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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.

Lilia Bliznashka

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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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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  • Budget watchdog, all federal — Episode 22: The Farm Bill with special guest Dr. Joe Glauber (Taxpayer’s for Commonsense) 

    June 01, 2022

    Taxpayer’s for Commonsense produced a podcast with senior research fellow Joseph Glauber. Glauber talked about various parts of the Farm Bill, social protection, and crop insurance. Some of his comments included, “The farm bills have been around for a long, long time. We go back to the early 1930s with all the New Deal legislation […]


  • G7 downplays US sanctions’ role in food shortage (New Age) 

    May 31, 2022

    New Age published an article on how there is really no true solution to the problem of global food security without bringing back the agriculture production of Ukraine and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite the war. Fertilizer prices were already rising, but the war has made it […]


  • ASEAN countries discuss response to food security concerns (Vietnam Plus) 

    May 31, 2022

    Vietnam Plus published an article about the collaborative forum held to discuss food systems. IFPRI and SEARCA sponsored the event. One discussion was about how with rapid development and transformation of food systems, ASEAN countries have made significant progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on ending hunger and food insecurity, and malnutrition.  However, […]


  • Food, will there be a crisis?  (Sohu) 

    May 31, 2022

    Sohu published an article where it said that the UN is warning that mankind may face the biggest food crisis after World War II! According to IFPRI, under the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and extreme heat, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented a “ban” on food […]


  • Russia-Ukraine conflict renders food supply precarious in Africa (Eco-Finance Agency) 

    May 31, 2022

    Eco-Finance Agency published an article that African countries are heavily dependent on food products exported from Russia and Ukraine, although in various proportions. If the ongoing conflict lingers, several countries on the continent may be affected by hunger. Food and fertilizers are powerful weapons if used as such by Russia. Rising protectionism might comfort some. […]


  • The food crisis will worsen and costlier fertilisers are the reason (India Today) 

    May 31, 2022

    India Today published an article that said that the food crisis will worsen by the day and costlier fertilizers will fuel it. According to IFPRI, prices for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) were up 125 percent in January from the year before. They rose another 17 percent from the beginning of the year to March. Urea prices […]


  • More than 20 countries issue a “ban” on grain exports, will food prices rise further? (eNorth) 

    May 31, 2022

    eNorth (China) published an article stating that IFPRI has released the latest data based on the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and how it is affecting countries worldwide. Under the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the new crown pneumonia epidemic, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented a “ban” on food exports. […]


  • Heavy! The United States announced the extension of tariff exemptions for these Chinese products! More than 20 countries have issued restrictions on grain exports (Panorama Network) 

    May 29, 2022

    Panorama Network posted an article on how the global food crisis is affecting countries that are, in response, making policies to restrict exports. Under the complicated international situation, many countries have launched a food defense war. According to data released by IFPRI (Food & Fertilizer Export Restrictions Tracker), as of May 28, more than 20 […]


  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupts food supply chains, many countries restrict food exports (CTEE)

    May 29, 2022

    CTEE (Central News Agency, China) published an article stating that since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many countries imposed export bans, exacerbating global food security problems. According to the latest data from IFPRI, more than 20 countries are restricting the export of food or fertilizer as of today. IFPRI pointed out that in the past, countries […]


  • Food war! More than 20 countries sacrifice export ban, China lacks food and morality (Itn.com) 

    May 29, 2022

    Itn (China) published an article stating that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged the global food crisis into the abyss, and countries have launched a food defense war. According to the latest data from IFPRI, as of May 28, more than 20 countries around the world have implemented food export restrictions, including Egypt, Argentina, India, […]