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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

    Trade wars lead to real wars when the strong pray on the weak (RT)

    April 09, 2018

    RT published an article in which IFPRI's David Laborde warns that trade wars could lead to military conflict.


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    IFPRI Headquarters Move Complete

    April 09, 2018

    Dear colleagues,   We are pleased to announce that IFPRI-Washington staff will now be housed under one roof effective, April 16, 2018.  After a year of working from different buildings, the rest of the IFPRI family in Washington will now move to our new headquarters.  The new office space allows greater collaboration in our work […]


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    Cholera in Zambia: Treating the Causes, not the Symptoms (News Diggers)

    April 05, 2018

    Zambia’s News Diggers published an article on the recurring cholera outbreaks, citing recent surveys conducted by IFPRI and collaborators.


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    Determining the True Costs of Our Food Through Systems Thinking (Food Tank)

    April 05, 2018

    Foodtank published a feature on IFPRI’s senior research fellow, Wei Zhang, and her work on the Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEB AgriFood) Report. The report seek to present a comprehensive picture of the ‘eco-agri-food’ value chains, including effects on livelihoods, the environment, and health. Zhang states that this report can help policymakers to diverge from […]


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    Farm distress is now haunting us: NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Kumar (Mint)

    March 30, 2018

    India's Mint published an article featuring comments from speakers at the launch of the 2018 Global Food Policy Report in India.


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    Bad food raising under-nutrition and obesity: Experts (Business Standard)

    March 30, 2018

    Business Standard published an article with comments from IFPRI's Senior Research Fellow Rasmi Avula, on stunting and obesity in India.


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    Climate Change Could Reduce Farm Output, Increase Number Of India’s Hungry People: Report (IndiaSpend)

    March 29, 2018

    IndiaSpend published an article the potential impacts of climate change on food security and farming productivity, in South Asia.


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    Women, girls’ right to food being violated (The Daily Star)

    March 28, 2018

    The Daily Star published an article on the impacts of gender prejudices on the rights of women and girls to food security and proper nutrition


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    ‘Conflict Is More Profitable Than Peace’ (New York Times)

    March 28, 2018

    The New York Times published an op-ed on the importance of mitigating conflict to reduce poverty and hunger, citing the Global Hunger Index.


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    Anti-globalism threatens progress in hunger, poverty reduction – 2018 Global Food Policy Report (My Joy)

    March 28, 2018

    Ghana's My Joy published an article on the 2018 Global Food Policy Report, which focussed on the impacts of anti-globalism on food security, nutrition and global Sustainable Development Goals.