Media Briefings

May 21, 2013
by IFPRI

Food Security and Nutrition in Egypt

Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years according to joint reports released today by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the government’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) and the International Food Policy Research…

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Apr 1, 2013
by IFPRI

Coping With Climate Change in West Africa

The new International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) book West African Agriculture and Climate Change uses sophisticated modeling and available data to develop future scenarios exploring the range of climate change consequences for agriculture, food security, and resource management and...

Mar 14, 2013
by IFPRI

Walk the Talk: Taking Action to Fight Hunger

IFPRI’s 2012 Global Food Policy Report reviews food policy developments and trends with chapter-by-chapter discussions of major food policy developments, high-quality research, and perspectives of farmers from around the world. It also charts the path forward with a call to action on gender rights...

Nov 27, 2012
by IFPRI

Agricultural Research Spending in Pakistan

Agricultural research and development (RD) has been a major contributor to agricultural productivity and poverty reduction around the globe over the past five decades. However, despite the well-documented evidence that the payoffs to agricultural RD are considerable, Pakistan continues to…

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Oct 23, 2012
by IFPRI

Global Trends in Agricultural R&D Spending

Global challenges, including the recent food and financial crises and climate change, highlight the need for continued and scaled-up investments in agricultural research and development (RD).

The report ASTI Global Assessment of Agricultural RD Spending, published by the International Food...

Oct 11, 2012
by IFPRI

2012 Global Hunger Index Press Briefing

Unsustainable use of land, water, and energy is threatening the food security of the poorest and most vulnerable around the world, according to the 2012 Global Hunger Index, released for the seventh year by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and Concern...

Aug 6, 2012
by IFPRI

Effectively Responding to the Drought in the United States Can Prevent another Global Food Crisis

IFPRI Director General, Shenggen Fan, underscores effectively responding to the most severe and extensive drought in the United States due to below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures can prevent another global food crisis.

Jul 23, 2012
by IFPRI

New Tool to Reduce Gaps in Information on Global Commodity Prices

A new tool by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) developed in collaboration with Sophic Systems Alliance Inc. (Sophic IntelligenceTM), analyzes daily media coverage to examine the extent to which current expectations regarding food prices, agricultural markets, and food stocks…

Jun 26, 2012
by IFPRI

Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Productivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On June 26-27, policymakers, researchers, implementers, and others will participate in the “National Workshop on Transforming Agricultural Extension System and Accelerating Agricultural Productivity Growth in the Democratic Republic of Congo” organized by the International Food Policy Research…

Jun 20, 2012
by IFPRI

Rwanda Releases Iron-Rich Beans

The Rwanda Government today announced the release of five new iron‐rich bean varieties that could provide more iron in the diets of millions of Rwandese who eat beans every day.

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