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A smallholder farmer support program adapted from a Brazilian model finds initial successes.

On April 21, 2017, IFPRI will begin the first phase of our relocation to 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. Approximately 40% of IFPRI will move during this first phase, and the remainder will move in April 2018. This is an exciting change for the institute, providing an opportunity to consolidate and improve IFPRI’s facilities, […]

Newly-published research shows smallholder farmers in Uganda benefit when they watch instructional videos about proper techniques for handling potato seedlings.

Xiaobo Zhang, senior research fellow, authored an op-ed in the Nikkei Asian Review about the surprising link between China’s one-child policy and rising house prices. Despite home price-to-income and home price-to-rent ratios in major Chinese cities being much higher than their counterparts in developed countries, China has one of the highest homeownership rates in the world. […]

Recent work by the WHO shows the health burden of foodborne disease is comparable to that of malaria, HIV/AIDS or tuberculosis. To further expose and explore the massively under-estimated burden of foodborne disease and its likely causes, the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), and the London School of Hygiene & […]

Devesh Roy and PK Joshi authored an op-ed in India’s Financial Express about the need for new contract farming laws. Model contract farming law can benefit farmers and improve marketing efficiency, but has to be business-friendly. Roy and Joshi argue the main objective is to “assure procurement from farmers at remunerative prices, while mitigating risks […]

Bob Baulch, senior research fellow, authored an op-ed in Malawi’s biggest national paper, The Nation. The article questioned the government’s latest maize export ban. Baulch argues that the ban will have detrimental effects in Malawi by denying local companies and farmers potential income, which also negatively impacts future harvest cycles. It goes on to explain […]

Speakers: Chair: This volume is the outcome of a project funded by The World Bank Knowledge for Change Program. The authors acknowledge the support of the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) led by IFPRI.  

IFPRI's Director General on how China's economic reforms should target agriculture to end hunger and malnutrition.

A new book presents seven case studies for managing food, water, and land in former Soviet republics.

IFPRI research shows that maternal mental health problems, including depression, can harm child nutrition and health—and that helping mothers in this regard helps children.

Famines are not the inevitable result of environmental conditions. The right mix of assistance and strategic support, sustained over time, can head off the next catastrophe.

Hawksbeard is a plant that adapts to urban environments. The food policy community must do the same.

In an article for the Financial Times, Joe Glauber mentioned that world demand of soyabeans has been “phenomenal” in large part to dietary changes in China and Thailand. Glauber emphasized that China imports three-fifths of the world’s internationally traded soyabeans, and that domestic cultivation of soyabeans is used primarily for food such as tofu as […]

A five day course designed for both policy makers and practitioners that leads participants through cutting-edge knowledge and evidence on global nutrition.

IFPRI research shows that index insurance—which pays farmers automatically based on deviations from an index of rainfall and other factors—can improve the social welfare of rural communities.

Participants in IFPRI's 2017 GFPR launch say a paradigm shift is needed in food policy that bridges the needs of cities and rural areas.

A new study quantifies the relationships between air pollution in China, individual happiness, and people's willingness to pay for cleaner air.

To build sustainable solutions to global problems, stakeholders must leave the silos that constrict action and thinking. In Kenya, a public-private water partnership is bridging these gaps.

Reporting on maize production in Ghana, pan-African online publication Techmoran, cited research from IFPRI’s Ghana Strategy Support Program on the significance of maize as one of Ghana’s main staple crops.