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Hindsight is 20/20, can we give foresight prescription lenses?
There are many challenges confronting decision makers in building robust and effective policies. They must balance pressing short-term needs with long-run challenges. They must confront these varying demands while facing imperfect knowledge of the complex systems (i.e. the economy, the environment, etc.) in which their policies will have impact. Above all, they also face the […]
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Evaluating Nairobi: Impacts on trade, food security, and development
In December 2015, the World Trade Organization reached an agreement on the Nairobi Package, the latest set of rules governing global trade. The agreement represents some progress on several major agricultural and food issues that have held up previous negotiations, including export subsidies, food aid, public stockholding for food security purposes, special safeguard measures for […]
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IFPRI and the European Commission: Partnering towards food and nutrition security
On June 15-16, 2016, the European Commission (EC) will host the 10th European Development Days to bring the development community together to share ideas and experiences aimed at addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
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World Environment Day 2016: The case for regenerating forests
Challenges and opportunities for preserving and promoting the world's endangered forests
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Bringing statistics on public expenditures up to SPEED: Database and web tool updated
Open access database managed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) with support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
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Getting more impact from science, technology, and innovation
Progress toward improving food security and nutrition depends on effective and efficient agricultural research and development. How can scientific discovery, technology development, and innovation for food security best be fostered? IFPRI’s policy research on science, technology, and innovation (STI) has addressed this question at the global level—creating international public goods (IPGs) that provide the underpinnings […]
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Using video to promote improved potato seed quality in southwestern Uganda
In Uganda, low quality of potato seed is a major contributor to low potato yields among smallholder farmers.
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A new global food system for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals are charting a path towards meeting current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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Can cash transfers prevent intimate partner violence?
Research highlights from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) on violence against women.
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ASTI launches new data, report, and website for Latin America and the Caribbean
Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program officially launched its new agricultural research and development indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean.