Publications

Book Chapter
Agrifood trade: Changing challenges, changing perspectives on policy and policy research

Working Paper
Options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food systems

Journal Article
Global shocks to fertilizer markets: Impacts on prices, demand and farm profitability
Blogs

Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
More than 2 million face acute food insecurity.

2025 Global Report on Food Crises: Rising food insecurity, waning humanitarian assistance
The world faces a stark inflection point.

One year of war in Gaza: Food emergency continues with no end in sight
Problems of feeding more than 2 million people in a war zone.
Events

Worsening food insecurity, waning response capacity: Options for a better way forward
Food crises arise from the complex interplay of conflict, poverty, climate variability, and economic shocks, resulting in acute food insecurity among vulnerable populations. According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (2025), the number of people facing severe levels of acute food insecurity has tripled over the past decade, rising from around 100 million […]

Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor: Launch of the 7th edition – AATM 2024
AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), are convening a hybrid event to debate and promote the findings of the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) 2024. As in prior editions, the seventh AATM provides improved trade statistics, uses consistent indicators to […]

32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists
The triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE-2024), centred on the theme “Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” is scheduled from August 2-7, 2024, in New Delhi, India. The conference offers a distinctive platform, providing a golden opportunity for the agricultural academic institutions and researchers to convene in person, exchange knowledge, and actively contribute to the […]
News
New special issue of Food Policy examines fertilizer and soil health policies in the wake of global crises
Key findings were presented and discussed during the IFPRI policy seminar on June 11.
Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record (The Conversation Africa)
An op-ed by IFPRI’s Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos analyses Sudan’s ongoing severe food crisis: “After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on 27 June, reveals a grim picture: more than half the population of 47.2 million is […]
Crisis resilience ‘critical’ to stem rising hunger (SciDev.Net)
“A shift towards permanent ‘crisis resilience’ from short-term aid is crucial to mitigate increasingly frequent shocks to the global food system and tackle rising global hunger, say food policy researchers,” writes SciDev.Net in a piece featuring IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Research. “Crises, shocks, and volatility are no longer exceptions and may become the new normal,” says Johan Swinnen, […]
Research
Projects
Awards
- Distinguished Research Professor, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Ecuador, 2019