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Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

2018 Global Food Policy Report (2018 GFPR) Media Briefing

Tuesday, March 20, 2018   8:00 – 8:45am EDT
Teleconference via Skype for Business (free of charge)

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Antiglobalism was on the rise in 2017. What will this mean for food security and nutrition? IFPRI’s 2018 Global Food Policy Report examines the impacts of global integration–including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge–and the threat of current antiglobalization pressures.

Experts and authors of chapters on migration, trade, and the global impact of developed country farm support programs will be available on the record for analysis and questions from the media. 

Panelists and Moderator

  • Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
  • Alan de Brauw, IFPRI Senior Researcher and coauthor of migration chapter 
  • Kate Ambler, IFPRI Senior Researcher and coauthor of migration chapterr
  • David Laborde, IFPRI Senior Researcher and coauthor of trade chapter
  • Joe Glauber, IFPRI Senior Researcher and author of developing country farm support chapter
  • Moderator: Drew Sample, Senior Media Relations Specialist

2018 Global Food Policy Report Products and Report

  1. The 2018 GFPR Quiz – Test your knowledge of globalization here.
  2. The 2018 GFPR Event – Join today’s seminar starting at 9:30am on how globalization and rising antiglobalism are impacting global food security and nutrition.
  3. The 2018 GFPR Book Launch –  The seventh annual report.
     

Global GFPR Launch Events

Additionally, global GFPR launch events will be held in the following cities:

New Delhi, India – March 28
Geneva, Switzerland – April 16
Dhaka, Bangladesh – May 3
Rome, Italy – May 8
Moscow, Russia – May 30