IFPRI Projects

Climate change is already affecting the livelihoods of small farmers around the globe, particularly in marginal environments where farmers lack resources to address the climate challenges they face. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a set of guiding principles to identify technologies, practices, tools and policies to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and […]

Research for Ethiopia’s Agriculture Policy 

The partnership between IFPRI and BIMSTEC will focus on regional trade, poverty and food security, and climate change

Overview The Rural Investment and Policy Analysis (RIAPA) data and modeling system is IFPRI’s primary tool for forward-looking, economywide country-level analysis, serving as a simulation laboratory for experimenting with policies, investments, or economic shocks. Figure 1 is a representation of the structure of the RIAPA system. At its core is […]

Piloting a market-based, innovative, risk management solution in the form of Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC), a linked financial product that embeds insurance protection which, when triggered, offsets loan payments due to the lender.

RCC is a linked or bundled financial product that incorporates insurance protection, providing a risk-efficient balance between business and financial risks. When triggered, the insurance offsets payments due to the lender.

Enhance sustainable water management at scale in six Indian states to manage water more sustainably.

Over the years there has been a significant impact of climate change in South Asia region. South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agricultural Vision 2020 indicate that climate change will be a threat to food security. Similarly, national governments have developed their own sets of policies and measures to […]

School meals are among the world’s most widely implemented social programs, reaching more than 400 million children globally each year. Beyond their proven benefits for learning and nutrition, school meal programs can be powerful entry points for multisectoral action, including strengthening local food systems, creating jobs, promoting gender equality, and […]

The South Asia Nutrition Knowledge Initiative (SANI), aims to bring data and evidence to policy and program communities for supporting decision-making for optimal nutrition for women and children.  The focus areas include malnutrition across the life course, anemia, and healthy diets. The project activities will include secondary data analysis using […]