International Food Policy Research Institute News
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When Eleni Gabre-Madhin climbed onto a cafeteria table as a junior at Cornell University almost 30 years ago and begged students to end the tradition of dinnertime food fights, she was mocked.
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The three untended child-sized graves, a few minutes’ walk from the village of Paltupur, bear witness to what happened when the trucks loaded with nutritional powder stopped coming to this desolate corner of eastern India.
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Thailand, the world’s largest rice exporter, is content to sit on a record stockpile as the worst U.S. drought in half a century may boost prices, according to Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom.
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Smarter use of land, water and energy is needed for the world to continue to make gains against hunger, the International Food Policy Research Institute said today as it released its annual Global Hunger Index.
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The International Food Policy Research Institute developed a gauge of price swings for corn, wheat and soybeans that it said can help policy makers identify “excessive volatility.”
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China’s economy will probably cross a threshold between 2020 and 2025 when the supply of low-cost workers runs out, necessitating a shift in the nation’s growth model, International Monetary Fund researchers said.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced $17 million in additional U.S. aid to East Africa for famine relief while calling for greater international support of long-term development.
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Asian cuisine may be too much of a good thing for some of the region’s central banks as policy makers grapple with the challenge of responding to spikes in the cost of staples from rice and pork to onions and chilies.
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Rice production in India, the world’s second-biggest grower, is poised to slump from a record as the worst monsoon since 2009 reduces planting, potentially lowering exports and boosting global prices.
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The death certificate for 3-year-old Rashid Ahmed hides more than it reveals.
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