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India’s Business Standard published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Manmeet Ajmani and Devesh Roy of the South Asia Office on India and China’s participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the region’s multilateral trading arrangement. The piece argues that while India and China have pursued ASEAN beginning around the same time, China has […]

Moderator: Speakers: Closing Remarks: After 10+ years of economic growth and 20+ years of early warning systems, famine still threatens millions of people in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere. (IFPRI research on famine). This policy round-table explored what we need to know and do differently to tackle famine.  Speakers addressed key questions including:

An IFPRI specialized search engine shows crisis-driven coverage may contribute to price spikes.

Environmental Research Web published an article on the competition of water use between hydropower and irrigation. Deputy Division Director Claudia Ringler added that 54 percent of globally installed hydropower directly competes with irrigation, and that increased hydro-electricity production might reduce food security. The article also points out that, to a much lesser extent, the two […]

Air pollution and poverty. Biodiversity loss and malnutrition. Climate change and inequality. Across the health, development and environment sectors, we know that the world’s biggest challenges are interconnected—and so are the solutions. As one of the four founding organizations—the others being The Nature Conservancy, PATH and Duke University—IFPRI supports the vision and mission of the […]

Africa News Tonight, a daily news radio program of Voice of America, interviewed IFPRI research fellow Mateusz Filipski for World Refugee Day. Dr. Filipski spoke about his research on the benefits of hosting refugees in Rwanda and Uganda. Refugees are contributing to their host economies through work opportunities and spending in local businesses.

IFPRI senior research fellow Joseph Glauber was quoted in a story from Bloomberg about possible Nafta renegotiation. Dr. Glauber emphasized that Nafta is widely seen as a success in agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will meet with Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Mexican Agriculture Secretary Jose Calzada this summer.

It's time for global institutions and national governments to take the rising public health threat of obesity and overweight seriously.

Research shows that with proper support, refugees can provide an economic boon to surrounding communities.

A new IFPRI discussion paper outlines the challenges of building global food security in an era of global warming, especially for the rural poor.

With IFPRI's input, stakeholders from Colombia's agriculture, forestry, and land use sectors worked together in an innovative, collaborative process to plan out ways to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris climate agreement.

New data show a disquieting trend that countries must address to boost agricultural sustainability and improve farmers' well-being.

This seminar presents the key findings from the set of studies, shares insights on the policy and contextual relevance of the results, and discusses the factors that led to the Alive & Thrive successful long-term research partnership.

Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber gave a comprehensive interview with U.S. News on the importance of NAFTA on the U.S. agriculture industry and how changes to the Agreement can hurt American farmers. According to Dr. Glauber, agricultural trade within NAFTA has seen remarkable growth. Total agricultural exports for 2016 were around an estimated $135 billion, […]

The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord means nations should redouble their efforts to invest in sustainable, resilient agriculture.

Prospects for Argentina as it enters a hectic period on the international stage.

New research shows how dairy cooperative membership shapes farmers' economic decision-making.