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Live Mint published an op-ed by Associate Research Fellow Samuel Scott who discussed the innovative method of distributing biofortified staple foods to curb iron deficiency and anemia issues in India by ease of access, affordability, and scalability within the socio-cultural context. 

Commons—resources held collectively—are key to livelihoods around the world, but their preservation poses serious management challenges: A discussion.

How well-designed support programs can contribute to agricultural and economic growth.

ColdHubs offers an affordable solution to the problem of food spoilage for producers and sellers.

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a look at IFPRI's recent work focusing on the poor, agriculture, and gender.

Increased soil salinity may force nearly 200,000 coastal residents to migrate within Bangladesh, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change.

India’s The Print published an article amplifying the recent IFPRI research by Senior Research Fellow Katrina Kosec that examines the emotional wellbeing of domestic migrants in India and Pakistan.

The Washington Post published an article framing food consumption through the lens of global production growth and climate change.  The article included research from Senior Research Fellow Keith Wiebe that provides options for keeping the food system within environmental limits.

Food Citizenship, a new book by Ray Goldberg of Harvard Business School, interviews the leaders driving change and forming crucial partnerships around food.

A sustainable and healthy food future to end hunger and malnutrition requires innovative technologies, policies, and institutions.

To mark Int'l Day of Rural Women, a look at applications of the IFPRI-led project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro-WEAI).

Domestic migrants experience a substantial decline in mental and physical health, despite a significant increase in their incomes at destination, according to a new study from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

A new study shows benefits from a bidding process for Indonesia's subsidized rice distribution program.

The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative […]

The International Food Policy Research Institute, in partnership with the African Union Commission, is convening the 2018 ReSAKSS Annual Conference to promote review and dialogue on the CAADP implementation agenda among policymakers, development partners, researchers, advocacy groups, farmers’ organizations, the private sector, and other key stakeholders from within and outside Africa. The conference will take […]

IFPRI will participate in CFS’s annual Plenary (CFS45) in FAO, Rome. The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all. The Committee reports to the UN General Assembly through the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and […]

Can an ethanol program modeled on Brazil's provide a way out of the industry's current economic straits?

Thomson Reuters Foundation News published an op-ed by several IFPRI researchers including Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Brauw, and Nicholas Minot, who examined the impact of Ethiopia’s Wheat Initiative on farmers’ yields to understand how programs can boost wheat yields in underperforming areas. 

A paper offers important new data points on group loans.

What accounts for the explosive growth of some developing countries over the past 25 years, and what are the implications for agriculture and food security? A discussion.