Our Work

Fast Facts

Director General:
Shenggen Fan

Headquarters:
2033 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006, U.S.A.

Date Established:
1975

Other Links:
Board of Trustees
Offices in other countries
IFPRI's Strategy
IFPRI Strategic Priorities Brochure
IFPRI is supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

Featured Programs

  • Global Food and Natural Resources
    Strategies and Policies for Adapting to Global Change IFPRI’s research on global change seeks to identify and evaluate policy and investment options that can help global change benefit poor people. Global change includes both natural ...
  • Globalization and Markets
    The overall objective of the globalization and markets research program is to support the adoption of policies for more efficient functioning of the global food, nutrition, and agricultural system.
  • Genetic Resource Policies for the Poor
    Fundamental changes are occurring today in the way farmers, plant breeders, molecular biologists, and genebank managers use genetic resources. IFPRI’s research on genetic resource policies focuses on understanding these changes and on developing ...
  • IFPRI Asia
    The paradoxical nature of Asia’s current food situation makes it doubly challenging to create effective and long-term strategies for alleviating poverty and malnutrition in the region. On the one hand, life has improved for many Asians, ...