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India's rural areas face challenges including climate change and the fallout from rapid urbanization that will require creative, sustained responses – a discussion.

A  new study analyzes the effects of one of the largest public works programs in the world.

A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcasts, and more. April 15 – May 14, 2019

Revitalizing rural areas is critical to building a world that leaves no one behind. Climate change, conflict, urbanization and increasing rural-urban inequalities are some of the most urgent challenges faced by marginalized communities. These challenges worsen persistent struggles with poverty, inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition. Policies that improve access to services, create more and better […]

Social protection programs have proven key to alleviating poverty in Africa – what are the next steps? 

Revitalizing rural India depends on joint efforts between government agencies, NGOs, local groups, and other stakeholders – a discussion.

As China pursues an ambitious rural development policy, reports from IFPRI and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences outline strategies for agriculture, economic growth, and improving living standards.

IFPRI is participating in the Share Fair, which is a side event to the 8th CGIAR System Council Meeting. The objective of the Share Fair is to demonstrate how CGIAR is working in an integrated manner to tackle local challenges of global importance with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders.   With over 35 displays, researchers from […]

Research shows that a "keeping up with the Joneses" syndrome has set in with gifts in Chinese villages, with negative impacts for household spending and overall well-being.

Research shows that education programs would benefit by taking a more nuanced view of gender roles.

Welcome and Introduction Moderator, Mr. Longjiang Yuan, Director General, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development of CAAS Opening Remarks Report Launch China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2019 2019 Global Food Policy Report Panel Discussion Academic Report Moderator, Dr. Kevin Chen, Senior Research Fellow and Head of East and Central Asia Office, IFPRI Food Security and Rural Industrial […]

By addressing the whole system through which we grow, buy, and eat our food, we can achieve multiple wins to maintain biodiversity for planetary and human health.

IFPRI is participating in the third Global ODA Forum where international organizations and domestic related organizations leading the development of the agriculture, forestry and livestock industry in the international community gather will together to share their experience and knowledge on the event’s theme.   DAY 2: Session 4-4   Next-Generation Agricultural Production Information for Enhanced Monitoring […]

Ten years ago, plant pathologists Richard Strange and Peter Scott founded the journal “Food Security—the Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food” in response to Norman Borlaug’s challenge to “do more for food security.”   This seminar will take a look back over the last decade to identify some key trends in […]

Study examines links between teen pregnancy and child undernutrition in India.

A new IFPRI research program—Urban Food Systems for Better Diets, Nutrition, and Health—will fill critical knowledge and evidence gaps about food systems and the urban poor.

Building on the previous IFAD-IFPRI-PIM (CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets project), “Decreasing Vulnerability to Conflict in Arab Countries through Rural Development,” the Agricultural Investment Data Analyzer (AIDA) project will develop a set of forward-looking planning and evaluation tools to help improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and scaling up of rural development policies and projects.    […]

How Rwanda is charting a path on rural revitalization – a discussion.

Ethiopia's rural areas are at risk. Revitalizing them, and rural regions across Africa, requires a sustained strategic effort.

Cash Transfer Impacts amid Conflict in Yemen; New Data on Papua New Guinea; Revisiting Poverty Reduction in the DRC; and more