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The heavy toll of thin air and poverty.

Modeling a growing risk.

Agriculture is both a major driver of biodiversity loss and a crucial part of the solution. This session will present research and evidence underpinning the forthcoming World Bank report Rooted: Agriculture Rooted in Biodiversity, which identifies strategies and investment pathways to harness biodiversity for resilient agricultural systems. By showcasing sustainable practice bundles, the economics of […]

Ongoing Country Partnerships   IFPRI’s school meals and school-based interventions portfolio spans more than a dozen countries, carried out through close partnerships with governments, universities, and local research institutions. Current work includes: 

Who benefits and who bears the burdens?

Taking stock the institute’s work.

School meal programs can be powerful engines for job creation and local economic development. Many models intentionally prioritize employment for groups that face systemic barriers to entering the labor market, such as women, youth and people with disabilities. Yet despite their potential, there remains a significant evidence gap around how different program designs impact employment […]

Shaping food policy in a changing world 🌏

Expanding the reach and effectiveness of a key government program.

A key buffer against crises.

Addressing systemic disadvantages.

Agrifood systems are essential to women’s livelihoods globally, yet their contributions often remain underrecognized. Women are disproportionately concentrated in informal, low-skilled, and labor-intensive roles and face limited access to resources and exclusion from key decision-making processes. To address these gaps, new tools have emerged to better assess women’s empowerment. Building on the Women’s Empowerment in […]

South Asia continues to face an enduring burden of malnutrition in all its forms—undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and a steady increase in overweight and obesity and non-communicable diseases. Over 1 billion people in South Asia cannot afford a healthy diet. While many promising solutions have emerged, translating them into sustained, large-scale impact remains a challenge. This […]

World Vision is a Christian non-governmental organization that is dedicated to helping the poor and oppressed throughout the world. World Vision helps to promote human transformation and seek justice through community-based and sustainable development specifically geared towards helping children. World Vision provides services such as emergency relief, spiritual and social transformation through church partnerships and […]

In 2024, more than 473 million children — nearly one in six worldwide — lived in areas affected by conflict, exposing them to heightened risks of disrupted education, malnutrition, and loss of essential services. According to data from the Global Survey of School Meal Programs , 17% of programs globally were impacted by conflict in […]

Support Our Mission: At the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), we are dedicated to finding sustainable solutions to end poverty, hunger and malnutrition. With more than 500 staff working around the world, representing more than 60 countries, IFPRI conducts rigorous research to inform policies that improve food and nutrition security, enhance agricultural productivity, and […]