Central to understanding the political economy of food systems transformation is clarifying the systems that enable—or prevent—monitoring progress on transformation, setting evidence-based commitments for improvement, and ensuring accountability f
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This chapter focuses on African cities and problematizes emerging food system and urban system trends and actions in these cities. The focus on Africa is deliberate.
The current structure of the global food system is increasingly recognized as unsustainable.
The book emphasizes that the viability of reforms requires joint consideration of both the complexity of local, national, and global food systems and the increasingly polarized political and institutional contexts in which food policy decision-making occurs
CACCI country profile Tajikistan
Tajikistan, one of the least urbanized countries in Central Asia, is prone to natural disasters, disruptions in rainfall, rising temperatures, reductions in glacial cover, and extreme weather events.
In early 2023, the United Nations announced that the world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since World War II, with a majority of these being civil conflicts.
2022 annual report
IFPRI’s 2022 Annual Report presents highlights from our research work in low- and middle-income countries and on global challenges.
Getting ahead of the game: Experiential learning for groundwater governance in Ethiopia
The goal of this study is to assess the potential of game-based experiential learning in raising awareness and stimulating discussions about groundwater resource systems, the social dilemma in groundwater management, and the need for institutional
The United Nations Food Systems Summit, aimed to move food systems transformation to the top of the global policy agenda.
Malaria control and elimination in Kenya: economy-wide benefits and regional disparities
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Political constraints and opportunities for agricultural investment in Sudan [in Arabic]
قدمة تستعرض هذه المذكرة المشهد السياسي المعاصر في السودان،وكيفية تأثيرهعلى جدوى الاستثماراتفي القطاع الزراعيالتي تشتد الحاجة إليها لتحقيق التحول الزراعي في البلاد.
The stakeholder identification is initiated under the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) to identify with whom the project needs to engage with to achieve food system transformations.
This note reviews Sudan’s contemporary political landscape and how it affects the viability of much needed investments central to the country’s agricultural transformation.
How relative poverty influences responses to social protection programmes: Evidence from Pakistan
Since the COVID-19 pandemic global income inequality has again started to rise—a trend exacerbated by the food and fertiliser crisis caused by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine (The Economist 2022).
When will civil society sanction the state? Evidence from Mali
Under what conditions will civil society organizations (CSOs) sanction corruption (the private use of public funds)?
This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display.
This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display.
There is growing evidence that administrative burdens in social programs matter to access, and that we should do something about it.