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IFPRI is participating in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2020–an international conference that focuses on crucial questions concerning the future of the global agri-food industry. GFFA, organised hosted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in cooperation with the Berlin Senate, Messe Berlin GmbH and the GFFA Berlin e.V., gives […]

Exporting avocados to the high-value European market can raise incomes of smallholder avocado farmers in Kenya by nearly 39 percent, according to a new study.

Nutrition students at the University of Monterrey, Mexico, on what inspired their middle school gardening and cooking program.

Climate change poses a threat to food security and nutrition, largely through its impacts on agricultural production. To help developing countries identify where adaptation measures are most needed, IFPRI, with support from the CGIAR Research Programs on Policy, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS), conducted a multiyear study to […]

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region countries are known for high levels of overweight and obesity. Most predictions suggest that the rates of overweight and obesity have been increasing and are expected to reach alarming rates in the next few decades; there are several explanations that justify why. This seminar aims to shed […]

Can subsidy reforms help fix farmers' current troubles? A discussion at the Indian Economic Association's annual conference.

Relief Web reported on the IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report: December 2019. The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of daily maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi. Republished in Nigeria News.

Nutrition Insight (USA) featured an article on how experts are tackling obesity and malnutrition through agriculture. IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report showed that a revitalization of rural areas is urgently needed to stop rising malnutrition rates. Such revitalization could address the multiple crises facing rural areas.

“Investments in improving nutrition in the first 1000 days should be considered as long-term economic investments because they improve human capital and productivity,” said Professor Reynaldo Martorell from, Emory University.

An inexpensive and efficient way to address micronutrient deficiencies.

Providing smallholder farmers access to markets and price information is key to improving agricultural productivity and growth, along with food and nutrition security. In line with this, the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) has operated a Market Information System (MIS) and a Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) since 2011. The MIS provides farmers, traders and […]

How can we feed 10 billion people by 2050? How much and in what ways will climate change impact global food production? What can be done to ensure that the world’s agriculture and food systems remain sustainable in both the short and the long term? To answer these and other critical questions, researchers and development […]

A New Director General for IFPRI; A Call for Free Trade; and More

The products and practices of many transnational food companies continue to drive the problem, as their corporate social responsibility people argue for a seat at the table.

Confronting a ubiquitous yet tricky problem as food systems rapidly evolve. 

Xinhua (China) reported on the Malabo Montpellier Panel (MaMo) on Africa’s transformation of its agriculture and food system. “Access to reliable, affordable and sustainable sources of energy to prepare land, plant, harvest, process, distribute and cook food will ensure that Africa’s agricultural sector can respond to this demand, all within the context of climate change and scarce natural […]

Africa Business Communities published an article on the new IFPRI program, the Rwanda Agricultural Policy Analysis and Capacity Development Program. Rwanda is accelerating its agenda for sustainable development and inclusive growth by reinforcing its emphasis on agriculture, nutrition, and rural transformation. Senior Research Fellow and Head of the new Program, David Spielman said, “The Rwanda […]

The Financial Express (India) published an opinion by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar and Niraj Kumar on biofortification, an easy and economically sound way to mitigate malnutrition and hidden hunger that benefits farmers and consumers. Biofortification mainly targets poor and rural households by enriching staple crops with required micronutrients reducing people’s nutritional vulnerability.

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on the cost of rice paddy and the effect it has on struggling farmers. Senior Research Fellow and Bangladesh Country Representative, Akhter Ahmed said, “It appears that falling price of Boro paddy hampers farmers’ wellbeing. But there had been major setback except for the price of Boro paddy. Overall, the […]

The Telegraph (UK) published an opinion by Kalle Hirvonen, a Senior Research Fellow and co-author  (with Derek Headey) of the study, Affordability of the EAT-Lancet reference diet: A global analysis. Hirvonen writes that after using the cheapest locally available items in each food group in each country, the study found that at least 1.58 billion […]