Making a Difference

IFPRI’s modeling tools—IMPACT, RIAPA, and SPAM—provide global, national, and subnational insights to guide food policy decisions. These models have influenced major investments and policies, offering evidence-based projections to enhance food security, nutrition, and resilience in evolving agrifood systems.

In 2011, at the request of the Ghanaian government, IFPRI began work to assess the impacts and progress of mechanization programs in Ghana. This blog outlines how farmers have benefited from Ghana’s Agricultural Mechanization Services Enterprise Centers Program.

AKADEMIYA2063, in partnership with IFPRI, has effectively localized and transitioned key programs to African leadership, ensuring continuity, expansion, innovation, and increased funding resources, thereby contributing significantly to Africa’s agricultural policy development and resilience against external challenges.

This blog discusses the successful impact of the Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC) project, which aimed to enhance global agricultural extension and advisory services (EAS). Through diagnostic studies and engagements, DLEC improved practices for 1.3 million farming households, catalyzing over $6 million in funding.

This blog describes the success of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) Project in Bangladesh, which conducted agricultural production and nutrition trainings for farm households to improve agricultural diversity, family nutrition, and women’s empowerment. With appropriate funding, the program can be scaled up and implemented nationally.

This blog highlights the success of the Nutrition Embedded Evaluation Programme (NEEP) in Malawi, which utilized community-based childcare centers to improve child nutrition through training and support for parents. Spillover benefits were observed for younger siblings, leading to the program’s scaling up and further exploration of strategies for maternal and child health.