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As the Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition (GODAN) Summit gets underway in New York, a look at IFPRI's innovative use of datasets.

The New York Times mentioned Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang’s work in a front page article on marriage in China. According to the article, fewer Chinese people are getting married, which can have a negative impact on the number of babies born and the amount of spending on family-related purchases such as homes and appliances. […]

A meeting was held in Washington, D.C. (July 19-21, 2016) sponsored by the Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa Program, hosted at IFPRI and supported by IFAD, in partnership with the CGIAR research program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM). The gathering brought together nearly 40 participants from CGIAR Centers and fellow CRPs, CAADP partner […]

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Global Food Security Project and University of California, Davis invites you to "Water for Food Security: A Vital Resource to Feed the Planet".

New research shows how migration is reshaping traditional economic relationships with the villages left behind.

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow David Laborde‘s study on the economic downturn’s impact on combatting poverty was picked up in several newspapers, including Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper Dawn and Bangladesh’s Daily Sun. The study, released on Sept. 6, found that the global downturn may cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Research Fellow Dawit Mekonnen were both mentioned in a Reuters article about irrigation. Published on the heels of World Water Week, the article was picked up by The Daily Mail and other outlets. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) estimates that more than a million hectares of […]

IFPRI’s Maximo Torero, Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, was quoted in a Reuters story about land rental markets in Brazil. Reuters’ Chris Arsenault reported that one percent of the population owns almost half of Brazilian land. Rental markets, however, could increase agricultural productivity. If Brazil’s newly-installed government is to achieve its goal of […]

A new paper outlines how modeling can help countries devise policies to minimize carbon emissions while optimizing agricultural production.

Some ways Myanmar can unleash and diversify its agricultural sector while raising living standards.

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ephraim Nkonya was quoted in a story on PolitiFact about development work in Africa. According to the story: Ephraim Nkonya, a Tanzanian research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, said past efforts typically treated locals as subsistence farmers who grew food only to feed their families, rather than people […]

Global downturn to cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme poverty than previously thought, jeopardizing prospects for first UN Sustainable Development Goal September 6, 2016, Washington, DC — Robust economic growth in developing countries—which has far outpaced that of most high-income countries—contributed mightily to achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of cutting […]

Videos can deliver agricultural extension messages cost-effectively to smallholders.

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, who previously served as the chief economist at the USDA, was quoted in a story from The Financial Times about the food vs. fuel argument surrounding corn and biofuels. Said Glauber: ““What strikes is how ethanol production has grown just when we thought it would be flat.” The story mentions that […]

Gender-Responsive and Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Nutrition

Event will address challenges and propose solutions to ensure agricultural success in Kenya and throughout Africa 2 September 2016, Nairobi—Most countries in Africa south of the Sahara have relied on increased use of land—a finite resource—to increase agricultural production and meet food demand. To enhance agricultural productivity and increase incomes in the long run, more […]

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan on how science and technology can help to feed 9 billion sustainably by 2050.

High-value agriculture can benefit smallholder farmers, research shows, but policy makers have been slow to embrace this kind of change.

Vivian Hoffman‘s work on health subsidies was featured in Science magazine. Her study with three other researchers was feautured in the August 26 issue.