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New knowledge-sharing initiative to measure and reduce food loss and waste
December 04, 2015
FAO, IFPRI, and the CGIAR research program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) today launched a new initiative to enhance global cooperation on measuring and reducing food loss and waste.
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Statement by Shenggen Fan on COP21
November 30, 2015
On the occasion of the climate talks in Paris, Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), has issued the following media statement: November 30, 2015, Washington, DC – “Today I welcome efforts by President Obama and Microsoft founder Bill Gates to spur spending on climate change research. This […]
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With sufficient and smart support, refugees can positively impact European and other host countries
November 25, 2015
The surge of refugees, including those flowing into Europe from Syria, can positively affect economic growth by increasing the labor force and boosting demand for goods, without introducing negative effects often attributed to foreigners, a new study has found. The study, entitled “The EU Refugee Crisis: The Tip of a Global Iceberg,” found that overall […]
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Compact2025: An ambitious initiative to end hunger and undernutrition by 2025
November 19, 2015
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is launching Compact2025, an ambitious initiative to work with countries to end hunger and undernutrition by 2025, as a first step toward eradicating extreme poverty. Inspired and informed by successes in many countries, Compact2025 seeks to bring evidence, data, and innovation to the challenge of ending hunger and […]
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IFPRI Statement: Director General on the United Nation’s report on October’s rise in global food prices
November 06, 2015
Today, the United Nations announced that El Niño has contributed to a 3.9% increase in major food commodities in October. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Outlook report found that sugar and palm oil supplies were the main reasons for the increase. IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan responded in a statement: The 3.9 percent rise […]
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Preventing an Ebola-related Food Crisis
October 21, 2015
by Shenggen FanDirector General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)October 21, 2014 –Washington, D.C. While the health impacts of Ebola are devastating, this recent outbreak is triggering a food crisis that may persist for decades, posing significant challenges not just for food security in West Africa, but also for future economic growth. Guinea, Liberia, and […]
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Hunger levels remain “serious” or “alarming” in 52 developing countries
October 12, 2015
Conflicts are strongly associated with severe hunger
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Report: Africa is projected to have just one low income country by 2050
September 01, 2015
Large infrastructure gaps, climate change, high speed of urbanization, and a youthful and rapidly growing population will influence the future pace of growth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 1, 2015—Most African countries that today are considered low income will transition to middle income within 15 years, and all but one will be middle income by 2050, according […]
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Statement by Shenggen Fan for World Water Week
August 24, 2015
by Shenggen FanDirector General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)August 24, 2015 –Washington, D.C. Water not only quenches our thirst, but is at the very foundation of our ability to feed the world. About 84 percent of global consumptive use of water goes toward agricultural purposes. Today, in the face of a growing global population […]
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Drought Increases the Spread of HIV in Africa
June 16, 2015
Bad weather in SSA increases the spread of HIV, according to a study published in the June 2015 issue of the Economic Journal.