IFPRI's IMPACT model allows policy makers, analysts, and civil society to explore future scenarios for food security—including the impact of climate change on agricultural production and hunger—through an integrated system of linked economic, clim

The Global Hunger Index tracks progress in reducing hunger at the global and country levels.

Total factor productivity (TFP) provides a measure of the efficiency of agricultural production, allowing for comparisons across time and across countries.

ASTI provides open-access data and analysis on agricultural research investment and capacity in low- and middle-income countries as well as benchmarking tools that allow for tracking the performance of national agricultural R&D systems.

The FPRCI database provides measures of quality and quantity of national capacity for food policy research in 33 developing countries.

SPEED tracks public expenditures in agriculture and other sectors by national governments across 109 developing countries and 35 developed countries.

This section provides updates on data generated by IFPRI research in 2016 and illustrations of key trends.

Over 1,000 individuals representing more than 80 countries responded to a Global Food Policy Report survey on perceptions about food policy and food security now and for the future, and on priorities among the Sustainable Development Goals.

2015 Global Hunger Index: How it's measured

2015 Global Hunger Index: Calamitous famines cause 1 million or more deaths

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is based on four component indicators: >> UNDERNOURISHMENT: the proportion of undernourished people as a percentage of the population (reflecting the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake); &g