Blogs

How the Iran crisis affects fertilizer-dependent countries: The case of Mexico
A challenging dynamic for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Will the Iran crisis lead to another round of food price spikes?
Key differences from past crises.

The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production
Supply chain disruptions reverberate.
Events

When Data Is Everywhere: Digital Research Methods Transforming Food Systems Science
In an era of data abundance, novel digital research methods are reshaping how we study and improve food systems. Building on earlier sessions focused on speech-based AI and farmer-generated data, this discussion broadens the lens, bringing together two researchers who are applying cutting-edge digital tools to address complex questions in the food domain. First, Soonho Kim (Senior Data Manager, IFPRI) will introduce how Agentic AI […]

Financing Social Protection in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Please type your questions into the chat box with name, affiliation, and country. The event video, presenter slides, and podcast will be available in the days following the event. Social protection and safety net programs have expanded significantly across many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the last two decades. Despite this progress, the expansion […]

How does Trade Risk Influence Agricultural Policy?
Please type your questions into the chat box with name, affiliation, and country. The event video, presenter slides, and podcast will be available in the days following the event. International trade provides critical access to food, especially for countries that cannot cost-effectively produce enough domestically. If importing food is cheaper, why do so many countries […]
News
The Iran war’s agriculture shock isn’t over yet (Foreign Policy)
Foreign Policy quotes IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber who notes that energy inputs are built into food costs at nearly every step, from production and processing through transportation and retail.
How farmers are rising to a fertilizer shortfall (DW)
DW spoke with IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber and Avinash Kishore to discuss what farmers around the world are doing to save their crops in a situation of a global fertilizer shortage sparked by the war in Iran.
World Health Day 2026: Trade wars reshape nutrition security opportunities (Nutrition Insight)
In a World Health Day feature on nutrition and global trade, Nutrition Insight highlights analysis from IFPRI’s Purnima Menon on how global trade disruptions, conflicts, and economic shocks affect food affordability, diet diversity, and nutrition security.
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……





