVCO Deputy Director-General (Blog)

“Our investments in agriculture and livestock exceeded the Malabo commitment of 10%, and we are 11% today.” – Dogo Seck, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Senegal (Event)