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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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    Commitment to a Sustainable Evidence Infrastructure for Impact Evaluations

    February 18, 2026

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), Center for Effective Global Action, Center for Open Science, IDinsight, International Food Policy Research Institute and Policy Innovation Research Center are joining forces to launch the Sustainable Evidence Infrastructure Commitment to strengthen how evidence is produced, reported, shared and synthesized.  


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    IFPRI and Farm Radio International collaborate to give a voice to the most vulnerable farmers by advancing AI tools for African languages

    February 17, 2026

    Introducing Longa, an AI-powered speech recognition tool designed to strengthen agricultural communication and inclusivity across sub-Saharan Africa.


  • In the News

    Can digital cash transfers serve those in active conflict zones? (VoxDev)

    February 10, 2026

    Digital cash transfers can be delivered even in active conflict settings like Sudan and can significantly protect vulnerable households from worsening food insecurity, though their impacts vary by context and household characteristics.


  • Press Release

    New IFPRI study introduces breakthrough framework to assess economic risks in developing countries

    February 09, 2026

    A groundbreaking approach to understanding how developing economies are affected by multiple, simultaneous shocks.


  • Press Release

    IFPRI and CIMMYT accelerate joint research for food security and greater global impact 

    February 04, 2026

    Joint research priorities focus on scaling innovations in agronomy, mechanization, crop breeding, and nutrition, alongside improved methods in impact evaluation, market, and policy analysis.


  • In the News

    Anti-poverty programmes can change how people see the state and each other (The Conversation)

    February 04, 2026

    Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo examine whether social transfer programs—beyond their economic benefits—also help build states and societies that sustain development.


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    Poverty, food insecurity compounded by Ditwah (Daily FT) 

    January 17, 2026

    Daily FT (Sri Lanka) interviewed Derek Headey and Joanna van Asselt for an article about the Building Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Holistic Transformation (BRIGHT) Integrated Household Survey.


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    India’s domination of global rice trade stokes looming water crisis (Reuters) 

    December 29, 2025

    Comments from IFPRI’s Avinash Kishore on how India’s new role as the world’s largest exporter of rice impacts scarce groundwater supplies. 


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    Ada Derana first at 9.00 (Ada Derana) 

    December 15, 2025

    Ada Derana (YouTube, Sri Lanka) featured IFPRI work in this news report on the national Building Resilient Inclusive Growth and Holistic Transformation (BRIGHT) survery in Sri Lanka.


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    Sellers not relying on middlemen anymore for fish sales: Study (The Daily Star)

    December 08, 2025

    IFPRI research presented at the BIDS Annual Conference on Development 2025, highlighting new evidence on aquaculture value chains, agricultural mechanization, and social protection.