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Financial Times published an article on water futures. The article stated that water futures are about to hit financial markets for the first time, with the launch of contracts tied to prices in California. But academics and investors fear the derivatives will offer a poor hedge for water users and may end up distorting prices for the vital […]

A program combining nutritious rations with behavior change communication yields positive results.

Trust – Reuters published an article on the failure to curb conversion of natural land to farmland, and lack of green restrictions on farm aid imperil EU climate aims. Some economists warned that as the grouping faces Britain’s exit from Europe and the coronavirus pandemic, its policies need to focus on a range of goals, not […]

Rwanda SSP is an initiative aligned with the Government of Rwanda’s vision to accelerate agricultural transformation and rural development in Rwanda.

Three new laws aim to provide more market access for farmers and stimulate private investment.

Nutritional training sessions combined with cash transfers yield positive results.

SMEs experienced a V-shaped recovery.

IFPRI Ethiopia and IFPRI Malawi are co-organizing a webinar on the recently launched IFPRI book, “Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries“. The book, edited by Kristin Davis, Suresh Babu, and Catherine Ragasa, provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services and assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional […]

Rural areas lag in China's ongoing economic transformation.

IFPRI’s Director General Johan Swinnen is participating in the fifth annual Irish Forum for International Agricultural Development (IFIAD) conference. With a view towards the Food Systems Summit 2021, presentations will reflect on the global context and how we can learn from the COVID-19 crisis and transition to more resilient food systems. The conference will also examine the EU-Africa partnership and […]

IFPRI is participating in a Task Force 10 webinar as part of the T20 Summit Season. Task Force 10 will produce policy recommendations to enhance the management of energy, water and food systems and ensure security of supply for the global population in an efficient and sustainable way. The scale of existing networks and value chains and […]

New challenges for programs and research efforts that reach hundreds of millions of farmers.

IFPRI is participating in the CGIAR Big Data Platform Conference on October 19-23, 2020. The need for resilient food systems comes into stark relief during a crisis. Responses must be agile and adaptive, facilitating the quickest possible recovery while equipping these systems to adaptively manage or avert crises in the future. The event theme, Digital […]

The Rise (India) published an op-ed by Mamata Pradhan, Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy, and Sunil Saroj. The authors write, “Agriculture in India needs to get the markets right, in the first place. Only then can the raising of farmers’ incomes to a reasonable level become a reality. Across space or over time, farmers should be able to trade […]

The Rise (India) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy, Mamata Pradhan, and Ruchira Boss. The authors write that there are several lessons to learn from the experiments in the past, like the repeal of APMC in Bihar and the institution of e-NAM, which have elements of the current farm acts. History of little success will be […]

Inside U.S. Trade reported on the WTO and how it is dealing with climate change. World Trade Organization members will be forced to address climate change and sustainability issues in Geneva soon as countries move to tackle climate-related concerns in part through trade policy decisions. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber stated, “The reality is that’s the way the world […]

Devdiscourse published an article that stated global goals to tackle climate change and end hunger by 2030 are within reach if donors and developing nations help small farmers grow more climate resilient crops, access irrigation and tap into social safety nets. The Ceres2030: ‘Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger identified 10 key shifts that could lift nearly 500 million people out […]

Nutrition Insight published an article that stated approximately US$330 billion is needed in additional funding over the next decade to end global hunger by 2030, requiring the donor community to double its current spending. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to scan half a million research papers on investment funding, the newly published Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger report has found that […]

Mirage News published an article on the release of new findings from the Ceres2030 project that were announced during the launch of the Agriculture and Food Security Program Replenishment Period 2020-25. GAFSP’s replenishment comes at a critical moment as progress towards achieving SDG2 by 2030 is at risk. According to Ceres2030: ‘Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger findings, donors must spend an additional […]

Lifeboat.com published an article on the latest findings of Ceres2030, a project designed to solve global hunger over the next decade. Ceres2030 employed machine learning, librarian savvy, and research synthesis methods to quickly scan a trove of thousands of scientific journals for ideas and websites from more than 60 agencies that can help eradicate world hunger. One of the scientists […]