Publications

Book
What do we know about the future of food systems?

Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of foresight modeling related to food systems?

Book Chapter
What are food systems and what can we know about their future?
Blogs

What do we know about the future of food systems?
Challenges and opportunities for transformation.

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

How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use?
Securing billions of dollars in funding and keeping momentum behind essential crop diversity efforts – it's complicated. A discussion.
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 […]

How should governments respond to crises? Rapid response using RIAPA modeling system
IFPRI’s foresight modeling systems cover food, land, and water systems across the world’s poorest and most food insecure geographies. Thanks to longstanding investments in these systems, IFPRI is uniquely positioned to provide rapid analysis of the impacts of global or domestic crises on agrifood systems, poverty, and food security at global, regional, national, or subnational […]

China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2024 and IFPRI 2024 Global Food Policy Report Launch
Hybrid Event: June 7, 2024 – 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM +08. The China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2024 (CASDR) and IFPRI 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) hybrid launch event will feature keynote speakers as well as presentations on the overview of the GFPR’s and CASDR’s findings.
News
Re-imagining Africa’s food security within the context of climate change and ecological sustainability
This press-release was initially published by WWF on December 12, 2023. WWF, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, IFPRI, CGIAR, and AfDB have released a new report to help African countries to achieve food security and implement climate and nature commitments. The report is based on a joint study, executed with the technical support […]
Scientists are racing to protect grass from climate change. Your cheap burger is at stake (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal (Australia) quotes Keith Wiebe, IFPRI senior research fellow, in an article analyzing how heat waves and drought are threatening pasture on farms worldwide. “If pasture becomes less productive, prices would be expected to rise, not just for meat, wool and dairy products but also for cereals and other food commodities that would […]
Pollination loss removes healthy foods from global diets, increases chronic diseases causing excess deaths
Boston, MA, USA: Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers, according to research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, published on December […]