Blogs

AI, copyright, and content licensing in digital agriculture
Addressing the problem of massive datasets.

Graduation from poverty in a changing and fragile world
Emerging frontiers for research and learning.

The future of food demand: Evidence from a global meta-analysis and trend projections
Learning from the new Food Demand Meta-Elasticity (FDME) database.
Events

Better Diets & Nutrition Webinar Series Session 2: Demand Creation for Fruits and Vegetables
Healthy diets are essential for promoting well-being and preventing nutrient deficiencies and diet-related diseases. Fruits and vegetables play a critical role by providing essential vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and bioactive compounds, while generally having a lower environmental footprint than many other foods. Despite their importance, global fruit and vegetable consumption remains well below the World […]

Confronting the Crisis of Child Wasting: Translating Evidence into Action and Policy
The livestream will be available on this page on January 27, 2026 at 11:00am – 1:00pm CET / 5:00am – 7:00am EST. Please type your questions into the chat box for the Q&A session. Hosted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), this exchange will bring together global and country partners, technical experts and […]

Increasing effectiveness of school meals in humanitarian settings: Situation & Context Analysis
In 2024, more than 473 million children — nearly one in six worldwide — lived in areas affected by conflict, exposing them to heightened risks of disrupted education, malnutrition, and loss of essential services. According to data from the Global Survey of School Meal Programs , 17% of programs globally were impacted by conflict in […]
News
IFPRI and Digital Green expand collaboration to test AI innovations for smallholder farmers
Building on years of joint research on digital extension, the collaboration will now focus on user testing of Digital Green’s FarmerChat application as part of IFPRI’s Generative AI for Agriculture (GAIA) initiative.
New study examines affordability and nutritional implications of the 2025 EAT–Lancet Commission diet
The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, used IFPRI’s IMPACT model to assess how adopting the EAT-Lancet diet could affect calorie availability, share of income spent on food, nutrient availability, and food prices.
Food prices are likely to remain high and volatile (Welternährung)
Rob Vos (Markets, Trade, and Institutions unit) explores the persistent volatility and inflation in global food prices.
Projects

Fairgrounds: The Gateway to FAIR, Collaborative Agricultural Research
Fairgrounds is a collaborative, research platform redefining how agricultural data are accessed, shared, and applied. Built on FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable), it connects……

Generative AI for Agriculture (GAIA) – Phase I & II
Traditional agricultural advisory services face significant limitations in reaching smallholder farmers with timely, accurate information. Advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) show potential for empowering……

Women’s empowerment in agrifood governance (WEAGov)
The Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) is an assessment tool developed by IFPRI and partners to help evaluate the extent to which women are……




