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Projects

Agrifood Investment Prioritization
This work is part of IFPRI’s ongoing country level-analyses to identify and rank agrifood investments based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development goals. Using……

Food & Agricultural System Transformation Research (FASTR)
Odisha has made significant strides in its journey in agriculture through initiatives such as the Samrudhi Agricultural Policy-2020, digitization of its key development schemes, developing……

Economywide Risk Assessments
Developed using advanced machine learning, simulation, and data mining techniques, these country briefs provide detailed risk assessments of key economic indicators. Produced by IFPRI, the……
Publications

Journal Article
Whole maize flour could enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi

Brief
Tanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development

Brief
Country profile – Ethiopia: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages
Events

Release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana
Event: August 24, 2023 – 5:30 AM- 7:00 AM EDT. IFPRI is co-hosting the release of the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Ghana under the Nexus Project in partnership with the Ghana Statistical Service and the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research.

A Decade of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI): Lessons from Using Empowerment Metrics
Virtual Event: Feb 16, 2022 – 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This Special Event will reflect on what has been accomplished and learned by applying WEAI and pro-WEAI in diverse contexts.

Tackling child undernutrition at scale: Insights from national and subnational success cases
Virtual Event: APR 1, 2021 – 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT. Lessons from these deep research programs offer hope that big change is possible and provide specific direction for countries striving to accelerate progress on nutrition
Blogs

Models as assets for food security: The impacts of IFPRI’s IMPACT, RIAPA, and SPAM models
Essential tools for shaping policies and decisions.

Integrating gender and nutrition into climate policy: Insights from the GCAN Initiative in Nigeria
Grounding action in research and collaboration.

Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in Nigeria
Bringing human-centered design to smallholder agriculture.