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IFPRI is Committed to Scaling Up its Research in the Arab World
At the end of 2010, the Arab Awakening began, in part, because of high and volatile food prices, persistent poverty, and hunger in many parts of the region. The Arab world has seen much political change since and now faces an important turning point. The sense of urgency to implement lasting positive change in the [...]
Boosting Agrotechnology in China
Every year, the Chinese government’s official Document Number 1 focuses on agriculture. The documents’ themes have included rural–urban development linkages in 2010, water conservancy in 2011, and now agricultural science and technology in 2012. Obviously, China has been keeping an alert eye on its rural and agricultural sectors for some time. But more can be [...]
Integrated, Sustainable, and Shared Growth at Davos
I have just returned from the 2012 World Economic Forum Annual Meetingheld in Davos, Switzerland. The Davos meeting, which attracts some of the world’s biggest movers and shakers, took place this year as the world faces slowed and uncertain economic growth and continuing shifts in economic power toward emerging and developing economies. Discussions focused on [...]






