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Who we are

With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Lilia Bliznashka

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

AI for Food Security Forum

In-Person and Webcast

Washington, DC

United States

April 30, 2026

  • 8:30 – 6:30 pm (America/New_York)
  • 2:30 – 12:30 am (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 6:00 – 4:00 am (Asia/Kolkata)

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Food Security Forum, brings together U.S. and global policymakers, technology developers, financers, researchers, and implementing partners working at the forefront of AI for food security. Join CSIS, and the member organizations of the AI Collaborative: Food Security, for cross-cutting discussions that explore the promises and risks of AI-enabled technologies for food security. The AI.FS Forum will address what is needed to ensure that AI will be an effective tool globally, strengthening agricultural productivity, enhancing data ecosystems, building more resilient food systems, and ultimately contributing to the realization of a more food-secure world. The recording of this event will be available via the event page on csis.org

Enhancing Global Food Systems with AI

  • Ruth Hill, Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions, IFPRI

AI, Food Security, and the Geopolitical Moment

Implementing AI for Food Security – From Inspiration to Action

AI Technical Demonstrations