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Nigeria has continues its long history of protectionism—despite committing itself to a continent-wide free trade zone.

The “Farm to Fork” Strategy, part of the European Commission’s Green Deal, is integral to Europe’s ambitious response to climate change challenges along the food chain. The “Farm to Fork” strategy reflects the ongoing transformation of food systems worldwide and the goal of making Europe’s food system the gold standard for sustainability. “Farm to Fork” […]

A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcast, and more. October 16 – December 18, 2019

The share of working-age young people in Africa south of the Sahara has risen due to past declines in mortality coupled with high fertility. This “youth bulge” has created a sense of urgency among national governments and the international development community as the prospect of widespread youth unemployment in Africa, and the social instability and […]

Our food systems are bankrupting our health systems, accelerating climate change and using natural resources in an unsustainable way.  Most people agree they need to be transformed to change this.  But how?  Food systems are complex and offer many entry points for change.  In addition, the data to describe food systems and their performance is […]

Politico.com reported on tariffs and aid to farmers.  According to Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, the size of the direct aid program could create headaches for the U.S. if it’s challenged under global trade rules, which limit government support for agriculture. “Another relevant issue is whether providing ad hoc [Market Facilitation Program] support in successive years leads producers […]

AllAfrica published an article on the new Rwanda Strategic Support Program. The program seeks to leverage on evidence and policy analysis to accelerate agricultural transformation in Rwanda. Republished in the New Times (Rwanda).

MyJoyOnline (Ghana) reported on key findings in the book, Ghana’s Economic and Agricultural Transformation: Past Performance and Future Prospects, co-edited by IFPRI Senior Researcher Fellows Danielle Resnick and Xinshen Diao; and independent researchers, Peter Hazell and Shashidhara Kolavalli. Resnick stated, “In order for the Ghanaian government and other African countries to harness the transformative potential of agriculture, more effort will be needed […]

Dhaka Tribune published an op-ed by IFPRI South Asia Region’s director Shahidur Rashid, Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang, and Research Analyst Sulin Chowdhury. They found that growth in aquaculture has had a large, positive welfare effect across all income levels in Bangladesh. Republished in Daily Sun (Bangladesh).

Info 51 (Canada [China]) reported on the new food crisis in China – the autumn marching insect invasion. Senior Research Fellow David Laborde explained how combatting the pests and dealing with the food crisis are connected to climate change and the trade war. The changes in climate change show the need for technological innovation. “The trade war has increased uncertainty […]

Smallholder farmers face rising production volatility from climate impacts. Open trade can help stabilize food supplies and prices.

New evidence can help shape policies and programs to combat stunting and expand dietary diversity.

FAO News reported on the renewal of an MOU between FAO & IFPRI. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan discussed the partnership between the two organizations. The meeting provided an opportunity for FAO and IFPRI to renew a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective to further strengthen the areas of common […]

Inside Over reported on food prices and climate change. Worsening climate change is likely to push prices of staple foods much higher. Senior Research Fellows Kalle Hirvonen and Derek Headey along with colleagues released the study, Affordability of the EAT–Lancet  Reference Diet: A Global Analysis, showing that nearly 1.58 billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa and […]

Mongbay (India) reported on a new food system sustainability indicator that can be used to track changes in sustainability over time. Director of Capacity Strengthening Suresh Babu stated, “This metric is more useful to compare the status of countries in their food systems. In the context of India, one could use this metric to compare […]

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In pursuit of its mandate to provide research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries, staff at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) generate a wide range of research-based Information Products including a) publications, b) datasets, c) databases, d) software, application and source codes, e) audio, video, […]

In pursuit of its mandate to provide research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) produces a wide range of publications, datasets, and other research-based information resources. IFPRI considers the outputs of its research to be international public goods and is […]