Search our news

UK’s The Telegraph published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang who detailed his landmark study of air pollution and the cumulative impact it has on men and women’s cognitive functioning.

Devex released a news article about the controversial statistics of the most recent human capital index that India rejected.  Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon was quoted in the article stressing the importance of the human capital index.

China’s CGTN America interviewed IFPRI’s Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division Rob Vos in a World Food Day TV segment about the double burden of nutrition plaguing developing countires in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

India’s The Print published an article amplifying the recent IFPRI research by Senior Research Fellow Katrina Kosec that examines the emotional wellbeing of domestic migrants in India and Pakistan.

The Washington Post published an article framing food consumption through the lens of global production growth and climate change.  The article included research from Senior Research Fellow Keith Wiebe that provides options for keeping the food system within environmental limits.

Domestic migrants experience a substantial decline in mental and physical health, despite a significant increase in their incomes at destination, according to a new study from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Thomson Reuters Foundation News published an op-ed by several IFPRI researchers including Gashaw Tadesse Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Alan de Brauw, and Nicholas Minot, who examined the impact of Ethiopia’s Wheat Initiative on farmers’ yields to understand how programs can boost wheat yields in underperforming areas. 

October 5, Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a five-year extension of the Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI), which will continue critical research from IFPRI and partners on improving small scale irrigation in the developing world. ILSSI is currently conducting small scale irrigation research in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and […]

The Colombo Gazette reported on a recent meeting between Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan, who discussed formulating a policy to mitigate malnutrition and food crop destruction. 

CNBC Africa conducted a live interview with Research Fellow Dr. Getaw Tadesse Gebreyohanes about the continent’s most recent agriculture trade monitor report.  Dr. gebreyohanes highlighted trends and factors that affect Africa’s exports including institutional inefficiencies that increase trade costs across borders.