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With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

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IFPRI currently has more than 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

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  • In the News

    The world has “slept through” the current crisis in the Black Sea — analysts (Voice of America)

    August 26, 2026

    The increase in attacks is posing a threat to global food security.


  • In the News

    The world’s breadbaskets are getting pounded by war, weather and trade spats (NYT)

    August 23, 2026

    The New York Times quotes IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber on the U.S. wheat prices and affordability.


  • In the News

    The fight over eggs in school meals (The Star)

    August 21, 2026

    The article cites a 2021 IFPRI study that found India’s Mid-Day Meal Scheme has played an important role in reducing child stunting.


  • In the News

    Widening waistline: India’s big, fat obesity hotspots may not be just the biggest cities anymore (The Economic Times)

    August 19, 2026

    The article cites IFPRI experts in a feature examining India’s rising obesity rates, particularly in rural areas.


  • Statement

    In Memoriam: Alberto Valdés (1935–2026)

    August 05, 2026

    IFPRI mourns the passing of Alberto Valdés, an accomplished agricultural economist and a long-standing colleague and friend.


  • Press Release

    IFPRI Global Food Policy Report 2025 receives AAEA Quality of Communication Award

    July 28, 2026

    The award recognizes excellence in communicating agricultural and applied economics research to broader audiences.


  • In the News

    The Strait of Hormuz closure is already hitting supermarket prices (OilPrice.com)

    July 24, 2026

    The article draws on earlier IFPRI analysis by Rob Vos, “referring to the unfolding situation in fertilizer supply chains as an “input crisis.”


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    EAT-Lancet diet shift could cut global agriculture CO2 emissions 85% by 2050, researchers find (Nutrition Insight)

    July 23, 2026

    Nutrition Insight spoke with IFPRI’s Timothy Sulser, the study co-author, to learn how these changes could impact nutrition and health.


  • Press Release

    Healthier and more sustainable diets could reshape global agriculture

    July 15, 2026

    A new study published in Nature today found that combining healthier diets, sustainable agricultural intensification, and cutting food waste in half would reduce pressure on land and natural resources while still meeting food needs.


  • In the News

    Food prices ease in June as focus shifts from war to crops (Bloomberg)

    July 06, 2026

    The emphasis has shifted back to more traditional fundamentals in the grains and oilseeds markets, IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber tells Bloomberg.