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India’s The Print published a news story on the effectiveness of iron biofortified pearl millet in reducing iron deficiency among the Indian adolescents. The article, based on a recent study by IFPRI’s Samuel Scott and Harvest Plus’ Erick Boy, highlighted how consumption of biofortified pearl millet improves learning and mental abilities. The article reached nearly […]

Discussants Moderator For most rural households, land is the most valuable asset and the foundation for agricultural production. While a large literature exists on the relationships between land tenure security, livelihoods, and poverty, most of this literature is based on household-level data, and we know little about women’s land rights. As a growing body of […]

IFPRI's David Spielman weighs in on what consolidation in the agro-chemical industry means for India and its farmers.

Inside an IFPRI evaluation of an innovative extension program.

Teff Economics, Maize Residues' Value, Africa's Mechanization, and More

Exploring how a biofortified crop works inside the body to boost brain function.

August 3, 2018, Washington, D.C. – Several IFPRI researchers were recognized with prestigious awards at the 30th International Conference for Agricultural Economists this week. Research Fellow Berber Kramer and received the T.W. Shultz Prize for Best Contributed Paper for her paper, co-authored with Associate Research Fellow Francisco Ceballos, on climate smart insurance in India ; […]

IFPRI is co-organizing a session at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), which takes place December 3rd-14th, 2018 at the International Conference Centre in Poland. The annual COP sessions are the key events in the international climate negotiation process, bringing together representatives of all Parties to […]

IFPRI is collaborating with the China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) for the 10th CAER-IFPRI conference.   In 2018, the fields of agricultural economics and rural development are constantly changing in China and the world. As agricultural economists, the challenges– institutional transformation, food security and safety, agricultural market and trade, supply chain and value chain, technology innovation and sustainable development– are […]

Exploring the interconnections between poverty, nutrition, early child development, and public health. 

To have an impact, different sectors and government ministries must come together on nutrition policy and implementation.

IFPRI’s Director General will participate in the UNCTAD World Investment Forum — the pre-eminent global platform for investment and development. The Forum devises strategies and solutions for global investment and development challenges. It facilitates multi-stakeholder collective action to stimulate investment in development. The Forum was set up to fill the investment institutional gap in the international […]

IFPRI's head of capacity strengthening recalls advice from Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug that guided his career.

IFPRI will participate in the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, which takes place October 17-19, 2018. The theme of the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue explores the massive effort to feed 9.5 billion people expected by 2050. Our still undefined ability to feed the projected world population requires the attention of problem-solvers across stakeholder groups. The Borlaug Dialogue will bring together over 1,200 […]

BloombergQuint cited IFPRI research in an article on India’s health workers.

The Times of India summarized IFPRI research on biofortified pearl millet.

IFPRI researchers and their case studies contribute to discussions on substantial interactions between the Sustainable Development Goals, the role of agricultural research in augmenting synergies, and managing trade-offs.

IFPRI staff are participating in the 2018 Annual Scientific Gender Conference and Capacity Development Workshop convened by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research taking place September 25-28 at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  IFPRI Participants: Systematizing Gender Within CGIAR Monitoring Systems (MEL/ MARLO/Other) (September 24, 2018 —  2:00pm – 3:30pm) […]