The range of topics explored included policies for facilitating sustainable food supplies; making agricultural markets and trade work for the poor; and linking agriculture and nutrition.
On this occasion we also celebrated the launch of Compact2025, a bold initiative to end hunger and undernutrition by 2025.
Among the more than 50 speakers were Rob Bertram, USAID; Saulos Chilima, Vice President, Republic of Malawi; Matia Chowdhury, Minister of Agriculture, People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Newai Gebre-ab, chief economic adviser to the prime minister of Ethiopia; German Gonzalez, Secretary, Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN), Guatemala; Justin Yifi Lin, Peking University; Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda; and Roberto Ridolfi, European Commission. Several distinguished speakers provided video messages including Melinda Gates and M. S. Swaminathan.
We have also published 12 stories that reflect on the Institute’s work on key issues, such as social protection, gender, nutrition, and partnerships with key countries, including Bangladesh and Ethiopia. All of the “Making a Difference through Food Policy Research” stories are available as a PDF download. A brief on “The Bang for Its Buck” reviews the impacts of 40 years of IFPRI’s policy research. In addition, we produced the video, “What’s for dinner?” which describes IFPRI’s start and how the Institute has influenced food policy over the last 40 years.
Throughout the year, a number of IFPRI researchers and alumni have been blogging about their work and experiences on our 40th anniversary blog series. Their perspectives are wide-ranging, from climate change and the enigma of South Asian malnutrition to open data and the importance of food policy.
- Special event Program
- 12 “Making a Difference through Food Policy Research” stories
- 40 th Anniversary blog series
- 40 th anniversary videos
- “What’s for Dinner—IFPRI at 40” video
- “Reflections from IFPRI’s 40 th Anniversary” video
- 40 th Anniversary presentations on Slideshare
- IFPRI 1975-2015 Timeline
- Brief: The bang for its buck: Impacts of 40 years of policy research at IFPRI
- Synopsis: Food policy in a complex, changing world
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Food policy in a complex, changing world: Event synopsis
2016International Food Policy Research InstituteMaking a difference through food policy research
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Closing the gender gap in agricultural development
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Social protection by design
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Unlocking markets and trade for rural development
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Putting agriculture at the heart of development in Africa
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Building innovative tools
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Informing a global agenda for food security
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Partnering for food security in Bangladesh
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Making agriculture work for nutrition
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Setting priorities for public spending
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Investing in sustainable agricultural production
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Strengthening capacity for research and policymaking
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Collaborating for food security in Ethiopia
40th Anniversary Blog Series
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Agriculture, nutrition, and health: more than meets the eye
Most of our health systems are set up to respond to problems, whereas agriculture can be part of a prevention approach.
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IFPRI at 40: Making a difference through food policy research
12 stories that describe IFPRI's work on key topical areas
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Reflections on policy impact and capacity strengthening in IFPRI’s country programs
Reflections on IFPRI’s country programsPost by Paul Dorosh, Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division.