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A Tufts-IFPRI project is analyzing the links between shifting food prices, rising incomes, and nutrition.

Insurance and other forms of financial support can help poor families build resilience to economic and climate shocks—but we need to know more.

A look at the potential of Ghana's rural policies and programs to foster rural revitalization?

IFPRI is participating in the 2019 American Society for Nutrition Conference, where more than 3,600 nutrition science professionals will convene. The conference will provide attendees with opportunities to participate in scientific sessions, oral abstract sessions, and research presentations. Marie Ruel, IFPRI’s Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, was awarded the Kellogg Prize for Lifetime Achievements in International Nutrition Lectureship at the GNC meeting on […]

Some practical suggestions for preserving the environment—and with it, public health and well-being—by strengthening sustainable agricultural and food system practices.

IFPRI is participating in ANH Academy Week — a series of annual events that bring together the community of researchers and users of research (practitioners and policymakers) working at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition, and health. The objectives of the ANH Academy Week series is to foster knowledge exchange, innovation and learning around ANH research. The ANH […]

Tashkent: To meet growing demand for employment in rural areas and improve food security, Uzbekistan needs to strengthen the role of the private sector in its economy by accelerating reforms, improving institutional framework, and exploring opportunities for regional integration in Central Asia, according to the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launched today by the […]

IFPRI is participating in the symposium, “Ensuring Children’s Cognitive & Physical Development Through Animal Source Foods” organized by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems– The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger & Food Security Initiative.   The symposium will explore the realities, implications, and impacts of chronic malnutrition, which leads to stunting or reduced […]

IFPRI is participating in the 2019 International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research conference, which will focus on innovations, finance for the development and commercialization of these innovations, and the regulations and policies that encourage or restrict innovations. The conference will also explore the role of innovation, finance and regulation regarding the development of sustainable food and […]

IFPRI is participating in The Latest Evidence on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture e-conference organized by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Nutrition-sensitive agriculture offers great potential for Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2: Zero Hunger) as it connects agricultural development to improved nutrition outcomes. Examples of nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions are bio-fortification, home vegetable gardens, and small animal rearing (Ruel […]

IFPRI is participating in AIARD’s 55th Annual Conference taking place on June 2, 2019 to June 4, 2019.  The Nourishing the world’s population in an era of increasing strain on planetary resources and boundaries requires a more resilient global food system. Yet how do we understand resilience in global food systems? What is the capacity of […]

In an interview with Bangladesh’s Daily Sun Akhter Ahmed discusses how public policies can strike a balance between what farmers are paid for producing rice, and providing affordable prices for consumers to purchase rice.

Large and rapid declines in costs for renewable energy systems, particularly solar and wind power, and efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions are reshaping energy systems globally. Expanding renewable energy systems have great potential to achieve widespread electricity access, improve food security, and reduce emissions. Developing countries with high solar potential have a significant opportunity […]

How should government agencies and development and nutrition professionals engage with businesses? 

There is extensive evidence that reducing undernutrition brings considerable economic benefits, often far greater than the costs of investing in nutrition programs.  But the evidence on a global scale offers only a first step toward guidance on priorities for investing in young children’s nutrition.   The 29th annual Martin J. Forman Memorial lecture will explore […]

Moscow: To meet growing demand for employment in rural areas and improve food security, countries in Eurasia need to strengthen the role of the private sector in their economies by accelerating reforms, improving their institutional frameworks, and exploring opportunities for regional integration, according to the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launched today by the […]

Recent global reports stress the urgency of transforming food systems in the face of climate change, urbanization, and other challenges—but how, practically, can we begin to do that?

The G20 think tank platform outlines a path for transforming Africa's food systems and building long-term food security.

The promise of farming tech, building better food value chains, and reducing food loss and waste dominate the agriculture ministers' agenda.