Publications

Journal Article
The digital readiness of agricultural advisory professionals: A South African case study

Journal Article
Social protection amid a crisis: New evidence from South Africa’s Older Person’s Grant

Working Paper
Chinese artificial intelligence in Africa: Digital colonisation or liberalisation?
Datasets
Dataset
ASTI South Africa Database
Dataset
A 2009 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) Database for South Africa
Dataset
South Africa Limpopo Basin Climate Change Adaptation Dataset
Blogs

Four lessons for financial innovation in agrifood systems
Digital apps and other approaches for modernizing value chains.

Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day: Lessons from research on the food environment in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam
Keys to improving diets and nutrition.
Events

Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 Summit
The Africa Food Systems Forum will host its annual summit in Dakar, Senegal, from August 31 to September 5, 2025. Africa’s Food Systems Forum, formerly AGRF, is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture and food systems, bringing together stakeholders to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African food systems forward. Africa […]

UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4)
The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) will take place from July 27–29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. As we approach four years since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), UNFSS+4 will provide a platform for reflecting on progress, strengthening collaboration, and unlocking finance and investments to accelerate […]

Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9)
The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) is co-hosted by the Government of Japan, the United Nations, UNDP, the World Bank, and the African Union Commission and will take place in Yokohama, Japan, from August 20 to 22, 2025. The TICAD9 conference promotes African ownership and international partnership, bringing together heads of […]
News
Unlocking stronger food systems with African research (SciDev.Net)
Steven Omamo discusses the findings of the 2025 Global Food Policy Report and the urgent need for bold action to avert a looming food crisis in Africa.
New study proposes smarter cropland allocation to support sustainable agricultural intensification in Senegal
The study explores how farmers’ land-use decisions can be guided by the relative risks and returns of different crops—similar to how financial investments are managed.
Sub-Saharan Africa can achieve grain self-sufficiency by 2050, new study finds
New research published in PNAS shows that it is feasible without further expanding agricultural land. The study, led by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in collaboration with partners including IFPRI, offers more optimistic projections compared to earlier research.
Projects

Supporting ReSAKSS and CAADP
From 2006 to 2020, IFPRI facilitated the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development……

Strengthening CAADP Biennial Review (BR)
The Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review (BR) is a powerful instrument for triggering policy actions for agricultural transformation in Africa. It is……