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A cash program in Tanzania boosted villagers' confidence in local leaders and institutions.

Howarth Bouis, founder and director of HarvestPlus for many years, has agreed to serve as Interim HarvestPlus CEO starting February 14, 2018. The process to recruit a permanent CEO will commence soon. He won the 2016 World Food Prize. Biofortification is one of the most important approaches to fighting hidden hunger. HarvestPlus and its partners […]

Modeling shows climate change-driven drought and warming will drive down yields of rice, wheat, and corn.

The world’s population is will hit 9.5 billion by 2050. Meanwhile, the average age of farmers throughout Africa and Asia is currently 60. Who will feed everyone?

A sharp focus is needed on tracking intervention coverage and the drivers of health and nutrition outcomes to meet global goals to eliminate child and maternal nutrition by 2030.

Ghana’s Cocoa Success Story; Indian Farm Distress; Cholera Politics in Zambia

Speakers Moderator What should we expect from Argentina’s G20 presidency? This roundtable event will highlight the challenges and expectations for 2018, focusing on trade, food security, and sustainable agriculture. Participants will look at the new presidency’s priorities, the outcomes of the Think20 (T20) inception workshop, and the lessons learned from the German presidency.  Argentine president […]

To make the large leaps that raise living standards and reduce hunger and malnutrition, begin with agriculture. 

Global demand for animal proteins is steadily rising, yet livestock has an outsized carbon footprint. How to thread this needle.

Speakers Moderator Q&A Video In 2015-16, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment commissioned a set of studies to document the adoption and impact of five well-recognized natural resource practices that were developed, adapted, and promoted by CGIAR centers, research programs and its partners. The practices—conservation agriculture, fertilizer tree systems, alternate wetting and drying (AWD), integrated soil […]

Speaker Panelists Closing Remarks Moderator Q&A Video Podcast Audio The agricultural sector has long been viewed as a major driver of poverty reduction and food security in developing countries, but is now increasingly asked to contribute to reducing the global burden of undernutrition. The linkages between agriculture and nutrition are complex, however, and not well […]

A new paper suggests ways that natural capital can be harnessed to help meet the SDGs.

Evaluating agriculture sector progress of African countries toward achieving the seven broad commitments of the 2014 Malabo Declaration.

In a Reuters op-ed, IFPRI's Man Li argues seasonal drought could reduce yields of three major grains in China. 

U.S. cotton farmers want new subsidies – but at what cost?

All Africa published an op-ed authored by Danielle Resnick on the fallout from the recent cholera outbreak in Zambia on street vendors. In the article, Resnick argued informal vending must be effectively but also humanely managed to improve basic sanitation while avoiding unpredictable bans that hurt the most vulnerable in Lusaka. “The challenge will be […]

The Indian government can do more to boost incomes and reduce risks for farmers. Some suggestions.

Research in Malawi shows that farmers are more likely to adopt conservation agriculture practices when their neighbors are using them—suggesting financial incentives can help to create a virtuous circle.