January
Missing Nutrition
Keith Wiebe and Timothy Sulser's modeling shows while the world is likely to produce more than enough carbohydrates to feed people in most parts of the world up to 2050, much of the world will face serious shortfalls in critical micronutrients like Iron, Calcium, and Vitamin A, highlighting the need to focus on producing more nutritious foods, not simply calories.
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IFPRI'S 2019
February
Fueling Future
Alam Mondal, Claudia Ringler, Hagar Eldidi and Clemens Bresinger’s evaluation of energy supply strategies for Egypt’s power sector reveals a need for diversity of supply-mix, combining renewable and conventional energy sources to improve energy security and develop a low-carbon society.
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March
Take My Breath Away
Samuel Scott, Avinash Kishore and Devesh Roy find air pollution from stubble burning in northern India is a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection and leads to economic losses.
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May
Filling the Gaps
Based on new data from Papua New Guinea, Emily Schmidt and colleagues find that people in rural areas aren't consuming the recommended daily protein intake, and a lack of nutritional diet may be leading to sobering growth and development outcomes in young children.
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June
In the Middle
Xinshen Diao and colleagues find that rural non-farm households in Ghana are ascending to the middle class at a faster rate than their farming counterparts; and a non-farm household has lower likelihood of being poor.
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July
Mobile Laws
Malabo Montpellier Panel's new report, Byte by Byte, finds that a strong relationship between a well-established regulatory environment and mobile internet spurs development and beneficial use of digital technologies in agriculture and food systems in Africa.
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August
Price We Pay
Derek Headey and Harold Alderman point out that relative prices of healthy and unhealthy foods vary across countries, partially explaining international differences in the prevalences of undernutrition and overweight adults.
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September
Keeping Up with Growth
Projections from Adam Komarek and Siwa Msangi show expected changes in Malawi’s population density and crop prices in 2050 could lead household income to fall 21% from 2013 levels, if yield potential and yield gaps do not improve. On the other hand, advances in maize and legume yield potential, as well as efforts to close yield gaps by using livestock manure more efficiently, could increase income by 8%.
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October
Sweet News
HarvestPlus' Reaching End Users project introduced biofortified orange sweet potatoes to farmers in Mozambique. An evaluation by Alan de Brauw, Mourad Moursi, and a colleague found that vitamin A intake remained higher among participants three years after the project ended, showing that biofortification can have a long-lasting impact.
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November
Edible, Yet Unattainable
Research by Kalle Hirvonen, Derek Headey, and colleagues shows that the universal diet recommended by the EAT-Lancet Commission would cost USD $2.84 per day, exceeding the household per capita income of 1.58 billion people. The cost of fruits and vegetable make up the largest share (31%) of the total cost of the recommended diet.
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December
Up, Up, and Away!
Yields in developing countries, as measured by their value of output per hectare, are nearing those in developed countries; just one among many signs that rapid economic growth in developing countries is leading to convergence with high income countries and generating profound changes in all areas of agricultural economics, argues Will Martin.
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February
Fueling Future
Alam Mondal, Claudia Ringler, Hagar Eldidi and Clemens Bresinger’s evaluation of energy supply strategies for Egypt’s power sector reveals a need for diversity of supply-mix, combining renewable and conventional energy sources to improve energy security and develop a low-carbon society.
March
Take My Breath Away
Samuel Scott, Avinash Kishore and Devesh Roy find air pollution from stubble burning in northern India is a leading risk factor for acute respiratory infection and leads to economic losses.
May
Filling the Gaps
Based on new data from Papua New Guinea, Emily Schmidt and colleagues find that people in rural areas aren't consuming the recommended daily protein intake, and a lack of nutritional diet may be leading to sobering growth and development outcomes in young children.
May
Filling the Gaps
Based on new data from Papua New Guinea, Emily Schmidt and colleagues find that people in rural areas aren't consuming the recommended daily protein intake, and a lack of nutritional diet may be leading to sobering growth and development outcomes in young children.
June
In the Middle
Xinshen Diao and colleagues find that rural non-farm households in Ghana are ascending to the middle class at a faster rate than their farming counterparts; and a non-farm household has lower likelihood of being poor.
July
Mobile Laws
Malabo Montpellier Panel's new report, Byte by Byte, finds that a strong relationship between a well-established regulatory environment and mobile internet spurs development and beneficial use of digital technologies in agriculture and food systems in Africa.
August
Price We Pay
Derek Headey and Harold Alderman point out that relative prices of healthy and unhealthy foods vary across countries, partially explaining international differences in the prevalences of undernutrition and overweight adults.
September
Keeping Up with Growth
Projections from Adam Komarek and Siwa Msangi show expected changes in Malawi’s population density and crop prices in 2050 could lead household income to fall 21% from 2013 levels, if yield potential and yield gaps do not improve. On the other hand, advances in maize and legume yield potential, as well as efforts to close yield gaps by using livestock manure more efficiently, could increase income by 8%.
October
Sweet News
HarvestPlus' Reaching End Users project introduced biofortified orange sweet potatoes to farmers in Mozambique. An evaluation by Alan de Brauw, Mourad Moursi, and a colleague found that vitamin A intake remained higher among participants three years after the project ended, showing that biofortification can have a long-lasting impact.
November
Edible, Yet Unattainable
Research by Kalle Hirvonen, Derek Headey, and colleagues shows that the universal diet recommended by the EAT-Lancet Commission would cost USD $2.84 per day, exceeding the household per capita income of 1.58 billion people. The cost of fruits and vegetable make up the largest share (31%) of the total cost of the recommended diet.
December
Up, Up, and Away!
Yields in developing countries, as measured by their value of output per hectare, are nearing those in developed countries; just one among many signs that rapid economic growth in developing countries is leading to convergence with high income countries and generating profound changes in all areas of agricultural economics, argues Will Martin.
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