Publications

Journal Article
How good are livestock statistics in Africa? Can nudging and direct counting improve the quality of livestock asset data?

Working Paper
Man vs. machine: Experimental evidence on the quality and perceptions of AI-generated research content

Working Paper
Subsidizing resilience: Evaluating Kenya’s fertilizer subsidy program amid global supply chain disruptions
Events

What Do We Know About the Future of Food Systems?
Also streaming on 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. Food systems have achieved remarkable progress in recent decades, but moving forward, they will face significant challenges in delivering the many outputs and […]

The Future of Youth Jobs in Agrifood Systems in Africa
Africa’s population is the youngest of any region, affording the continent an adequate workforce to drive economic and social transformation. However, African economies are finding it difficult to create employment opportunities for this “youth bulge”—opportunities that are needed to advance on SDG target 8.6 to substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education […]

4th International Conference on Financing for Development
IFPRI is pleased to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4). This conference provides a unique opportunity to reform financing at all levels, including to support reform of the international financial architecture and addressing financing challenges preventing the urgently needed investment push for the SDGs. FFD4 Conference will be held in […]
News
A new book provides a roadmap for food systems transformation in Kenya
The past few years have seen Kenya, along with many other countries, confronted with multifaceted and compounding challenges. The disruptions caused by COVID-19, high levels of food price inflation, and environmental crises, such as locust infestations and droughts, have severely tested the resilience of Kenya’s food systems and the affordability of food for its citizens. […]
CGIAR launches initiative to build food security policy in 6 countries (Devex)
Devex published an article stating that CGIAR has launched a new initiative that seeks to improve food security and resilience by supporting partner countries in developing coherent policies on food, land, and water. The National Policies and Strategies for Food, Land and Water Systems Transformation Initiative, or NPS — which was inaugurated Tuesday in Kenya […]
Russia-Ukraine conflict is driving up wheat prices: this could fuel instability in Sudan (The Conversation)
The Conversation published an op-ed by senior research fellows Clemens Breisinger, David Laborde, Joseph Glauber, Paul Dorosh, and research fellow Oliver Kiptoo Kurui. In the op-ed, the authors write that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food exporting regions. The war threatens to drive rising […]