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Global crisis: 1.7 billion people in urban and peri-urban areas face food insecurity
July 02, 2024
New UN report highlights urgent need to strengthen urban and peri-urban food systems for global food security and nutrition.
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New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security
June 14, 2024
A new study published today in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world’s growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems.
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In Memoriam: Hon. Saulos Chilima, Vice President of Malawi
June 13, 2024
IFPRI extends sincere condolences in relation to the tragic accident that claimed lives of Dr. Chilima and fellow passengers.
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The 2024 Global Food Policy Report Stresses Urgent Need for Transformative Action to Achieve Sustainable Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition
May 29, 2024
Washington DC, May 29, 2024: In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition, and environmental constraints, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) — released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) — underscores the importance of transforming complex global food systems to ensure sustainable healthy diets for all. Progress […]
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Empowering Researchers in South Asia to Unlock Economic Insights: International CGE Modeling Training Program in New Delhi
May 03, 2024
New Delhi, May 3, 2024: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight, in partnership with the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), and ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), successfully concluded today the weeklong ‘International […]
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Why a campaign has started to bring back some plants that have been forgotten (NPR)
April 18, 2024
In a radio story, NPR explains that the world depends on just a few crops for most of its food. Because that dependence could be risky, a new international effort supports research and development of overlooked plants as food sources. NPR interviewed Purnima Menon, senior director of Food and Nutrition Policy at IFPRI, who discussed countries that had invested in […]
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Satellite images show devastation in Sudan 1 year since conflict began (ABC News)
April 15, 2024
“Satellite imagery shows the reduction in green vegetation cover, the increased aridity points to the neglect or destruction of previously irrigated fields” Oliver Kirui told ABC News.
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What’s driving the farmer protests sweeping Europe? (CNN)
February 27, 2024
Senior research fellow Danielle Resnick was interviewed by CNN on the reasons behind farmers’ protests throughout Europe. Resnick says, “These protests reflect some complex political economy dynamics, especially as European governments are trying to navigate the fiscal and climate crisis. Farmers have a lot of grievances, but one that they noted was their own returns on investment has really shifted over […]
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Agricultural growth key to accelerated poverty reduction in Bangladesh (Financial Express)
February 11, 2024
Senior research fellow and country representative, Akhter Ahmed writes in an op-ed for the Financial Express (Bangladesh) that the country “has witnessed substantial economic growth over the past decade, with an average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.6 per cent between 2016 and 2022. Notably, the country experienced a 3.4 per cent increase in GDP in 2020, making Bangladesh one […]
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The timing of the Red Sea attacks could not be worse for Democrats (Politico)
January 25, 2024
Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber is quoted in a Politico story about how the growing military conflict in a key trade corridor is threatening to unleash economic havoc on the global economy ahead of November. “If energy prices go up and remain high, you’d see food inflation persisting,” said Joe Glauber. He added that potential […]