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IFPRI is pleased to participate in the India‑AI Impact Summit 2026, held from February 16–20, 2026, in New Delhi, India, as well as in the PAIRS 2026 Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium, a satellite event on February 18 focused on participatory approaches to AI research and practice. The PAIRS symposium brings together researchers and […]

Scaling up data analysis to meet SDG2.

A wide-ranging research agenda.

Digital cash transfers can be delivered even in active conflict settings like Sudan and can significantly protect vulnerable households from worsening food insecurity, though their impacts vary by context and household characteristics.

Insights into gender and food security.

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A groundbreaking approach to understanding how developing economies are affected by multiple, simultaneous shocks.

Shipping is at the heart of global agricultural trade, with more than 80 percent of staple crops and oilseeds moving by sea, yet maritime routes have become increasingly uncertain. Attacks on vessels in strategic corridors, drought‑restricted passages, and sharply rising war‑risk insurance premiums have created levels of exposure not seen in years. Bulk agricultural cargoes […]

What works best when resources are stretched?

Modeling converging economic impacts.

Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo examine whether social transfer programs—beyond their economic benefits—also help build states and societies that sustain development.

Joint research priorities focus on scaling innovations in agronomy, mechanization, crop breeding, and nutrition, alongside improved methods in impact evaluation, market, and policy analysis.

Overcoming obstacles to consensus.

BLOG SERIES Political Economy in Practice: Lessons from food system reforms around the world Achieving healthy, sustainable food systems involves making difficult policy choices, including about investment priorities, regulations, trade, taxes, and subsidies. Since such decisions usually  create winners and losers, they can often be derailed by political economy dynamics. This blog series features case studies […]

How research has helped to guide food systems strategies.

IFPRI’s Director General, Johan Swinnen, is pleased to participate in the 2026 Future of Food Summit, which will be held in London on February 10, 2026. In 2026 Economist Impact’s inaugural Future of Food Summit will focus on the economics of food-system transformation. It will connect food-industry leaders and agricultural stakeholders with agri-tech innovators, financial […]

Advantages of inclusivity.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, small-scale, resource-poor farmers are disproportionately affected by climatic and market shocks. Providing them with the tools and technologies to manage these shocks is critical to building resilience, especially in Nigeria, with its considerable diversity. This seminar will showcase novel evidence of how improved crop varieties, quality seed, and better seed systems can […]

As AI tools begin to influence livestock production, health management, and advisory services, ensuring these technologies are farmer-centric, explainable, and context-appropriate is essential. This webinar brings together researchers working at the intersection of livestock systems, digital innovation, and responsible AI to explore how AI can be designed and deployed in ways that genuinely serve livestock keepers.  We begin with Karen […]