The cultivation of Bt brinjal has enabled farmers to reduce pesticide use and log higher profits but the genetically modified vegetable is not fully free from the risk of fruit and shoot borer (FSB) infestation, a new study found. The FSB is one of the most devastating pests that damages up to a third of […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Policy Workshop: Agricultural Transformation in Bangladesh
On March 6, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and the USAID-funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP), implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), jointly organized a half-day policy workshop to disseminate research-based evidence from the “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL)” project, and the Bt brinjal impact assessment. The event attracted […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
High pesticide use poses risks for health, environment: evidence from East and Southern Africa
Africa south of the Sahara is urbanizing rapidly and its real GDP is growing robustly, trends that affect all levels of the food system. Overall demand for food in East and Southern Africa (ESA) is likely to increase by a factor of 3.3 to 9 times in the next 30 years, depending on economic conditions, […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Agriculture, Conflict and the Agrarian Question in the 21st Century
Rachel Bahn and Rami Zurayk, American University of Beirut
Eckart Woertz, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) and Sciences Po
The volume Crisis and Conflict in Agriculture, published by CABI in September 2018, explores the intersection of agriculture, crisis, and conflict. It considers both over-arching themes, as well as detailed case studies drawn from a range of contexts. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Has the provision of legume seeds subsidies affected dietary diversity? Evidence from FISP
In Malawi, maize is life – the cereal is the main staple with more than 70 percent of all agricultural plots in the country used for maize farming. This strong dependence on maize has led to a poorly diversified agricultural system with limited dietary diversity. The government of Malawi implements a Farm Input Subsidy Program >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
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