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Sci Dev wrote an article about fish protein wafers and other alternative therapeutic foods that can improve health outcomes of malnourished children in developing countries. Derek Headey was quoted in the article arguing for therapeutic foods as a way to circumvent nutrition programs that are hard to reach parents.

IFPRI along with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Global Nutrition Report, Scaling Up Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development are co-organizing a side event during the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. At the current pace, the world will not end hunger and malnutrition by 2030—accelerated progress is needed to […]

Two IFPRI events look at the evolving picture on farm subsidies, trade, and other issues.

Tragedy of Commons; Mali's Motivated Bureaucrats, Cheap Smartphone Imagery for Farmers in India; Access to Nutritious Eggs and More

The head of IFPRI’s Latin America and Caribbean Program on the recent Buenos Aires meeting’s implications for global trade, food systems, and the SDGs.

Senior Researcher Fellow Yanyan Liu's project "Using CML to Estimate Rainfalls" won a  scale-up grant from CGIAR’s signature digital innovation process, the Inspire Challenge.

While political competition is generally accepted as good for democracy, research finds it can inhibit government service delivery in newer democracies lacking strong political parties and governing institutions, like Mali. 

Farmers’ Advance published a news article summarizing the films of the winners and runners-up of IFPRI’s My Food, My Future short video contest that was held in cooperation with the Accelerating the End of Hunger and Malnutrition conference last November in Bangkok.

Financial Times wrote an article about the growing concerns of food producers’ impact on the global environment and more specifically greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food production. IFPRI Director of Environment Channing Arndt was quoted in the article discussing some of the causes of large agriculture emissions and how food production companies can adapt […]

The Himalayan Times wrote an article about the levels of food insecurity and lack of irrigation in Nepal and how food deficits hinder peoples’ right to adequate food. The article mentioned IFPRI’s 2017 Global Hunger Index.

The Hindu released a piece on changing diet preferences in India and the resulting negative health outcomes. The article included IFPRI research highlighting the nutrition transition that is occurring due to rising incomes and urbanization.

The Conversation released an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Katrina Kosec who detailed recent research regarding the change of government efficiency in developing countries when there are varying levels of political competition.

Simply producing enough calories won't meet 21st food security challenges, we need to produce more nutritious foods too (Washington Post). 

September 15 – October 15, 2018

October 15 – November 15, 2018

Innovation in the fertilizer industry and in reaching farmers with best practices and knowledge are key to improving fertilizer application and crop health in India.

The Board of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a research center of CGIAR, is recruiting a new Director General to succeed Dr. Shenggen Fan at the conclusion of his successful tenure in the role (December 2019). Position description is found here. IFPRI (www.ifpri.org) believes that by working together the world can sustainably reduce poverty […]

November 15 – December 20, 2018

Financial Express published a piece written by IFPRI Research Fellow Anjani Kumar about the effectiveness and efficiency of policy instruments in India subsidizing farm production.

Science Mag published an article about the congressional plan to block the planned move of two USDA research agencies. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber was included in the article positing the consequences of moving the research bases.