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Outlining ambitious programs to transform the food system and reach carbon neutrality.

Filling a key information gap can make it easier to provide insurance to smallholders.

Development lessons from a surprising aquaculture boom.

Preventing postharvest losses through improved grain storage.

Creating enough jobs for the continent's young people is a daunting challenge – but there are reasons for optimism.

Top Left reported on The Lancet article which is part of a series on the “Double burden of malnutrition.” According to the latest estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), around 2.3 billion people are overweight worldwide while more than 150 million children experience growth retardation because they are underfed. The research work, which is […]

Gigabit reported on the future of feeding people. The supply chains required to feed these swelling urban populations get longer and less sustainable. Food grown and produced to last for long periods of time contains more indigestible fats and sugars. “Diets are changing with rising incomes and urbanization. IFPRI’s report, Changing diets: Urbanization and the […]

Hindu Business Line published an op-ed by Deepak Varshney, Anjani Kumar, PK Joshi, and Devesh Roy on an analysis by IFPRI and the  Indian Council of Agriculture Research of the PM-KISAN direct transfer scheme. The study empirically assessed technology choices and adoption of practices following the rollout of PM-KISAN. The research found that PM-KISAN is […]

Rondelle Plus (Senegal) reported on a recent discussion with experts on social protection. Research Fellow Melissa Hidrobo stated that the focus of the discussion was on integrated cash transfer (TM) programs and how they might be sensitive with nutrition.” She explained that the challenge of cash transfers (TM) is that they “have a lot of […]

A study reveals the obstacles to breaking into export markets—and suggests some options to overcome them.

A key scorecard outlines areas for improvement, from agricultural trade to climate resilience.

This program will identify and deploy innovative approaches to achieving resilient food systems in a context of climate change.

IFPRI is participating in the annual “Meetings of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 States (MACS-G20)”, which have taken place since 2012, based on an initiative of the agricultural ministers of the G20 States to address central questions in fields of agriculture and nutrition which are too great to be solved with only national efforts, to better coordinate agricultural […]

The dynamics of agricultural transformation vary considerably by geography.

FIPP expands traditional ways of thinking about the global food system and provides evidence-based policy assessments aimed at making agri-food industries and food systems more inclusive, efficient, and conducive.

This program aims to guide policymakers and other key actors in designing and implementing effective food system policies to support healthier diets and optimal nutrition and health for the urban poor.

Using big data approaches to solve agricultural development problems faster, better and at a greater scale than before.

Important steps to avoid potential hiccups in the food supply and other problems during the coronavirus outbreak..

IFPRI West and Central Africa Office and the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division (PHND) will be hosting a policy seminar on Integrated Cash Transfer Programs in West Africa to provide evidence on the impacts of integrated programs implemented in West Africa and discuss program design and policy options to make them more nutrition-sensitive. The use […]