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Also streaming on Please type your questions into the chat box with name, affiliation, and country. The event video, presenter slides, and podcast will be available in the days following the event. While the global food system has largely adjusted to the disruptions in agricultural commodities and fertilizers following the invasion of Ukraine, the new conflict in […]

Speaking to CNA’s Asia First, Joseph Glauber, IFPRI, said the surge in prices may prompt farmers to shift to crops that require less fertilizer, or apply smaller amounts, which could reduce production.

Why gender is integral to policy.

IFPRI and Dvara E‑Registry’s Insurance‑Backed Loans for Climate‑Smart Agriculture initiative has been selected by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance as one of eight solutions entering its 2026 incubation cycle.

IFPRI is pleased to participate in the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026, which will be held in Manila, Philippines, from March 16–19, 2026. The hybrid Forum aims to advance the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) $40 billion Food Systems Transformation commitment and bring together government leaders, global experts, development partners, private sector innovators, […]

Experts warn that the escalating US‑Israel conflict with Iran could severely disrupt global food systems by tightening fertilizer supplies, raising energy costs, and slowing agricultural production.

Also streaming on Please type your questions into the chat box with name, affiliation, and country. The event video, presenter slides, and podcast will be available in the days following the event. Farm households face numerous risks that can discourage investments and trap them in poverty. Insurance should be a useful tool to reduce these […]

CNBC quotes IFPRI on the risks of global food inflation due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

AP News quoted IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber on fertilizer trade disruptions amid Iran conflict.

Advantages of risk management for smallholders.

Countries in west and central Africa are facing a food crisis with multiple causes. Estimates in late December 2025 suggested that 41.8 million people were already in crisis or worse in October-December 2025.

Euro News interviewed IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber on how the disruptions in the region could ripple through agricultural markets.

IFPRI is pleased to be a co-organizer of the Global Conference on Women in Agrifood Systems (GCWAS 2026) that will be held in New Delhi, India from March 12-14, 2026. The Global Conference on Women in Agrifood Systems (GCWAS 2026) will bring together diverse stakeholders, including women leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, farmers, and students, to share […]

The Iran war: Potential food security impacts / New IFPRI country office in PNG / International Women’s Day 2026 & more

Problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

Agriculture is both a major driver of biodiversity loss and a crucial part of the solution. This seminar will present research and evidence underpinning the World Bank report Rooted: Agriculture Rooted in Biodiversity, which identifies why biodiversity is key for agriculture and examines the constraints, strategies, and investment pathways needed to harness biodiversity and make […]

Generating insights for a rapidly-changing world.

The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Women Farmer (IYWF 2026). The Year will spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized. Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition and economic resilience. IYWF 2026 will raise awareness and promote actions to close […]

Scaling up funding for smallholders.

Speech-based interfaces are increasingly central to agricultural advisory systems, particularly in low-resource and multilingual contexts where oral communication remains the primary channel for accessing information. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is therefore a critical—but still under-examined—component of AI-enabled agricultural extension.  This webinar presents emerging research on the state of the art in ASR for agriculture, with a focus on real-world deployment for low-resource […]