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The Hindu Business Line published an opinion piece co-authored by A4NH Senior Research Fellow Devesh Roy on Indian Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s announcement of a new system known as ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC). Drawing upon research in Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, Roy argued that the program would improve the provision of entitlements […]

The urgent need for more public investment in crop improvement programs in developing countries.

IFPRI’s Director General, Shenggen Fan, is participating in The 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Clinical Nutrition and 14th China Nutrition Science Congress. As a biennial international clinical nutrition conference, APCCN2019 is co-organized by the Chinese Nutrition Society and Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society and aims to present the latest developments of nutrition science and promote academic exchange among […]

On November 13, 2019 IFPRI is organizing a project closing and dissemination event to present findings from a 3-year research study conducted by IFPRI, with funding from the Government of Flanders, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM), GIZ, and USAID Strengthening Agricultural and Nutrition Extension (SANE). Launched in July 2016, the 3-year […]

How do two major reports with different emphases on the relationship between nutrition and agriculture challenge our daily practices and current policies? 

Bloomberg News reported on the relative effects of the Trump administration’s new $16 billion round of trade-war aid on farmers estimated by Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber. The article described the analysis, which found that payments to cotton and corn growers will increase dramatically while soybean growers’ payments will decline. Glauber was quoted saying that […]

DAY 1: AUGUST 26, 2019 Session 1: Welcome and Introductions The Genesis of a Convening on Measuring the Global Consequences of Inaction on Crop Genetic Diversity Why we Need to Understand the Costs of Inaction on the Conservation, Exchange, and Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Q&A Session 2: From Crop Genetic […]

The first UN Conference on Food and Agriculture, held in 1943, urged a focus on nutrition in the fight against hunger. Yet it took decades for the global community to take that message to heart, Jessica Fanzo and Derek Byerlee write.

China’s The Paper reported on a study by IFPRI researchers on how climate variability will impact global crop yields. The article described the study’s key findings and quoted Senior Research Fellow and study co-author Liangzhi You who cautioned that global simultaneous disruptions to the world’s major grain producing areas will become more likely unless countries act […]

At the 17th Conference of the Ethiopian Economics Association, discussions of how to fix an "ill economy" and mobilizing society for significant reforms.

Nigeria’s Business Day reported on the findings of a new study by IFPRI researchers on projected changes to global nutrient availability due to climate change and rising CO2 levels. The article summarized the study’s key findings,including estimated reductions in growth of per capita protein, iron and zinc availability worldwide by 19.5%, 14.4% and 14.6%, respectively, and quoted Senior […]

Promoting flood-recession agriculture could reduce seasonal migration during the dry season, helping farmers increase production, income, and food security. 

India’s Business Standard reported on a new study co-authored by Senior Scientist Timothy Sulser and Senior Research Analyst Nicola Cenacchi on projected changes to global nutrient availability due to climate change and rising CO2 levels over the next 30 years. The article summarized the study’s key findings, including estimated reductions in growth of per capita […]

Research in Ethiopia shows that resilience measures can blunt the impact of drought and other climate-driven disasters.

The Nation reported on the findings a recent IFPRI report on the prevalence of nutritionally inadequate baby food in Malawi. The article described the report’s finding that only 35, 56 and 39 percent of commercially-sold pre-mixed cereals sampled were compliant with Malawi standards for zinc, protein and fat, respectively. The study also showed higher-than-acceptable aflatoxin […]

Future farmers will need more diverse and resilient seeds to provide healthy food options and sufficient calories for growing populations. Investment is key.

The UK’s Telegraph published an opinion piece by EPTD Deputy Director Claudia Ringler on how to protect the world’s most vulnerable populations against climate shocks. Ringler described the findings of new research focused on shocks entitled Building Resilience to Climate Shocks in Ethiopia and recommended that Ethiopia continue pursuing agricultural intensification to reduce adverse yield […]

IFPRI is organizing a side-event at TICAD7 entitled, “Are Japanese Advanced Technologies and Know-How Effective for Addressing Food and Nutrition Challenges in Africa”. The event will discuss how effective Japanese advanced technologies and know-how are, how they can be introduced into and contribute to establishing agri-food systems that are nutrition-sensitive, safe, healthy and efficient, to […]

Join us each week in August for a summer conversation series where IFPRI researchers share stories on getting started, current research, and how they hope to contribute to a sustainable future. Wednesday, August 7, 2019  Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Thursday, August 22, 2019 Wednesday, August 28, 2019

IFPRI is participating in the Feeding the Future | London event where 150+ policymakers, regulators, agribusiness and food industry leaders, academics, financiers and insurers seek to answer questions, such as: Eliminating Hunger: The Nutrition Challenge (September 26, 2019 — 11:20am – 11:50am)