Subscribe

Back

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.

researcher spotlight

Danielle Resnick

Danielle Resnick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her research focuses on the political economy of agricultural policy and food systems, governance, and democratization, drawing on extensive fieldwork and policy engagement across Africa and South Asia.

Back

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.

Research topics

Projects and impact

Food Security Portal

Modeling tools

What’s new

Where we work

Back

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.

IFPRI Regional Programs

IFPRI Country Programs

Research by country and region

Subscribe

partnerships

UNICEF, a United Nations agency, is an organization dedicated to saving children’s lives, defending their rights, and to helping them fulfil their potential. UNICEF focuses on such topics as child protection and inclusion, nutrition, education, and more. Their efforts to combat malnutrition include support for breastfeeding, appropriate complementary foods for infants over 6 months, and micronutrient supplementation for women and children.

Homepage Link
donor-unicef

Projects

Alive and Thrive

Alive and Thrive

Alive & Thrive is a multi-year initiative that began in 2009 to combat global child undernutrition through interventions to support appropriate infant and young child……

Events

Virtual Event - Micronutrients in emergencies: How can we prevent an increase in hidden hunger?
IFPRI Policy Seminar

 | 

June 9, 2020, 9:30 – 10:45 am

Virtual Event – Micronutrients in emergencies: How can we prevent an increase in hidden hunger?

The event video, presenter slides, podcast, and a blog will be available in the days following the event. The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming our world. We are seeing rapid changes in areas such as health care delivery, food security, agriculture, and international aid prioritization. In addition to the immediate impact to health and society, the […]

The changing challenges of hidden hunger: Micronutrients within the nutrition and development landscapes
IFPRI Policy Seminar

 | 

February 3, 2020, 12:15 – 1:45 pm

The changing challenges of hidden hunger: Micronutrients within the nutrition and development landscapes

Current global challenges in malnutrition and other development goals call for integrated, multi-sectoral approaches focusing on the entire food system, leading to healthier and sustainable diets for all. Among these challenges is micronutrient deficiency, known as “hidden hunger.” Micronutrients—vitamins and minerals needed in only very small quantities but with huge impacts on human health and […]

What Lies Beneath: Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge
IFPRI Program/Country Event

 | 

December 10, 2018, 9:00 – 5:00 pm

What Lies Beneath: Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge

In collaboration with BMGF, EPoD India at IFMR, Naandi Foundation and UNICEF, POSHAN (Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India) will deliberate on the aspects of women’s and girls’ wellbeing that are critical for India’s nutritional challenge and look at the status of their wellbeing, globally and specifically in India. Click […]

View all Events

Blogs

What are kids watching online? How digital food marketing shapes children’s and adolescents’ diets
Research Post
 | 
April 03, 2025

What are kids watching online? How digital food marketing shapes children’s and adolescents’ diets

By Gabriela Fretes and Jef L. Leroy

A study shows the influence of social media.

Reducing intimate partner violence through cash transfers: The next research frontier
Event Post
 | 
April 09, 2019

Reducing intimate partner violence through cash transfers: The next research frontier

By Angie Lee

Evidence shows cash transfers help to reduce intimate partner violence. A recent UN Women forum explored what comes next—including how to scale up existing programs.