India

Virtual Event – COVID-19 and Developing Country Responses

Oct 15, 2020 - 08:00 am to 09:00 am EDT / 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm SAST
This official side event of the World Food Prize 2020 Borlaug Dialogue presents country and regional perspectives from China, India, Africa south of the Sahara, and a global perspecti... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

View: The clamour…and silence…over MSP in the Farm Bills

The MSP system, in place since the mid-1960s, was part of the country’s drive to reduce dependence on food imports. It was an integral part of a package that included subsidized inputs meant to incentivize farmers to adopt new technologies and enhance ... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Impact of COVID-19 on agricultural markets: assessing the roles of commodity characteristics, disease caseload and market reforms

This paper assesses the impact of the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown on wholesale prices and quantities traded in agricultural markets.
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Passing of Isher Judge Ahluwalia

Isher Judge Ahluwalia, an Indian economist, public policy researcher, and professor passed away on September 26, 2020.
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It’s All in the Design: Soil Health Cards in India

Episode 9 tells the story of how working with a visual designer, IFPRI and its partners
helped make a product easy to understand and use, that will improve soil health & farming practices.
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