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Feeding the world in 2050
How researchers and policy makers can anticipate the long-term future of food security.
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Making America Number 1: The world’s highest taxes on the consumer
An IFPRI analysis finds a corporate tax proposal being debated in Congress would drive up consumer prices and disproportionately impact the poor and the elderly.
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Aid to end hunger is a win-win investment
Even modest investments from donor countries can help developing countries make strong gains in food security, IFPRI's Director General writes.
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Why malnutrition continues to be a development challenge
Why some developing countries lag in the fight against hunger and malnutrition: they lack the policy expertise to devise effective national policies.
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Likely effects of a trade war for U.S. agriculture? Sad!
President Trump's threats of trade wars with Mexico and China could rebound painfully on U.S. agriculture.
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Newsflash: Chickens don’t use toilets
Research suggests living in close proximity to chickens may make children more prone to health problems. But water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) recommendations focus almost exclusively on human feces.
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Reinvigorating Pakistan’s rural development
With the launch of a new book by IFPRI researchers on Pakistani agriculture and rural economic development, a look at our work in Pakistan.
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China’s new agro-investment: Opportunity for sustainability?
China is spending $450 billion to modernize agriculture. Why some of that should go to promoting sustainable practices such as ecosystem-based pest control.
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Agriculture and water: To whom much is given, much will be required
Agriculture has stewardship over much of the world's freshwater. Some recommendations to achieve long-term sustainability in agricultural water management.
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Experimental games test efficacy of subsidies to encourage farmers to invest in natural ecosystem services
An interactive game offers insights into how farmers cooperate – and sometimes don't – moving to ecosystem-based pest control.