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World Water Week, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. This year’s theme, “Water for Sustainable Growth”, will focus on the inclusive use of this important resource for societal and human growth in all regions of the world. The event will also follow up on […]

Speaker: Panelists: Chairperson: Closing Remarks: In the wake of the recent political transition in Myanmar, the country faces major challenges to accelerated agricultural development and economic growth, including massive needs for investments in agricultural research, extension, and irrigation. Many opportunities are also opening up. Trade with China has grown rapidly in the past five years […]

The Global Nutrition Report was mentioned in an article about food waste for Huffington Post. John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer at the United Technologies Corporation wrote that “studies have demonstrated that reducing hunger and undernutrition can actually raise a country’s gross domestic product (GDP). A report by the International Food Policy Research Institute showed that […]

The Endline Report on ‘Evaluation of the Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme, Tigray Region, Ethiopia’ of IFPRI has been awarded as one of the top 12 researches conducted globally by UNICEF. This year’s Best of UNICEF Research 2016 publication features the top 12 pieces of research commissioned or supported by UNICEF around the world. Eligible […]

IFPRI’s David Orden was interviewed by CCTV America for a piece about farming subsidies. The segment is in Chinese but Orden’s interview—which starts at the 2:30 mark—is in English. Take a look at the full video here. 

IFPRI’s work was mentioned in an op-ed for The Himalayan Times by Gopal Tiwari and Deepa Shakya. The writers mentioned that IFPRI “has cautioned that Nepal’s food security is in a tailspin” in a piece that examines recovery strategies following last year’s devastating earthquakes. Tiwari participated in the Nepal launch of the Global Food Policy […]

Crops play a critical role in global food security as a source of food and feed. Every four years, the International Crop Science Congress hosts a forum for crop scientists from around the world to integrate current knowledge into a global context and international applications. On August 14-19, 2016, the Congress will hold its 7th meeting in Beijing, […]

Agricultural research spending has rapidly increased since the turn of the millennium: from 190 crore rupees in 2000 to 330 crore rupees in 2014 Challenges lie ahead to reach investment targets, gender equality, and agricultural university reform August 17, 2016, New Delhi—India has one of the best-staffed agricultural research and development systems in the world […]

A Reuters article on malnutrition’s effect on Ghana’s economy mentions the 2016 Global Nutrition Report. The article states the report showed that malnutrition “is responsible for nearly all half of deaths of children under five worldwide and, along with poor diets, is the main driver of disease” and “Ghana has made progress in improving child […]

Newsweek and others picked up an article by Senior Research Fellow Danielle Resnick expressing the hope for Zambia’s democratic future. Zambia’s history at the polls has been tumultuous with opposition and violence. This year’s election is “a critical point in Zambia’s political history. They could herald a complete rupture of the existing party system and […]

For more than a decade, the GHI has contributed to increasing accountability to improving hunger and malnutrition at the global, regional, and national levels. 

Reuters published an article that includes the 2016 Global Nutrition Report. The article states how “malnutrition is not just about food, which has for too long been the focus of most nutrition programmes.”

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan was mentioned in a news article for the German newspaper Die Welt. Concerning a new government study that estimated an annual recurring total of $1,600 in food waste per American household, specifically fruits and vegetables, Fan said “[t]his is why it is so important that we learn to make better use of fruits and vegetables.”

Gauging IFPRI's work with governments to improve social protection programs

Hunger and undernutrition are chronic problems in many countries, and climate change threatens to make them worse. But governments, private companies, and international organizations can make rapid progress fixing them by working closely together, participants at a recent IFPRI-organized panel at the European Development Days (EDD) conference in Brussels agreed. IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan […]

How breastfeeding and related practices buttress children’s health and growth in developing countries.

IFPRI, in partnership with AUC, is convening the 2016 ReSAKSS Annual Conference.

Evidence shows that breastfeeding support can make a big difference in children's health. This is the next frontier in sustainable development.

IFPRI found Alive & Thrive had a measurable impact improving breastfeeding in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Vietnam

Public investment has gained importance in development in recent years. In the Malabo Declaration on African Agriculture and CAADP from 2014, heads of state and government of the African Union recommitted to uphold the target of allocating 10 percent of total spending to agriculture, as originally agreed in the 2003 Maputo Declaration. As part of […]