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The Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) programme is a collaboration between the Dutch government, SNV, and IFPRI to empower civil society organisations.

Climate change-driven spikes in rainfall and heat waves linked to increases in poverty.

Conference to share knowledge & evidence in support of effective agrifood system policies for healthier diets and optimal nutrition.

The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Asia (ReSAKSS-Asia) facilitated by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID), are organizing an international conference entitled, “Evolving Agrifood Systems in Asia: Achieving food and nutrition security by 2030,” with the financial support of USAID. The primary objective […]

Washington Post featured an analysis by former IFPRI staff Jordan Kyle on the role played by local governments in shaping resistance to reforming fiscally and environmentally disastrous fuel subsidies.  Jordan points to recent IFPRI research in this analysis. Republished by NPR.

Agrilinks reported on an IFPRI study. The authors identify three policy-relevant knowledge gaps related to the potential of transfer programs to reduce intimate partner violence, drawing on case studies from Bangladesh, Ecuador, and Mali.

Reuters reported on the  Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC), an insurance scheme that provides security for a farmer’s loan by paying it down if the harvest is damaged by extreme weather. Senior Research Fellow  Liangzhi You, a scientist with tIFPRI, which co-led and designed the RCC project explained, “If the droughts come, it takes much more resources […]

The Medical News (USA) reported on a recent IFPRI study, “Rural Food Markets and Child Nutrition,” coauthored by IFPRI authors, Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Kalle Hirvonen, along with John Hoddinott and David Stifel. The study examined how rural markets vary in their diversity, competitiveness, frequency, and food affordability, and how these characteristics are […]

Inter Press News Agency (Ghana/Zimbabwe) reported on nutrition in Africa. Derek Headey, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, said poor diets, largely defined in terms of excess consumption of unhealthy foods as well as under-consumption of protective foods are now the leading risk factor in the global burden of disease. […]

How digital technologies are transforming agriculture and improving health and nutrition in Africa.

Manilla – Targeted investments and support for farmers and rural residents of China are required to boost the uptake of new technologies and development of agricultural e-commerce, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank. The report finds the use of new and emerging information and communication technologies present rural areas and farmers with substantial […]

Manilla – Increased investments in agricultural research and development, irrigation, and rural infrastructure can end hunger in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released today. The report finds total annual agricultural investments of US$ 78.6 billion are needed to reduce the proportion of hungry people in Asia and the […]

Manilla – Phasing out fertilizer subsidies and boosting investments in agricultural research, rural infrastructure, and irrigation can end hunger in Indonesia by 2034, according to a new report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank, released today. The report finds these strategic changes to investments along with reforms to regulation and agricultural extension services can have broad economic […]

Three new reports from the Asian Development Bank and IFPRI explore strategies for reducing hunger and boosting growth.

IFPRI takes the current climate crisis seriously and recognizes our opportunity to make an impact on global nutrition, poverty, agriculture, and the development sector with both our research and our own actions. With the latter in mind, IFPRI established the staff-driven Sustainability Task Force in 2019. The Sustainability Task Force, composed of 40+ leaders across […]

Washington, D.C.:Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.”  Even though aquaculture has enabled over 2 million Bangladeshis to escape poverty from 2000-2010, the country’s fisheries policy has yet to adapt to these changes. Creating greater access to fish as a source of nutrition among […]

Why more information does not always equal better services, and other insights.

Food systems in developing countries are undergoing a rapid transformation shaped by global and regional events. But country actions will be critical in shaping future food system outcomes.  Some countries are taking a systemic approach to assessing and acting on food system transformation—considering consumption and food environments, food supply and sustainability, health, and socioeconomic outcomes. […]

Welcome Address Remarks on the Book Remarks on the Book by the Special Guest Remarks by the Special Guest Remarks by the Guest of Honor Remarks by the Chief Guest Closing Remarks by the Chair Vote of Thanks Please note this event will be livestreamed.