Publications
Brief
Repurposing agricultural support: Modeling outcomes of different approaches
Book Chapter
Introduction: Creating context and unveiling crucial issues
Book Chapter
Transforming agricultural support for a sustainable future: A Latin America and Caribbean view
Blogs
Síntesis de evidencia: Lineamientos para el diseño de programas crediticios agropecuarios condicionados para el fomento de prácticas agropecuarias sostenibles
Enfoques para el desarrollo de políticas del sistema alimentario.
Identifying guidelines for the design of conditional credit programs to promote sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America
Tools for food system policy development.
Expanding underutilized crops in Asia: The promise of millets for improving nutrition and sustainability
The many advantages of traditional food items.
Events
World Food Prize 2024 Borlaug International Dialogue: Side Event on “Reducing the Impact of GHGs Through Managing Food Loss and Waste (FLW): Insights from Bangladesh, Guatemala, Malawi, and Nepal”
October 22, 2024 8:30 – 10:00 am (CDT) 9:30 – 11:00 am (EDT) Register IFPRI is participating in the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. This year’s theme, “Seeds of Opportunity: Bridging Generations and Cultivating Diplomacy”, will emphasizes the vital role of integrating past wisdom, current innovations and the pressing needs of tomorrow, by leveraging […]
Navigating the Trade Landscape: A Latin American Perspective building on the WTO 13th Ministerial Conference
The governance of agricultural and food trade is facing unprecedented challenges in a rapidly evolving global landscape. As traditional agricultural trade issues, such as domestic support and market access, seem to lose their prominence and the feasibility of advancing with a multilateral strategy diminishes, the focus is shifting toward the environmental and nutritional dimensions of […]
2024 Global Food Policy Report LAC: Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition
Unhealthy diets are a major driver of all forms of malnutrition, including undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity. At the same time, our food systems contribute about a third of greenhouse gas emissions and degrade natural resources. The 2024 Global Food Policy Report examines policies, innovations, and governance solutions to strengthen diet quality and […]
News
Within the framework of the WTO, IFPRI, and IICA launch Latin American Network of Agrifood Trade Negotiators
San Jose. The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched a network of agricultural negotiators in Latin America, which will seek to strengthen the positioning of those countries in multilateral forums that address matters related to the agrifood sector, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO). It […]
Russia and China have a stranglehold on the world’s food security (Bloomberg)
In an extensive report, Bloomberg discusses how Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine highlighted the role of fertilizers — and who controls them — as a strategic lever of global influence. The geopolitical fallout is being felt in the Middle East, by countries such as Malawi and Mozambique in Africa that are dependent on fertilizer imports from […]
Top food exporter Argentina confronts rising hunger and poverty (The New Humanitarian)
The New Humanitarian interviewed Valeria Piñeiro, IFPRI’s acting head for Latin America, for the article about the worsening situation with hunger and poverty in Argentina. Piñeiro is asking the international community not to neglect Argentina and Latin America. In the decade up to 2015, the region was hailed for outperforming others in reducing hunger and poverty, but […]