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Analysis from IFPRI experts on topical issues related to international development and sustainable reduction of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition
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May 27, 2020
BY SUDHA NARAYANAN, SHREE SAHA Indian government’s stringent lockdown approach to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in
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May 25, 2020
Government of India listed all food commodities as essentials allowing their free movement with a hope to avoid disruptions in
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May 21, 2020
BY RUCHIRA BOSS, MAMATA PRADHAN AND DEVESH ROY Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are important rural institutions in India. The government
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May 20, 2020
BY RASMI AVULA, SUPREET KAUR, PURNIMA MENON India’s progress on scaling up health and nutrition services was remarkable in the
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May 18, 2020
BY KALYANI RAGHUNATHAN India’s policy response to containing COVID-19 pandemic – the lockdown approach – enforced nationwide restrictions on movement
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May 14, 2020
BY SHYAMAL CHOWDHURY, SHAHIDUR RASHID AND NAHIAN BIN KHALED Bangladesh is considered a success story in South Asia with nearly
Blogs
May 13, 2020
The government of Sri Lanka implemented stringent curfew to contain the spread of COVID-19, which disrupted many economic activities. Jeevika Weerahewa, Dilini Hemachandra and Devesh Roy look at the agri-food policy responses including trade regulations, marketing interventions, production and income support programs [Read More...]
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April 29, 2020
APRIL 28, 2020 BY LAWRENCE HADDAD “Biblical.” That was the word that the world’s press needed to (finally) run stories
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March 19, 2020
Analyses on the threats the COVID-19 poses to food security and development around the world. IFPRI has published several blog