Publications

Journal Article
High-frequency monitoring enables machine learning–based forecasting of acute child malnutrition for early warning

Report
Solar drying technology for post-harvest loss management of horticulture products: Findings from baseline survey in Nigeria

Report
Real-time media analysis using large language model (LLM) for the top 5 prioritized pests and diseases
Blogs

Farmers’ responses to warming early in growing seasons can affect yields
Decisions on fertilizer and pesticide use impact crops and finances.

Harnessing telecommunications network data for rainfall monitoring in developing countries
Filling a key information gap can make it easier to provide insurance to smallholders.

Model offers new approach to account for intangible factors driving microfinance group loan performance
A paper offers important new data points on group loans.
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 […]

IFPRI @ CGIAR Science Week
When humanity has faced its greatest challenges, science and innovation have provided solutions. Today, major and connected global challenges threaten the sustainability of food, land, and water systems, with the most vulnerable people and communities at greatest risk. Recognizing the urgency of these challenges, CGIAR and the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) are […]

ICTforAg 2024: Localizing impact
Event: May 28, 2024 – 9:00am to 5:00pm EDT. This event explores the localization of ICT, responsible AI in agriculture, the potential for AI to increase farm profitability, empowering citizen science, and harnessing digital solutions for sustainable and regenerative farming practices.
News
As famine data dries up, can AI step in? (Devex)
Devex quoted Yanyan Liu in this article on how researchers are developing AI tools to predict famine more accurately and affordably.
Pork is too expensive! Mainland banking trial implementation of live pig mortgage loan (Epoch Times)
Epoch Times published an article that states China’s pork prices remain high and the consumer price index increases, and the CCP government hopes to restore the number of live pigs and encourage pig farmers to replenish the amount of pigs to be slaughtered, but small family pig farms are already in debt. There are no assets that can […]
China serves up pig-backed loans for its hogtied farmers (Fox Business News)
Fox Business News published an article on how China’s is so desperate to rebuild pig herds after swine fever that its banks are experimenting with loans to farmers backed by a novel asset: their hogs. Senior Research Fellow Yanyan Liu says banks would face challenges both in valuing pigs and enforcing their rights if loans went bad. Hog prices are […]