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Every two years, IFPRI updates its strategy in light of changes that have taken place in the world, in the CGIAR, and at IFPRI. Currently in the CGIAR and the development community there is a new emphasis on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), more focus on capacity strengthening, and a strong recognition that there is no "one size fits all" development strategy. At IFPRI, changes include the integration of the formerly freestanding International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) into IFPRI, a decentralization of IFPRI operations, and a greater focus on development strategy and governance.

While IFPRI's basic mission has not changed, the updated strategy has several new features compared with IFPRI's previous strategy document, issued in 2003. Updates include a new research theme on knowledge systems and innovation, increasing emphasis on policy communication and capacity strengthening, and a review of IFPRI's anticipated partners and competitors over the next decade.

The strategy helps guide IFPRI as it determines what research to conduct and how it designs that research. The document IFPRI's Strategy: Toward Food and Nutrition Security is available at www.ifpri.org/about/gi14.asp.