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IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels.   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 highlights the urgency […]

Director General Shenggen Fan explains on CNBC Africa  why healthy diets are key to fighting malnutrition & climate change.

DownToEarth published an article highlighting call-to-actions emphasized in the new book Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum, edited by Director General Shenggen Fan, Senior Program Manager Sivan Yosef, and Director of Communications Rajul Pandya-Lorch.

Examining one possible impact of a common health hazard on young children.

The Telegraph released an article highlighting agriculture and Big Food as an industry that produces large amounts of greenhouse emissions. Channing Arndt was quoted in the article calling for reforms on meat production.

IndiaSpend interviewed HarvestPlus CEO Howarth Bouis at the accelerating the end of Hunger and Malnutrition conference in Bangkok regarding increased implementation of biofrotified crops to fight vitamin and nutrient deficiencies.

IndiaSpend wrote an article about how the improvement of women’s education and health services may reduce India’s rampant rates of anemia in women and girls. Samuel Scott was quoted in the article calling for improved coverage of iron and folic acid tablets to ensure that alternative-source nutrients are being delivered with quality.

Overuse of antibiotics is creating a looming public health crisis that will hit the developing world hard. 

Sudania 24 highlighted IFPRI’s co-organized Water-Energy-Food Nexus Assessment Study for Sudan in a news segment.

Improving agricultural extension and advisory services through action, evidence and advocacy.

Hindustan Times published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Harold Alderman regarding the effects of introducing choice–selecting the option of food or cash–to India’s Public Distribution System.

Washington DC: To tackle a growing problem of rising antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries, CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, is forming an international hub to help integrate and channel research and development efforts. The hub to be launched 21–22 February 2019, in Kenya, will be led and hosted by […]

The Women in Agriculture Empowerment Index (WEAI) and Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2) generate new insights into women's roles.

IFPRI's Food Industries for People and Planet (FIPP) program studies ways stakeholders can build sustainability and better nutrition.

IFPRI research shows dryland irrigation has the potential to boost agricultural yields on a large scale.

Devex published an op-ed by Akhter Ahmed, Melissa Hidrobo, and Shalini Roy about the additional impact development programs may have on wellbeing.  Evaluating the Transfer Modality Research initiative in Bangladesh, research showed that cash transfers and behavior change communications can reduce intimate partner violence and lead to improved nutrition knowledge. 

Dhaka Tribune wrote an article about rice millers in Bangladesh over-polishing grain and taking essential micro-nutrients out of the staple crop. At the launch of the EAT-Lancet Commission Report, experts called for adopting healthy diets in the country. Senior Research Fellow Akhter Ahmed was quoted in the article emphasizing Bangladesh’s focus on increasing food availability […]

The African Daily Voice published a piece about Director General Shenggen Fan as the newest appointment to the Global Panel. Fan was quoted in the article noting his commitment to improving nutrition through the transformation of agriculture, economic growth, and human capital improvement.

Financial Express published an op-ed by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar that explained why direct transfer subsidies are more efficient and effective than input subsidies.

The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition welcomes new Panel Member, Dr Shenggen Fan