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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
May 28, 2025
IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities for food policy research in the run up to 2050.
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Nutrition issues to watch at the 78th World Health Assembly (Devex)
May 14, 2025
Purnima Menon was interviewed by Devex for this article on the 78th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Fix social protection flaws instead of expanding outlay (The Daily Star)
May 12, 2025
Bangladesh must urgently redirect resources within its fragmented social protection system and scale up a handful of proven programs that directly benefit the poorest, says IFPRI’s Akhter Ahmed.
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Experts stress importance of irrigation to nutrition, health outcomes (Nebraska Today)
May 07, 2025
Claudia Ringler delivered the keynote speech at the Heuermann Lecture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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As famine data dries up, can AI step in? (Devex)
April 17, 2025
Devex quoted Yanyan Liu in this article on how researchers are developing AI tools to predict famine more accurately and affordably.
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IFPRI’s Wei Zhang appointed to the prestigious NASEM ad-hoc study committee on the status of insects in North America
April 10, 2025
IFPRI’s Wei Zhang will participate in the NASEM study that will assess trends in insect abundance, identify research priorities, and recommend actions to slow insect declines in the most vulnerable and ecologically critical areas.
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Steven Were Omamo appointed IFPRI’s Director for Africa
April 04, 2025
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to announce that Steven Were Omamo has been appointed IFPRI’s Director for Africa. Dr. Omamo will also continue to serve as IFPRI’s Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG). Based in IFPRI’s Nairobi, Kenya office, Omamo joined IFPRI in October 2024. “We are delighted […]
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New study challenges the use of Growth Monitoring and Promotion to detect growth faltering in children
February 20, 2025
A new study published in Advances in Nutrition critically examines the effectiveness of Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) in diagnosing or screening for inadequate growth in children.
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Ecowas breakup could push up food prices and worsen hunger in west Africa (The Conversation)
February 19, 2025
The Conversation Africa published this op-ed by Danielle Resnick, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow, on the recent Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) breakup, or “Sahelexit,” and the implications for West African food security and regional cooperation. “The exit from Africa’s largest political and economic union threatens to disrupt flows of goods, services and people. […]
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Solving global hunger: New report highlights school meal programs as drivers of change
February 04, 2025
School meal programs don’t just ensure children go to school and stay fed — they are a powerful force for change in communities and food systems worldwide. According to the results of the latest Global Survey of School Meal Programs© conducted by Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF), school meal programs can increase demand for nutritious […]