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Why women’s empowerment is worth measuring
How can agriculture be a path to gender equality? The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a transformational tool that identifies ways to empower women working in agriculture. The project team recently announced the release of a new abbreviated version of the index. The original WEAI was launched in 2012 by IFPRI, Oxford Poverty […]
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A balancing act: Food for the hungry, fuel for your car
Post by IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan
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ASTI launches new interactive tools for tracking agricultural R&D
ASTI launches new interactive tools for tracking agricultural R&D through the ASTI website.
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Encouraging transparency in agricultural research
Over the past few decades, economics research has gone through a kind of credibility revolution.
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Gendered pathways and puzzles in agriculture-nutrition research
Last month I had the privilege of giving the opening keynote at the 5th annual LCIRAH conference.
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Why should we make staple foods more nutritious?
Post by HarvestPlus director Howarth Bouis
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BRAC founder named World Food Prize laureate
IFPRI extends its heartfelt congratulations to BRAC Founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, who was just announced as this year’s World Food Prize laureate. Sir Fazle has worked tirelessly for more than 40 years to tackle poverty and hunger in Bangladesh and beyond, and has been instrumental in helping Bangladesh meet the Millennium Development […]
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Debuts of the 2014-15 Global Food Policy Report
This year’s Global Food Policy Report—IFPRI’s flagship publication—is the fourth in an annual series which provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments in the past year. The topics covered in the 2014-15 report are timely as we usher in a new global development agenda. The launch of the Report in various capital cities […]
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Agricultural R&D Capacity in the Arab world: Positive Progress, but Challenges Remain
Over the past five decades, investments in agricultural R&D have had a tremendous impact on agricultural productivity and food security around the world.
