Blogs
Resource-poor rice farmers in Myanmar suffer double impact from political conflict
Productivity erodes amid turmoil.
Potential impact of zinc-enriched rice on zinc intakes in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines
Nutritional benefits of enhanced biofortification.
Reviving public extension for climate-resilient agriculture: Lessons and insights from India, Indonesia, and Nepal
Integrating reforms with global goals.
Events
GFPR Southeast Asia Launch: IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report on Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition
Click HERE to join the IFPRI-ADB Event on IFPRI’s 2024 GFPR on July 18, 2024 from 10:00am to 11:00am Manila time (GMT+8) / July 17, 2024 from 10:00pm to 11:00pm Washington, DC time (EDT). This event, co-organized by the Asian Development Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will present an overview of […]
GFPR Southeast Asia Launch: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take?
Across Southeast Asia, the double burden of malnutrition—hunger and micronutrient deficiencies, plus overweight and obesity—is widely evident, and is driven by unhealthy diets. Fruits and vegetables are an important part of healthy diets, but consumption of these healthy foods falls well below recommended levels across the region. The drivers of poor diets include the relatively […]
Sustainable Food System in Southeast Asia under and beyond COVID-19: Policy Evidence and Call for Action
Virtual Event: May 19, 2022 – 9:00 AM to May 20, 2022 – 4:15 PM Bangkok (GMT +7). This virtual conference will share evidenced-based research and provide policy recommendations to support continued transformation in agri-food systems as the Southeast Asia region enters a post-COVID-19 world.
News
India’s food system is under strain, and farmers are paying the price (Bloomberg)
“India’s production [of rice] has surged over the past decade, accounting for some 40% of global shipments before the latest limits, broadly equivalent to the next four exporters combined. Now curbs have tempered costs at home, but they’ve hurt vulnerable importing nations, pushing the global price to a 15-year high and raising the possibility of […]
India is pushing the world toward another rice crisis (Bloomberg)
“With duties, export bans, and other restrictions, New Delhi is harming the same developing nations it claims to want to lead,” writes Mihir Sharma, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi. Sharma adds, “Three calamities have caused grain supplies to dry up: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]
Rice crops are being threatened by El Nino after grain supplies were disrupted by the war in Ukraine (Associated Press)
“Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier-than-usual El Niño is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still reeling from the impacts of the war in Ukraine,” writes the Associated Press. “That’s bad news for rice farmers, particularly in Asia where 90% of the world’s rice is grown and […]
Projects
Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain Financing (IFS4Ag)
Smallholder farmers in developing countries face substantial constraints that limit their ability to reach their production potential. One such constraint is credit; Smallholders and other……