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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.

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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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2026-2030

FOOD POLICY RESEARCH for a CHANGING WORLD

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Data systems under financial strain: Findings from a rapid assessment of 41 food security, nutrition, and health information systems

2026Hillbruner, Chris; Hill, Ruth Vargas; McNamara, Brian; Scott, Zoe

Data systems under financial strain: Findings from a rapid assessment of 41 food security, nutrition, and health information systems

The 2025 cuts to foreign assistance have weakened the crisis-information infrastructure underpinning humanitarian and development response. An IFPRI assessment, funded by Rockefeller Catalytic Capital (RFCC), examined 41 globally relevant information systems focused on predicting, monitoring, and understanding food and nutrition crises. Among systems reporting funding estimates, funding declined by an average of 31% in 2025, compared with a 23% decline in overall official development assistance (ODA). These funding cuts have sharply reduced data collection, limited analysis, and weakened forecasts. As declining aid flows make effective targeting of assistance even more critical, the information available to decision makers is eroding.

Year published

2026

Authors

Hillbruner, Chris; Hill, Ruth Vargas; McNamara, Brian; Scott, Zoe

Citation

Hillbruner, Chris; Hill, Ruth Vargas; McNamara, Brian; and Scott, Zoe. 2026. Data systems under financial strain: Findings from a rapid assessment of 41 food security, nutrition, and health information systems. IFPRI Policy Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/186068

Keywords

Data; Financial Situation; Food Security; Nutrition; Health; Information Systems; Vulnerability

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Brief

Journal Article

Measuring co-coverage in global health and nutrition interventions: A scoping review of analytical approaches

2026Manohar, Swetha; Grounds, Samantha; Kim, Sunny S.; Pandya, Niharika; Morrison, Taylor; Nguyen, Phuong Hong

Measuring co-coverage in global health and nutrition interventions: A scoping review of analytical approaches

Multi-sectoral nutrition (MSN) approaches coordinate interventions across sectors such as health, agriculture, education, and social protection to improve nutrition outcomes, and have gained prominence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Measuring co-coverage — the clustering of multiple interventions at the individual and household level — remains uncommon yet offers a viable method for tracking MSN intervention coverage. This scoping review examined existing analytic approaches and applications for assessing co-coverage of health and nutrition interventions. We searched Web of Science Core Collection, PubMed, and EBSCOhost for studies that used, described, or developed co-coverage methods to measure nutrition- and health-related intervention coverage. Titles and abstracts were screened by two independent reviewers using Covidence, followed by full-text screening based on pre-defined criteria. Screening 4,478 abstracts yielded 73 eligible studies applying 8 distinct methods to quantify co-coverage across health and nutrition interventions. Most studies were observational (90%) and conducted in LMICs, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, with publications increasing over the past decade. Data were primarily drawn from surveys (93%), particularly Demographic and Health Surveys (41 studies). Commonly included individual-level interventions in co-coverage indices were antenatal care (ANC, 66 studies) or ANC components, child immunizations (48 studies), and skilled birth attendance (42 studies). Evidence on measuring a range of multisectoral interventions at the household level was limited. Intervention selection was often guided by established frameworks or guidelines. Coverage indices were calculated using simple counts, weighted averages, and scoring systems. While 18 studies validated their indices through methods such as Cohen's kappa and sensitivity analyses, most relied on previously used approaches without specific validation.

Year published

2026

Authors

Manohar, Swetha; Grounds, Samantha; Kim, Sunny S.; Pandya, Niharika; Morrison, Taylor; Nguyen, Phuong Hong

Citation

Manohar, Swetha; Grounds, Samantha; Kim, Sunny S.; Pandya, Niharika; Morrison, Taylor; and Nguyen, Phuong Hong. Measuring co-coverage in global health and nutrition interventions: A scoping review of analytical approaches. Advances in Nutrition. Article in press. First published online on October 5, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2026.100742

Keywords

Health; Nutrition; Interventions; Systematic Reviews; Measurement; Child Nutrition; Maternal Nutrition; Maternal and Child Health

Language

English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Journal Article

Journal Article

India's agricultural policy transitions

2026Kishore, Avinash; Ramaswami, Bharat; Roy, Devesh

India's agricultural policy transitions

This review traces the evolution of India's agricultural policy regime, centered on price supports, input subsidies, and complex trade policies that oscillate between protectionism and implicit taxation of farmers. It highlights three interlinked challenges: low farm incomes, poor diet quality, and environmental degradation. The policy architecture that ensures food security constrains the pace of agricultural transformation. Reform requires repurposing subsidies and restoring credibility to trade policy. While the digital infrastructure is in place to begin the shift to smarter subsidies, the political path is risky, as policy must seek credible ways to signal protection of farmer interests. Despite these policy rigidities, economic growth and urbanization continue to drive structural changes in agriculture. Diversification away from cereals, new food value chains, and rising integration with nonfarm employment are the key dynamic forces shaping agricultural outcomes. Future outcomes will depend on policy responses to emerging food value chains and new agricultural technologies.

Year published

2026

Authors

Kishore, Avinash; Ramaswami, Bharat; Roy, Devesh

Citation

Kishore, Avinash; Ramaswami, Bharat; and Roy, Devesh. 2026. India's agricultural policy transitions. Annual Review of Resource Economics 18(1): 89-109. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-120324-050541

Country/Region

India

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Agriculture; Policies; Agricultural Policies; Agrarian Reform; Food Security; Price Support; Trade Policies; Structural Adjustment

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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Journal Article

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Global Agrifood Systems Outlook to 2050

IFPRI Report published in September 2026

This book, Global Agrifood Systems Outlook to 2050, uses advanced modeling tools to explore how agrifood systems may evolve over the next 25 years. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and expertise across key drivers—including population, income, technology, and climate—the report examines likely changes in food demand, production, prices, trade, resource use, food security and nutrition, and employment and income across seven regions and seven commodity groups. It provides decision-makers with a long-term perspective on emerging challenges and opportunities and highlights the critical role of policy and investment choices in shaping more resilient, sustainable, and equitable agrifood systems.

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IFPRI’s experts work around the world to provide the evidence that supports effective policies to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition.

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Meet a Researcher

Keith Wiebe is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit and Lead of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight. In addition to foresight, his areas of particular interest include climate change, natural resource management, agricultural productivity, and food security. Prior to joining IFPRI in 2013, he was Deputy Director of the Agricultural Development Economics Division of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, where he managed a program of economic research and policy…

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