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The Asian Age discussed findings in the recently released Lancet Child and Adolescent Health report that indicated malnutrition still poses the underlying risk factor for 68 percent of the deaths in under-five children in India. IFPRI stated that “despite a four-fold increase in the number of women and children ICDS beneficiaries, there has been lower […]

Business Day (Nigeria) reported on African agriculture. Largely rain-fed, agriculture in Africa is currently the least productive in the world. According to IFPRI, only 4 percent of cultivated land in Africa south of the Sahara is irrigated, compared to 37 percent for Asia. Studies estimate that improved irrigation could boost agricultural. African farmers must adopt modern […]

The Dhaka Tribune reported on IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan’s statement ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit. Fan states, “Agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition. Yet agri-food systems face mounting climate impacts that threaten their ability to feed a growing population.” Averting a global crisis is […]

The University World News reported on a new credit scheme that cushions smallholder farmers in Kenya’s dryland areas from frequent droughts. IFPRI researcher, Liangzhi You, stated the new program faces some impediments. “I would say the commercial bank still needs some kind of incentives from the government to lend to poor farmers.”

Africa Business Insight reported on a new book, titled Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects, by Xinshen Diao, Danielle Resnick, Peter Hazell, and Shashidhara Kolavalli that integrates economic and political analysis to explore the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s transformation. The book examines Ghana’s overall economic performance and an in-depth empirical analysis of performance of the broader economy and […]

Japanese organizations and businesses are working with African partners on a variety of fronts, from surimi factories to tomato production—a discussion.

IFPRI is co-organizing the 2019 Big Data in Agriculture Convention. Building resilient global food security requires us to navigate a complex net of interactions between the biosphere, economy, technology, and society. Machines and machine-to-machine systems shape and accelerate our social and economic lives, even as climates and ecosystems may seem destined to continue on a […]

IFPRI is participating in The Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium. Each year, the Dialogue brings together over 1,200 people from more than 65 countries to address cutting-edge issues related to global food security and nutrition. Through the Borlaug Dialogue, the World Food Prize Foundation helps build alliances in the struggle against world hunger and malnutrition. The […]

IFPRI is participating in the What Works Global Summit 2019 (WWGS 2019). WWGS 2019 will explore the evidence for designing, implementing and reviewing effective programmes and policies. It will share the latest evidence on synthesis research, research methods and practice strategies for improving the lives of individuals, families and communities worldwide. Strengthening Data & Evidence […]

From climate change to malnutrition, poverty to biodiversity loss, air pollution to humanitarian crises—the problems facing our world today are deeply interconnected. Holistic initiatives to address these challenges, notably the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are becoming more common. But efforts siloed within the development, health, or environment communities remain the norm. This seminar discusses the […]

Securing billions of dollars in funding and keeping momentum behind essential crop diversity efforts – it's complicated. A discussion.

Food systems face unprecedented challenges on multiple fronts, including increasing production while keeping the climate stable.

A nutrition program reduced stunting, but mothers who participated retained more weight—suggesting such tradeoffs should be part of program design.

IFPRI is participating in the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), which will be held from October 8-10, 2019. Since the term climate-smart agriculture (CSA) was coined in 2010, the biannual global science conferences on CSA have emerged as the key global forum for scientific exchange to underpin CSA implementation.  The conference will […]

IFPRI is participating in the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. The event brings together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty […]

Using household consumption data collected in 2017/18, this chapter analyzes patterns of urban and rural food consumption in Senegal. We adopt two methodological approaches. The first is an in-depth (spatial) analysis of current diets and corresponding nutrient deficiencies, coupled with an identification of possible food items to address existing nutrient gaps. The second approach is […]

Innovative approaches to climate change challenges, from R&D to ecological pest control.

Exploring the policy challenges facing African governments as they tackle demographic shifts, climate change, urbanization, and other issues.

The Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA), in collaboration with the National Planning Commission (NPC), Malawi Strategy Support Program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Malawi (UNIMA), the Government of Malawi, and the European Union (EU) have organized a third joint research symposium. It will bring together local and international researchers, policy […]

Business A.M. Live (Nigeria), in an article addressing climate change, quoted IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan who stated agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition. Yet agri-food systems face mounting climate impacts. “Averting a global crisis is possible but the window is closing. Research to inform these policies and […]