Agricultural extension (also known as agricultural advisory services) plays a crucial role in promoting agricultural productivity, increasing food security, improving rural livelihoods, and promoting agriculture as an engine of pro-poor economic…
Sustainable food production is a critical component to meeting the demands and challenges faced by agriculture worldwide.
Farmers' tasks are more difficult due to unpredictable climates characterized by extreme weather events and changing growing seasons.
The relationship between conflict and food security is complex and dynamic. As recent IFPRI research has shown, food insecurity can be both a cause and consequence of conflict. Conflict often reduces food availability and access when agricultural…
IFPRI researchers explore the factors that determine countries’ choices of development pathways. They pinpoint the necessary preconditions for effective policy changes and identify the main drivers of economic growth, agricultural transformation,…
Recent IFPRI research has articulated the distinctions between the legal obligations of WTO members and the underlying economic intention of reducing trade-distorting support; it has traced the extent to which WTO notifications have tracked and…
Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems.
IFPRI works on energy policy as it relates to water and food security, including groundwater pumping, fertilizer management, and bioenergy.
As the world contends with swelling populations and an unpredictable, changing climate, the pressures on scarce natural
Highlighting IFPRI's work on famine and chronic hunger.