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ArsTechnica reported on new research into the physiological mechanisms rice plants use to adjust to changing temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. IFPRI’s models have shown that climate change could reduce rice yield 10 percent by midcentury, dropping 4.2 to 6.4 percent for each change of one Kelvin in temperature.

Round 2 of the Technology Assessments and Platforms: Tools and Reach in Africa – A Partner’s Meeting took place on ILRI’s Nairobi campus, December 1 and 2, 2016. The meeting was co-hosted by the S&T Partnerships in Africa Program from IFPRI and the BeCA-ILRI Hub, and supported through IFAD and USAID, in collaboration with the […]

Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported on a new book from IFPRI researchers David J. Spielman, Sohail J. Malik, Paul Dorosh, and Nuzhat Ahmad, Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan: Issues, Outlooks, and Policy Priorities. Agriculture is a critical sector of the Pakistani economy but has suffered from a lack of focus lately, and the authors offer policy responses for the future.

Food News International reported on a study where IFPRI provided funding to Tufts University Researchers who found that premixed infant cereals  – otherwise known as complementary foods – are inconsistent in meeting nutritional standards, with some providing the right ingredients to stave off malnutrition and stunting and others falling short. The study included locally produced complementary […]

The Financial Express in India reported this morning on a joint study between the National Institute of Agriculture Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) titled “Formal versus Informal: Efficiency, inclusiveness, and financing of Dairy value chains in India.” The study found that financing from banks and other financial institutions can be hard to find […]

A paper by researchers from IFPRI and the World Bank shows improvements in both commerce and welfare.

The Iranian Financial Tribune used IFPRI’s 2016 Global Hunger Index to report that malnutrition in that country had dropped to 3.2% in 2016 compared with 5.1% in 1990, an improvement that, coupled with a GHI score that fell from 18.5% to 6.7% over the same period, shows that Iran has made major progress in fighting […]

The Hindustan Times published a commentary piece by research fellow Devesh Roy on five potential consequences for farmers of India’s new demonistisation policy. Roy examines some surprising impacts of this new policy as the farmers’ movement pursues budget consultations with the government.

A sea change in corporate attitudes is necessary to get food companies to invest.

Speakers: Discussant: Moderator: Food and nutrition security policies should be made with future eventualities in mind so that proper planning and investments can be made today. There are several approaches to generating “plausible futures.” Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, analysts perform “foresight” exercises to see how various paths to economic growth and development will […]

Two papers show how political circumstances and institutional prerogatives limit public spending.

For more than three decades, IFPRI’s research and collaborations in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have produced rigorous evidence leading to innovative market and trade policies and effective social protection and nutritional programs. In the 1980s and 1990s, IFPRI’s research in the region centered on global and regional issues, particularly on the role […]

  Energy Bangala reported that Dr. Ahmad Kaikus, former Deputy Chief of Party of the Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has been made acting Power Secretary of Bangladesh. Dr. Kaikaus published research reports for IFPRI covering interdisciplinary subjects such as governance, poverty, development, labor markets, and migration. He […]

A guide to IFPRI's comprehensive, revealing household survey.

Development programs should not assume merely addressing gender is enough to empower women: a more nuanced approach is needed.

December 13, 2016, Washington, DC — Several studies have shown the global increase in food demand by 2050 can be met by increasing yields on existing cropland, but a new study finds that countries in Africa south of the Sahara likely will be unable to meet growing cereal demand through yield increases alone. An anticipated […]

A new book argues that reforms to agriculture can reduce poverty and fuel national economic growth.

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New IFPRI data show this traditional practice has declined, which should have positive social and health benefits.

All Africa quoted IFPRI’s Director for Africa Ousmane Badiane from his keynote speech at The 2016 African Economic Conference in Nigeria this week. The article featured highlights from Badiane’s speech including his ideas on the market’s relationship with agro-allied industrialization, as well as the continent’s profitable future if it harnesses the use of information communication technology (ICT). “We need integrated solutions. […]