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The MoU was signed today by Secretary General of SAARC and Director General of IFPRI at the margins of the UN General Assembly this week in New York.

IFPRI Research Fellow Ben Belton discusses what appears to drive drone use in agriculture and how they might make farming more productive and sustainable.

The dialogue brought together senior policymakers, researchers, and development partners to reflect on how South Asia can secure resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems amid mounting pressures of climate change, malnutrition, and demographic transitions.

Jeffrey Bloem (IFPRI) and Clark Lundberg (San Diego State University) introduce a new method for linking village-level interventions with high-resolution earth observation data.

IFPRI marks its 50th anniversary with a special event at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar.

IFPRI and AGRA will host a high-level Africa launch of IFPRI’s 2025 GFPR, “Food Policy: Lessons and Priorities for a Changing World,” at AFSF, highlighting linkages to the new CAADP agenda.

IFPRI’s delegation at AFSF 2025—including Director General and senior researchers—will participate in plenary sessions, high-level panels, side and special events as part of the wider CGIAR delegation at AFSF.

Johan Swinnen and Purnima Menon were interviewed for this new episode of the VoxDevTalks podcast, where they discuss IFPRI’s landmark 2025 Global Food Policy Report, which reviews 50 years of progress and setbacks in global food systems. 

A recent media feature by BBC News Polska on global food price trends cites IFPRI’s Rob Vos, who warns “The era of cheap food is over.”

IFPRI mourns the passing of esteemed international agricultural economist and rural development expert Uma Lele.