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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Eliot Jones-Garcia

Eliot Jones-Garcia is a Senior Research Analyst with the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on human-AI interaction, user-centered design, and the ethical and responsible development of AI. Eliot is currently finalizing a PhD on the digitalization of agricultural advisory services at Wageningen University & Research.

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Founded by 18 countries and organizations in May 1971, the CGIAR is today the world’s largest global agricultural innovation network. The CGIAR has an annual research portfolio of just over US$900 million with 11,000 staff working in more than 70 countries around the world. The CGIAR provides a participatory mechanism for national governments, multilateral funding and development agencies and leading private foundations to finance some of the world’s most innovative agricultural research.

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True Value of Food

True Value of Food

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UFED: Urban Food Environments and Diets online tool

UFED: Urban Food Environments and Diets online tool

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BRIGHT Sri Lanka

BRIGHT Sri Lanka

In 2022-2023, Sri Lanka experienced its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. A debt crisis accompanied by severe foreign exchange shortages resulted in 80%……

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Trade-offs and synergies in agroecosystem services with organic and integrated nutrient management in South Asian agri-food systems: Evidence from a meta-analysis

2026Chand Meena, Dinesh; Singh Birthal, Pratap; Kumara TM, Kiran; Kumar, Anjani; Singh Meena, Vijay
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Trade-offs and synergies in agroecosystem services with organic and integrated nutrient management in South Asian agri-food systems: Evidence from a meta-analysis

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2026

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Chand Meena, Dinesh; Singh Birthal, Pratap; Kumara TM, Kiran; Kumar, Anjani; Singh Meena, Vijay

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Chand Meena, Dinesh; Singh Birthal, Pratap; Kumara TM, Kiran; Kumar, Anjani; and Singh Meena, Vijay. 2026. Trade-offs and synergies in agroecosystem services with organic and integrated nutrient management in South Asian agri-food systems: Evidence from a meta-analysis. Field Crops Research 339(1 April 2026): 110325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2026.110325

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Southern Asia; Asia; Ecosystem Services; Nutrients; Food Systems; Organic Fertilizers; Soil Fertility

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2026.110325 Source record

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Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia

2026Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abay, Kibrom A.; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.
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Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia

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2026

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Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abay, Kibrom A.; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.

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Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abay, Kibrom A.; and Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr. 2026. Armed conflict, community-based cash transfers, and social cohesion: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Ethiopia. World Development 199(March 2026): 107249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107249

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Ethiopia

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Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Conflicts; Social Protection; Cash Transfers; Civil Conflict

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107249 Source record

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Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia

2026Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Alderman, Harold; Mulford, Michael
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Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia

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2026

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Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Alderman, Harold; Mulford, Michael

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Leight, Jessica; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Alderman, Harold; and Mulford, Michael. 2026. Can a light-touch graduation model enhance livelihood outcomes? Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Development Economics 179(February 2026): 103682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103682

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Ethiopia

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Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Models; Livelihoods; Poverty; Cash Transfers; Livestock; Food Security; Savings Group; Social Protection

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103682 Source record

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Events

Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?
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November 7, 2023, 9:30 – 11:00 am

Can Sustainable Livestock Systems and Alternative Proteins Address the Climate Crisis?

Virtual Event: November 7, 2023 – 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM EDT. This CGIAR seminar will delve into the report’s findings and recommendations around livestock and alternative proteins, and identify promising initiatives and technologies that can be pursued in order to advance on three priorities outlined in the Agricultural Breakthrough report.

Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities
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September 1, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 am

Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities

Virtual Event: September 1, 2023 – 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM EDT. The series will begin with a stock take of food security trends, review the impact of recent shocks to food systems, highlight the need for renewed efforts to strengthen food systems resilience and identify priority investments and actions.

Release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana
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August 24, 2023, 5:30 – 7:00 am

Release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana

Event: August 24, 2023 – 5:30 AM- 7:00 AM EDT. IFPRI is co-hosting the release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana under the Nexus Project in partnership with the Ghana Statistical Service and the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research.

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Blogs

Navigating data collection in data-constrained settings: Reflections from the field in Uzbekistan
Research Post
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January 16, 2026

Navigating data collection in data-constrained settings: Reflections from the field in Uzbekistan

By Sharanya Rajiv and Tushar Singh

Overcoming challenges of geography, language, and other issues.

Graduation from poverty in a changing and fragile world
Research Post
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January 13, 2026

Graduation from poverty in a changing and fragile world

By Jeeyon Kim and Jessica Leight

Emerging frontiers for research and learning.

The future of food demand: Evidence from a global meta-analysis and trend projections
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January 09, 2026

The future of food demand: Evidence from a global meta-analysis and trend projections

By Maxime Roche, Andrew Comstock, and Olivier Ecker

Learning from the new Food Demand Meta-Elasticity (FDME) database.

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