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AllAfrica published a news article about the need for financial investment in the Yatta Furrow canal to sustain agricultural production by smallholder farmers. The Global Resilience Partnership, co-sponsored by IFPRI, was mentioned in the article as a vehicle to expedite grants to vulnerable people and regions in Kenya at high risk of climate threats and […]

China Agricultural University published a summary of its recent speaker for its young scholars forum. Research Fellow Dr. Man Li was invited to speak to students about her latest research examining how data on irrigation water rights and water supply and agricultural land in eastern Idaho determines water shortage risks.

AllAfrica wrote a piece about how the Malabo Montpellier Panel is fighting to inform agricultural stakeholders of how changing climate and extreme weather events are affecting Africa’s agricultural productivity. Director for Africa Ousmane Badiane was quoted in the article stressing the importance of irrigation to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger across the continent.

Targeted fertilizer subsidies cost more to administer but are significantly more cost-effective than universal subsidies, IFPRI research shows. 

Researchers must take into account the interdependencies of an ever-more complex, interconnected, and stormy world.

The B20 (business organizations) and T20 (think tanks) offer recommendations on food systems to world leaders at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires.

​​​​​Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the region’s food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda. Integration of agricultural markets within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is high on the policy agenda given the current pressure on moving towards the establishment of a common market. This process though may prove unattainable unless appropriate policies […]

Facing headwinds including anti-globalization politics, world leaders work to strengthen multilateral action on development issues.

Adams on Agricutlure brought to you by PodBean interviewed Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber on its podcast regarding the recent G20 meeting.

Hindu Business Line wrote an article about India’s double burden of nutrition where its population is suffering from hunger and malnutrition as well as an increase in the number of obese people. Director Shenggen Fan was quoted in the article suggesting that Indian policymakers look to its neighboring countries Thailand and Bangladesh for effective initiatives […]

Dawn released a news article about the first-ever Punjab Food Report that forecasts Pakistan’s future crop productions.  According to research by Senior Research Fellow Stephen Davies and Research Analyst Amna Ejaz, three of the country’s primary crops in the winter season are expected to decrease in yields.

The challenges India and its neighbors face in improving nutrition and food production sustainably—a discussion.

Imbalanced application of different plant nutrients through fertilizers and inadequate access of indigenous sources, such as manures etc. to crops is a widespread problem in India. Lack of adequate knowledge among the farmers about the nutritional requirement of crops, poor access to proper guidelines on right use of plant nutrients combined with inadequate policy support […]

Understanding the psychological dimensions of poverty is critical for understanding how to alleviate it. The goal of this webinar is to highlight novel research on two psychological phenomena that are closely linked with experiencing poverty and economic vulnerability: 1) having low aspirations, or ambitions, for the future, and 2) having low levels of trust or […]

According to joint IFPRI-CAPMAS estimates, the food system in Egypt makes up about 25 percent of the Egyptian economy and employs about 33 percent of the workforce. But the food system in Egypt is diverse and promoting different value chains within the food system is likely to lead to different outcomes. Each value chain has […]

The Malabo Montpellier (MaMo) Forum provides a platform for informed dialogue and exchange among African policy makers at the highest-level on agriculture, nutrition, and food security. The MaMo Forum is co-chaired by The Right Honourable Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and His Excellency Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, Minister of State in […]

Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI, will participate in the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) forum, which will bring together 1,200 partners dedicated to the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) movement and to the achievement of the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (Global Strategy) on December […]

Collecting survey data in the field presents unique challenges—some advice to make the process as smooth as possible.

IFPRI-India Partnership Highlights, Burdens of Friendship, Solar Powered Cold Chains, and More

More reliable credit for farmers can help increase agricultural production—a discussion.