International trade is likely to be a hugely important and interesting area for research by agricultural and applied economists in the next decade.

IFPRI's IMPACT model allows policy makers, analysts, and civil society to explore future scenarios for food security—including the impact of climate change on agricultural production and hunger—through an integrated system of linked economic, clim

The Global Hunger Index tracks progress in reducing hunger at the global and country levels.

Total factor productivity (TFP) provides a measure of the efficiency of agricultural production, allowing for comparisons across time and across countries.

ASTI provides open-access data and analysis on agricultural research investment and capacity in low- and middle-income countries as well as benchmarking tools that allow for tracking the performance of national agricultural R&D systems.

The FPRCI database provides measures of quality and quantity of national capacity for food policy research in 33 developing countries.

SPEED tracks public expenditures in agriculture and other sectors by national governments across 109 developing countries and 35 developed countries.

The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted.

As food and agricultural systems become increasingly globalized, the policy and governance issues related to food and nutrition security are becoming more complex.

The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. Global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted even as the world enjoyed a strong economic recovery.

IFPRI's flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018 at the global and regional levels.

At the regional and country level, developments in 2017 had important repercussions for food security and nutrition.

The failure of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to reach agreement on reforming domestic agricultural support at the 2017 Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires is a reminder of how difficult it is to convince countries to give up harmful fa

International investments in agriculture have a broad range of social, economic, and environmental impacts.

Recent changes in the political landscape in the United Kingdom and the United States have put tighter borders and migration restrictions on the agenda.

Despite global reductions in hunger, malnutrition, and poverty, food and nutrition insecurity remain a global challenge.

The benefits of international trade are embedded in our everyday lives, our meals have been shaped by globalization, and many farmers profit from export markets for their products.

Food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in global poverty, hunger, and undernutrition, and will be the foundation of future progress. Yet food is among the leading causes of our global health and sustainability crises.

Policy makers, analysts, and civil society face increasing challenges to reducing hunger and improving food security in a sustainable way. Modeling alternative future scenarios and assessing their outcomes can help inform their choices.