The latest news from the agricultural sector
2020-03-30
Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
A Stanford survey shows restrictions are working to limit outbreaks among China's 700 million rural residents, but harming livelihoods, education, and other areas of life. Read more
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2020-03-16
Circular agriculture: A vision for sustainability
Dutch Minister Carola Schouten on integrating farming, nature, and food. Read more
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2020-03-10
Canola Council calls on feds to act
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) asks the federal government to resolve the canola trade dispute with China Read more
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2020-03-04
A new method of agricultural growth accounting
Breaking out the role R&D and other factors play in a key metric. Read more
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2020-02-26
Expanding markets for U.S. ag
More products will be heading to countries in Asia and Africa Read more
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2020-02-24
Potential U.S. ag trade with the EU
The European Union wants to have a deal done by March 18 Read more
2020-01-16
IFPRI short video contest: Planting my path in Nepalese agriculture
From a childhood working on her grandfather's farm to training farmers in sustainable agriculture. Read more
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2020-01-14
IFPRI short video contest: School garden and healthy cooking program targets the double burden of malnutrition in Mexico
Nutrition students at the University of Monterrey, Mexico, on what inspired their middle school gardening and cooking program. Read more
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2019-10-23
Achieving agricultural sustainability depends on gender equality
Essential efforts to level the playing field for women farmers include improving land tenure rights and boosting access to credit. Read more
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2019-10-18
A new approach to modeling: Placing sustainable development at its core
A new book advances a holistic approach to modeling the SDGs and similar complex development processes. Read more
2019-10-11
How air pollution is holding down wheat yields in India
Research reveals a large hidden cost of ozone and aerosol emissions. Read more
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2019-07-31
After 75 years, agriculture and nutrition meet again
The first UN Conference on Food and Agriculture, held in 1943, urged a focus on nutrition in the fight against hunger. Yet it took decades for the global community to take that message to heart,... Read more
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