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Bhutan's focus on promoting happiness provides lessons for rural development.

The 2019 Global Food Policy Report was covered in an article in Rwanda’s The New Times. Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente, said that the report details evidenced-based facts, the urgency of rural revitalization in order to address the crisis of food insecurity in rural areas. He also stated, “We strongly believe that this report will contribute […]

The Thomson Reuters Foundation published an article on feeding the world while reducing carbon emissions. IFPRI senior fellow, David Spielman is quoted about the need for public investment and multiple players in different sectors committing to reducing the environmental footprint of agriculture. 

Shenggen Fan, IFPRI director general was interviewed in a video with CNBC Africa. Fan explained the importance of revitalizing rural areas and ways to do it, to achieve SDGs.

Devex published an article on an IFPRI impact evaluation on cash transfers, Responding to conflict: Does “Cash Plus” work for preventing malnutrition? New evidence from an impact evaluation of Yemen’s Cash for Nutrition Program. The article reports on the unique circumstances IFPRI researchers found themselves in to conduct a randomized trial within a conflict setting, typically an […]

The Ethiopian News Agency reported on the 2019 Global Food Policy Report launch in Addis Ababa. IFPRI director general, Shenggen Fan was quoted, “A systemwide transformation is needed to revitalize rural areas not only to achieve sustainable development goals but more broadly to make rural areas vibrant and healthy places to live and work.”

The decision of whether to migrate or not is one of many important decisions that young men and women make throughout the developing world. In this webinar, we will discuss determinants of internal migration by youth within five different countries (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania) using recently collected data, investigating both broad and specific […]

Ghada Wali, Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity discussed the Takaful cash transfer program in an article in Al-Usbu.  She stated that IFPRI’s impact assessment of the Takaful program on beneficiary households showed that the consumption by beneficiaries increased by 8.4% compared to non-supported households. 

A new report explores the drivers of acute global hunger levels, which have surpassed 100 million for the past three years. 

Sikandra Kurdi, associate research fellow and Olivier Ecker, senior research fellow published an op-ed with the Thomson Reuters Foundation providing evidence that cash transfers can reduce conflict-driven malnutrition in Yemen.

Statement by Shenggen FanDirector General, IFPRIG20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting, Niigata, JapanMay 11, 2019 Distinguished guests,  Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to commend the G20 Agriculture Ministers for recognizing the need to transform our food systems to achieve human and planetary health, and continuing to champion the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  It cannot be […]

Channing Arndt discusses the impact global climate change mitigation would have on the economies of poorer countries on SABC's "Channel Africa."

The Indian growth story is paradoxical—despite notable economic progress, persistent food insecurity, malnutrition, and high levels of stunting make India an outlier among developing countries. Growing problems of obesity, regional inequality, and climate change compound these issues, threatening a future public health crisis. Using a food systems lens, Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India […]

IFPRI: Global Food Policy Report “The 2019 report spotlights the urgent need for rural revitalization to address persistent crises in the world’s rural areas. In recent years, political attention has shifted away from rural areas, and in many developing countries, limited rural employment opportunities, poor access to basic services, and worsening environmental degradation continue to […]

Two recent studies provide evidence that cash transfers can reduce conflict-driven malnutrition in Yemen.

Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. This year’s Global Food Policy Report – that will be presented at this event – highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address the crisis in rural areas. Policies, institutions, and investments that take advantage of new […]

A new study focusing on Nigeria shows that polygyny (the practice having more than one wife) presents development challenges, as economic cooperation is lower among polygynous spouses than monogamous ones.

IFPRI is participating in the Think 20 Summit (T20), which brings together experts from top think tanks in G20 member countries and beyond to unveil their policy recommendations for consideration during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Osaka on June 28-29. The recommendations will focus on 10 policy areas identified by the T20 as imperatives in 2019 […]

A growing body of evidence shows that women's empowerment programs have substantive development impacts that go beyond the goal of gender equality for its own sake. 

Session 1: Launch of the 2019 Global Food Policy Report – Highlights and Reflections on Central Asian Countries Panelists Q&A and Discussion