Efforts to increase smallholder access to improved varieties and quality seed is often central to agricultural development, economic growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries.
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There is a need to address gender inequalities in agri-food systems (AFS) governance to close the gender gap and improve women’s agency and participation in the agri-food sector.
COVID-19, food insecurity and dietary diversity of households: Survey evidence from Nigeria
The policy measures of the government of Nigeria to restrain the spread of COVID-19, particularly in the initial three months (April – June 2020) led to significant disruptions to household livelihoods and food security.
Policy issues and options in aquatic food systems: Review of frameworks, tools, and studies
Although policies can be critical constraining or enabling factors for aquatic food systems (AqFS) development, scarce evaluation of the impacts of existing policies means that decision-makers have limited understanding of how to improve the desig
In 2005, India passed the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA, “the Act”), a law guaranteeing all rural households 100 days of work at a minimum wage through the building of durable assets, which created one of the largest anti-poverty
Climate change and women’s voice and agency beyond the household: Insights from India
Women’s Voice & Agency beyond the household (VABH) has increasingly been recognized as critical to strengthening resilience, increasing women’s access to important resources, improving women’s decision-making power, and facilitating broader so
In 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared that China's poverty alleviation battle has achieved a comprehensive victory.
Impact of aquaculture training on farmers’ income: Cluster randomized controlled trial evidence in Ghana
Aquaculture in Ghana is experiencing tremendous growth, led mainly by large-scale commercial cage operators.
As the 2022 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows, the global hunger situation is undeniably grim.
The challenge of the ‘youth bulge’ The global youth population is growing. Youth account for the largest share of the population in many countries. This phenomenon is often referred to as the ‘youth bulge’.
Do electoral considerations play a role in the targeting of humanitarian transfers?
This dataset includes information collected face-to-face from 1,014 civil society organization (CSO) leaders from 48 communes in rural and urban Mali during January -- March 2021. The goal of the CSO leaders' survey is two-fold.
Papua New Guinea continues to encourage a policy focus on food and nutrition security.
Myanmar experienced four distinct COVID shocks to its economy over 2020 to early 2022 as well as a military takeover in February 2021 that created severe political, civil and economic turmoil.
2021 Annual Report
IFPRI’s 2021 Annual Report presents highlights from our research work around the world.
Wheat is a strategic and political good in Sudan and has played a central role in the country’s economy during successive regimes.
How Zambia's opposition won
As COVID-19 began spreading globally in early 2020, it quickly went beyond major cities to affect rural areas in much of the world.
In April 2020, Tanzania’s prime minister made a simple plea: “Tanzanians should maintain trust in the government.