The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), led by IFPRI, leads action-oriented research for a food-secure present and future. PIM’s research provides support for policies that help poor farmers, both men and women, improve their lives; produce nutritious and affordable foods; and protect the soil, water, and biodiversity in rural landscapes. Sound policies, robust institutions, and well-functioning markets complement new discoveries of agricultural science to create dynamic and resilient food systems.
Projects
RIAPA Data and Modeling System
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……
Impact of COVID-19 on Food Value Chains
This project studied the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on eight food value chains in three countries: okra, tomatoes, and dairy in Burkina Faso; maize……
Operational Research for WFP’s Food assistance for Assets (FFA) Program in Sri Lanka
Background: The World Food Programme (WFP) and IFPRI have been collaborating for several years to increase the impacts of WFP’s programs on diet, nutrition and……
Publications
Working Paper
Opportunities for innovation and intervention in Uganda’s dairy value chain: A scoping report
Brief
Contextualizing women’s and men’s trait preferences and choice options in the uptake of breeding products: a framework
Brief
Transformation of Rwanda’s agrifood system structure and drivers
Events
Advancing Gender Equality through Agricultural and Environmental Research: Past, Present, and Future
Discussion of the history and wealth of gender knowledge that has been generated to date by CGIAR agricultural & environmental research.
Watch video
Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security
SEP 14, 2021 – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. This webinar will present and discuss finding of a new paper on myths about the feminization of agriculture.
Measuring employment and consumption in household surveys: Reflections from three survey experiments
Virtual Event: July 13, 2021 – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. This event will discuss how survey efforts are invaluable tools for development practitioners.
Blogs
Training Ugandan coffee farmers on agronomy practices more than pays for itself
Promise for boosting yields and income.
Can a light-touch graduation model address persistent poverty? Evidence from Ethiopia
Impacts of a large-scale approach.
Why climate change is a greater threat to tropical rainforests than cropland expansion
Growing and underappreciated risks.