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New Study: Short-term humanitarian aid alone insufficient to address severe deterioration in employment, income, access to essential services and food security.
November 12, 2024
Economic revival, social protection, and infrastructure rehabilitation are critical for urban recovery in Sudan. Nairobi, 12 November 2024 – Eighteen months of war have deeply affected urban households in Sudan: 31 percent have been displaced, full-time employment has plummeted by half, over 70 percent of the urban households in Sudan had all or some of […]
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At high level dialogue, Stakeholders Rally Support for Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture (National Update/Punch)
October 24, 2024
This article published by National Update (Nigeria) wrote about a recent high-level dialogue on the CGIAR HER+ initiative in Abuja held on October 9, 2024, that aimed to address barriers women face in Nigeria’s agrifood sector.
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Steven Were Omamo joins IFPRI as the new Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit
October 07, 2024
IFPRI is pleased to announce that Steven Were Omamo joins IFPRI as the new Director of the DSG Unit.
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Tale of two villages: In Malawi, farmers point the way as drought drives hunger (WFP/AllAfrica/Relief Web)
September 12, 2024
The WFP story shared by All Africa and Relief Web quotes Jan Duchoslav and Joachim De Weerdt (IFPRI Malawi) on the food security crisis in the country.
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Swachh Bharat Mission averted 60,000-70,000 infant deaths between 2011 & 2020, shows Nature study (The Print)
September 05, 2024
IFPRI Researchers analyzed infant & under-5 mortality data from 35 states, 640 districts. Research praised by PM Modi on X.
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Ruth Hill joins IFPRI as the new Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit
September 03, 2024
Ruth Hill joins IFPRI as the new Director of its Markets, Trade, and Institutions (MTI) Unit, starting September 3, 2024.
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Trade can support climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa’s agricultural sector, new data shows
August 29, 2024
New report analyzes trade performance amid pressure points from climate change, water use, and carbon emissions, with recommendations for sustainable practices.
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Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found
August 13, 2024
Despite the stark reality, there is a potential path forward for Sudan, believe IFPRI experts.
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Pivotal: Confronting hunger and poverty in Nigeria (Africa Independence Television)
July 08, 2024
Nigeria’s current economic crisis continues to attract media attention. On 26 June 2024 Africa Independence Television (AIT) hosted a panel discussion on the television program “Pivotal” focused on confronting hunger and poverty. The panel, moderated by Nabila Usman, included Kwaw Andam, Country Program Leader, IFPRI-Nigeria, Andrew Mamudu, Country Director, Action Aid, and Abdullahi Mohammad, Associate, […]
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Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record (The Conversation Africa)
July 08, 2024
An op-ed by IFPRI’s Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos analyses Sudan’s ongoing severe food crisis: “After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on 27 June, reveals a grim picture: more than half the population of 47.2 million is […]