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CNBC Africa conducted a live interview with Research Fellow Dr. Getaw Tadesse Gebreyohanes about the continent’s most recent agriculture trade monitor report.  Dr. gebreyohanes highlighted trends and factors that affect Africa’s exports including institutional inefficiencies that increase trade costs across borders.

Cutting chemical pesticide use and relying on ladybird beetles to kill aphids can yield concrete benefits for Chinese cotton farmers.

Cargill and The Economist outlined the necessary transformations to Asia’s food system in order to produce more while ensuring the highest safety standards.  Director General Shenggen Fan was quoted in the report calling for institutions, governments, and enterprises to apply economic and health lenses to to the food system problems to accelerate progress. 

IFPRI is participating in the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (TROPENTAG). The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), which is led by IFPRI, will be highlighted at the conference.      Tropentag 2018 will be organised by the University of Ghent, […]

Video Contest, Malawi’s Low Returns on Irrigation, Husbands’ Impact on Wives’ Nutrition, and More

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garret Hardin. Its widely accepted message about the inevitable degradation of shared resources prompted privatization or nationalization of much common property. Yet sustainable management of the commons has a long history, and new evidence is increasing our understanding of effective […]

The Financial Times included research from IFPRI and the Food and Agriculture Organization in an op-ed about the greatest displacements of people coming from areas experiencing conflict and high levels of food insecurity.  In places like Africa where two-thirds of the working population depends on agriculture, investments that create vibrant rural economies, improve access to […]

Vanguard quoted Senior Research Fellow and Head of Capacity Strengthening at IFPRI, Suresh Babu, in an article that called for total overhaul of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria because of ineffective governance, lack of funding, low human capacity, and poor communication and distribution of research findings.  Babu highlighted several solutions including strengthening human resources […]

A natural pest control application yields positive economic results for farmers, consumers—and global markets, a new study shows.

Data from Ag-Incentives Consortium shows the aggregated effects of government policies on prices.

CNN has amplified data examined by IFPRI researcher Xiaobo Zhang in a news feature that argues accumulative exposure to air pollutants significantly impacts cognitive abilities.  As a result, dirty air also imposes substantial health and economic costs, particularly for the elderly who rely on cognitive functioning to run daily errands and make high-stake economic decisions.

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia could increase production of its gluten-free and nutrient-rich cash crop teff, and tap into the expanding domestic and international markets, by ramping up investments in basic research; adopting new and better technologies; improving input distribution systems; and extending markets , according to a new book launched by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Addis Ababa today.   “Teff makes a considerable contribution to Ethiopians’ incomes and food security, and has potential to provide […]

Washington, D.C.: While health has long been thought the most common casualty of air pollution, a landmark study from an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) researcher establishes for the first time that exposure to air pollution over a long period significantly impacts cognitive abilities, as measured through steep reduction in verbal and math tests […]

Washington, D.C.: Milk consumption has   a large impact on linear growth in the crucial first 1,000 days of an infant’s life, reducing stunting by 10.4 point among children in Bangladesh, according to a new study by a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).. “Increasing access to dairy products can be extremely beneficial […]

Bangladesh’s Financial Express published a news feature detailing the low levels of per capita milk consumption in the country due to severe land constraints and a historical unavailability of milk.  Evidence from IFPRI researcher Derek Headey’s study concluded that milk consumption during the first 1,000 days of an infant’s life reduces stunting by as much […]

An ambitious project to build food security has run into some problems, but is still in its early phases.

CNBC published a news feature on recent NAFTA negotiations between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.  IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow, Joseph Glauber, was quoted in the piece expressing his reservations about the pact being signed by the three countries, arguing there were a few sticking points.  Agricultural producers remain hopeful though that all parties will […]

Devex published an op-ed by IFPRI Senior Research Fellow John Ulimwengu, who detailed Congo’s move towards structural transformation in the agricultural sector with the establishment of their first special economic zone in Bukanga Lonzo.  Created to boost production, encourage private and foreign capital investments, and increase agricultural exports, the agrobusiness park is home to tremendous […]

A new book explores the potential for expanding production of one of Ethiopia's signature crops.

Washington D.C.: Increasing irrigation efficiency through irrigation technologies alone is failing to reduce water consumption and, paradoxically, may even be making water scarcity worse, a major new study has found.   The research – published in Science was led by Professor Quentin Grafton of the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, working with an international […]