This report presents findings of a one-week Center-Commissioned External Review (CCER) of the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division (PHND) of the International Food Policy Research Institute. Overall, the review found that the division is making…
The CCER took place at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington DC from October 27 to 31, 2008. It was preceded by the reading of various documents provided to us by IFPRI, visits of the IFPRI website and anecdotal conversations with various people,…
The EPMR Panel saw DSGD's distinguishing elements to be: (1) taking an economy-wide approach to pro-poor development strategy work; (2) experience with long-term cross-country research; (3) a program of country-specific support activities; and (4) a…
Following CGIAR’s decisions at its Annual General Meeting in October 2003 to merge ISNAR with IFPRI and to relocate operations from The Hague to Addis Ababa, the new ISNAR, as a Division of IFPRI, came into being on April 1, 2004. A Program Advisory…
SC is pleased to note the overall positive performance of the Centre during the period under review. This is all the more impressive given the rapid increase in budget (from $20 million in 1998 to $34 million in 2004), with an increased share of…
Within IFPRI there is widespread recognition of the fact that research is not an end in itself, but can only have meaning and impact once the results are effectively communicated. The Communication Division faces the challenge of communicating about…
The Panel made four recommendations covering IFPRI's research work, stressing water and globalization, outreeach activities, impact assessment, and the relevance of IFPRI's activities. The Panel also encouraged IFPRI's Board to take a more active role…