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Assessing impacts on global markets and African consumers.

Integrating more fruits, vegetables, and other high-quality crops into food systems.

IFPRI researchers on urbanization.

A new research agenda.

IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report on a key paradigm shift.

Key steps to strengthen institutions and relationships

Problems of feeding more than 2 million people in a war zone.

Disruptions ahead for some developing countries exporting to the U.S.

Integrating key goals of food system transformation.

Navigating an economic crisis.

A key staple for low-income consumers in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.

Insights from the new report by the UN High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition.

A new famine warning.

After a reprieve, more dangerous conditions are reemerging.

Five key ways to promote adaptation.

More than 20 million face acute food insecurity.

Integrating reforms with global goals.

Food imports can make up for shortages if quick action is taken.

The 2024 Global Food Policy Report focuses on the pivotal role of nutrition.

IFPRI’s work in catalyzing innovation.

Effects of climate change and El Niño.

A contintental summit offers an important opportunity.

Over-processing removes essential nutrients.

Harvest shortfalls caused by severe drought conditions.

With harvests of a key staple falling, some positive signs.

Impacts of shifting market flows.

The struggle to recover amid conflict.

Weather and other factors trigger volatility.

Evidence-driven policymaking yields progress on key goals.

Addressing global crises through a gender lens.

Assessing the impacts of recent spikes.

A new analysis shows a deteriorating situation.

Data tools provide key insights in a time of crisis.

Comprehensive change can yield broad benefits, a new report shows.

A mixed picture for prices and food security.

The humanitarian crisis continues to worsen.

A leading researcher on sustainable development traces her career.

Six months after India introduced a set of export restrictions on rice with the aim of holding down domestic prices, global rice markets continue to feel the impact. The benchmark Thai white rice price (5% broken) has risen 22% since India’s export ban on non-basmati white rice took effect in July 2023 (Figure 1). Global […]

Keeping up global momentum.

The many advantages of traditional food items.

Potential fallout from Houthi attacks.

The food insecurity situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly dire. A recent blog of just 10 days ago and based on an assessment by the World Food Programme pointed out that during October and November, 80 percent of the population in Gaza was displaced and more than 80 percent suffered food deficiencies. A […]

Global prices have moderated but many countries still face difficulties.

Continuing pressures on food security in low- and middle-income countries.

Guiding agricultural transformation among smallholders.

Research for real-world solutions that can make a difference.

This time, market disruptions could have public health benefits.

Closing the finance gap for food systems.

New insights for scaling up efforts in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.

Why women are key to building resilience.

Addressing the global problem of hidden hunger.

Twenty years of HarvestPlus programs have a lasting impact.

This year’s theme: “Water is LIfe, Water is Food, Leave No One Behind.”

Worries mount over continued high prices.

Ways to address a global challenge.

Providing subsidized lunches for 250,000 Nairobi students.

Explaining a case of tariff arbitrage.

A key connection between water, diets, and public health.

What may happen as trade in wheat and other commodities is interrupted again.

Many problems with a policy common in oil-producing countries.

Will the 2024 13th WTO Ministerial Conference bring real change?

New commodity market risks.

New problems as a key agricultural trade route is cut off.

Benefits of climate-smart strip-planting.

Refining understanding and management options for a key resource.

A complex resource resists unitary assessments.

Quinoa, acai, and other foods can expand markets and improve diets.

Exploring the significance of World Refugee Day and the complex dynamics of global migration.

The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the damage of the ammonia pipeline renew worries about the deal termination.

The promise of sorghum, kale, and other traditional food items.

After a period of relative tranquility, trouble looms.

Strategies and policies to build food system resilience.

A key tool in the battle for better nutrition and health.

More war-related agricultural market disruptions.

Advantages of Community-Based Conservation.

Useful approaches to heading off shocks.

The Ukraine war resurrects an important policy debate.

Charting the post-Soviet rise of two major exporters.

A nine-country effort to manage a delicate resource.

A nine-country effort to manage a delicate resource.

Revisiting Nepal’s farmer-managed irrigation systems.

Continuing market stresses from the Russia-Ukraine war.

Global agriculture contends with major disruptions.

Insights from projects around the world.

How markets and food systems have fared in a dangerous crisis.

A leading nutrition researcher traces her career.

Continuing uncertainties for 2023.

Uncertainties include lingering high domestic food prices in many countries.

A new way to offer targeted extension information.

Focus groups and other approaches help clarify what works.

A key to improving economic prospects in rural areas around the world.

A tenuous food security situation faces shifting pressures.

Shifting tides of international trade.

Insights into resilience, well-being, and trust in institutions.

Data show a mixed picture for exempted products.

An opportunity for action as the global climate conference gets underway.

New stresses on global food security.

New stresses on global food security.

New stresses on global food security.

New stresses on global food security.

New stresses on global food security.

New stresses on global food security.

Confronting wicked problems from the ground up.

Future food production depends on addressing gender issues.

Workshops explore how to better support workers.

Seeking big ideas for sustainability.

Continuing fallout from the the Russia-Ukraine war.

Billions of dollars in assistance require a focus on gender.

Impacts from COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts including the Russia-Ukraine war continue to push more people into food insecurity.

The deal to resume agricultural exports could help alleviate food insecurity and stabilize markets.

Steps to address export restrictions and stockholding issues.

Problems for a country that imports 99% of its wheat.

Rising prices and uncertain supplies affect agriculture worldwide.

Ambitious commitments must be backed by action and funding.

A new research initiative takes aim at a major nutrition challenge.

Five key points to improve water sustainability in the 21st century.

Six policy priorities that can—and should—be implemented now.

High food prices and shortages pummel an already suffering population.

High prices and supply issues hit an important global food item.

The poor are particularly vulnerable to rising prices of food, vegetable oils, and fertilizers.

Widening impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Disruptions in wheat, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets drive up prices and threaten supplies.

Disruptions in wheat, vegetable oil, and fertilizer markets drive up prices and threaten supplies.

Measures to protect domestic markets have broader impacts.

Do’s and don’ts to avoid collateral damage.

Chronic economic disruptions meet the market impacts of a distant war.

Chronic economic disruptions meet the market impacts of a distant war.

Rising global market prices pose the most serious threat.

Rising global market prices pose the most serious threat.

On top of rising costs for consumers, an additional threat to food security.

The poor in developing countries face severe impacts.

When the impacts of one war compound those of another.

When the impacts of one war compound those of another.

Findings from a new IFPRI-World Bank report.

A country heavily dependent on wheat faces supply disruptions and spiking prices.

Potential supply disruptions and price spikes.

Inflation poses particular risks for the poor and vulnerable.

Bringing key innovations to smallholders.

The debate over net-zero financing.

Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) is currently the only major sector with serious potential to become a net emissions sink.

A new and necessary accountability measure for gender equality.

Promising ways to overcome the lingering impacts of COVID-19.

Address problems now to build empowerment and resilience for the future.

A four-country project's foundation for knowledge sharing and policy collaboration.

Getting follow-through on key global commitments.

A new report shows how targeted spending can have significant global benefits.

A call to action on a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The environmental scourge of disposable plastic bags harms—and is fueled by—food systems.

Women are demanding change – how to achieve it.

The COVID-19 pandemic and other factors driving inflation.

Farmers and small businesses show both vulnerabilities and a capacity to adapt.

Lessons from how food supply chains adapted to pandemic stresses.

Protecting and sustaining a resource integral to life on earth.

The need for a greater focus on equity, inclusion, and justice in ecosystem management.

Charting a path toward rural economic transformation.

A key goal is within reach with the right mix of investments.

What works to achieve gender-equitable food systems.

Encouraging the adoption of promising innovations.

A new proposal to meet SDG2.

The pandemic has exposed fragilities and encouraged innovations.

A new index will asses the actions of more than 200 producer organizations, food companies, global nonprofits, and research institutions on women's empowerment.

Insights for a post-pandemic world from IFPRI's Global Food Policy Report.

Creative pandemic responses have created an opportunity for real structural change.

What we really mean when we talk about water’s value.

A new online course launching on International Women's Day offers training for researchers and development practitioners.

This year's IWD theme is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” 

Approaches crucial to address the climate crisis.

Cooperation can help Latin America and the Caribbean confront significant challenges. 

Cooperation can help Latin America and the Caribbean confront significant challenges. 

Exploring challenges ranging from climate change to value chains.

Overcoming limited access to banking and other services.

Outlining a path to global food security.

Lessons for overcoming market failures and other problems stifling innovation.

Renewables are key for building sustainable agriculture and long-term food security.

What the consumer pays rarely incorporates many social and environmental impacts.

A key tool in food system transformation.

A “business as usual” approach to food safety will do little to check the health threats in many countries.

Collective action provides a way for smallholders to overcome market obstacles.

Rising food demand and a shrinking rural labor pool have made the need for tractors and other machines increasingly urgent.

The relative abundance of food in cities does not mean that everyone has equal access to safe, diverse, healthy, and affordable diets.

Some ways to lighten extra burdens the pandemic has imposed on women.

A new IFPRI book explores the country's recent growth and prospects for the future.

A master's student and IFPRI researcher examine a key issue for food value chains.

A master's student and an IFPRI researcher shepherd a thesis to publication—part of the Bunda Grant Scheme program.

A strategy for agricultural trade.

How evolving technology has stimulated data collection and research.

A research journey through Papua New Guinea.

Expanding agrifood value chains are creating huge opportunities for greater inclusion of rural people in processing, transport, and retail. From IFPRI's 2020 Global Food Policy Report.

Creative pandemic adaptations in e-commerce and other areas show long-term promise.

Rural residents face a distinct set of pandemic challenges.

Many countries have already implemented social assistance programs, but more challenges lie ahead.

Creating more inclusive food systems for a post-pandemic world.

Breakdowns in public confidence can endanger public health.

Awareness of the importance of food systems hygiene is on the rise.

Building better connections to bring the latest techniques and technologies to farmers.

Finding ways to sustainably intensify the production of safe and nutritious food over the long term.

Emergency border restrictions have costs, including slowdowns in both formal and informal trade.

Emergency border restrictions have costs, including slowdowns in both formal and informal trade.

Spotting the red flag of spiking prices can speed interventions to head off bigger food security problems.

With global food insecurity on the rise, some ways to break the recurring feedback loop between conflict and hunger—from IFPRI's 2020 Global Food Policy Report.

Governments ramping up pandemic assistance programs must take care to see they don't widen inequalities. 

Prospects for the continent's "youth bulge" depend on agricultural innovation.

Conflict and climate and economic shocks contribute to rising global hunger numbers.

The pandemic has all the makings of a perfect storm for global malnutrition.

In low- and middle-income countries, women are key to practical efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus—but face many obstacles men do not.

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day and COVID-19 crisis prompt reflection on where we are heading as a species.

Ensuring that women’s contributions to food systems are recognized, and that women can make strategic choices about their involvement, has benefits for all.

Global cooperation is essential to avert a health, economic, and social catastrophe. 

Lessons from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Viet Nam on promoting inclusion and better nutrition, from the 2020 Global Food Policy Report.

If you are rich, the answer may well be no. But if you are poor, the answer is more likely to be yes.

If you are rich, the answer may well be no. But if you are poor, the answer is more likely to be yes.

Governments must use every means at their disposal to cushion the blow of shutdowns and massive job losses.

Forces such as population growth, urbanization, and forest exploitation offer new pathways for viral outbreaks.

Marshalling an array of social safety net programs to buttress food security among the poor.

The 2020 Global Food Policy Report outlines strategies to build better food security for the poor and marginalized around the world.

Governments must use every means at their disposal to cushion the blow of shutdowns and massive job losses.

Modeling results show monthly declines in GDP, with the poor hit hardest.

Modeling results show monthly declines in GDP, with the poor hit hardest.

Social distancing measures may hurt both food traders and consumers in a region known for harsh crackdowns on markets.

Poverty, malnutrition, weak healthcare systems, and other factors will complicate the response to the pandemic.

Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production.

Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production.

Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production.

Lack of harmonized standards and certification issues that increase transaction costs plague India’s FTAs.

The Inter-American Development Bank must revise its strategy to address broad regional and global challenges.

If it happens, a global economic slowdown would hit the poor in developing countries particularly hard.

The IADB's unique role in Latin America and the Caribbean—and the world.

Averting a global food security crisis precipated by the COVID-19 epidemic will require monitoring food prices, ensuring global and local food chains function properly, innovating ways to keep sales growing, and keeping trade open.  

Potential problems with the PM-Kisan direct benefit transfer program.

African opposition parties increasingly turn to the courts when they lose elections, indicating that perceptions of judicial independence are improving. But frequent recourse to the courts can undermine trust in the electoral process.

An IFPRI-ICAR study in Uttar Pradesh reveals that the scheme, along with agricultural advisory services, can potentially pull farmers out of poverty.

Creating enough jobs for the continent's young people is a daunting challenge – but there are reasons for optimism.

A key scorecard outlines areas for improvement, from agricultural trade to climate resilience.

Important steps to avoid potential hiccups in the food supply and other problems during the coronavirus outbreak..

Ambitious plans to boost farmer income depend on sometimes-overlooked dynamics of participation.

A new conceptual framework for understanding land management.

Why development programs should consider gender at all stages from production to consumption.

Remaining in the RCEP would allow India to expand trade and export more to current partners.

How the early 19th century naturalist and adventurer presaged today's understanding of ecoystem management.

Concern for food safety rises as supermarkets overtake traditional wet markets in Asia.

Overcoming the obstacles that stand in the way of meeting SDG2.

An inexpensive and efficient way to address micronutrient deficiencies.

The products and practices of many transnational food companies continue to drive the problem, as their corporate social responsibility people argue for a seat at the table.

An FAO training strategy shows promise for building farm entrepreneurship in India and other countries.

Nigeria has continues its long history of protectionism—despite committing itself to a continent-wide free trade zone.

Technology and data on farming conditions can help reduce exposure to risk. Fourth in a series.

With the WTO appeals process shut down, trade disputes will go unresolved—with serious consequences.

Globally, we are eating a smaller array of foods, resulting in diets that are less nutritious and healthy.

A rapidly-expanding market in China, the United States, and elsewhere shows promise for fighting food insecurity and climate change.

Falling commodity prices roil countries across the region regardless of politics.

From a childhood in rural China to grappling with global food security issues, Shenggen Fan reflects on his decade as IFPRI's director general.

An extension program of village-based trainings boosts agricultural knowledge.

For major reforms to succeed, build local research capacity and integrate it with policy making.

A wave of reforms across the continent has yet to approach gender equity in land tenure. Second in a series.

First in a series of blog posts on the release of the 2019 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) at the ReSAKSS Annual Conference in Lomé, Togo, Nov. 11-13. This year’s ATOR theme is “Gender Equality in Rural Africa: From Commitments to Outcomes.” Read the second post here and the third here. Across the world, becoming […]

A new IFPRI book explores the explosive growth of aquaculture and what it means for the future.

Revitalizing rural areas means improving infrastructure and boosting opportunities. Ultimately, sustainability depends on linking the advantages of rural economies with those of urban ones.

Providing access to renewable energy and other revitalization efforts can unlock a better future for the rural poor worldwide.

How digital technologies are transforming agriculture and improving health and nutrition in Africa.

Three new reports from the Asian Development Bank and IFPRI explore strategies for reducing hunger and boosting growth.

Developing more accurate ways to measure a crucial food system problem.

Director General Shenggen Fan on the groundbreaking research of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer and their work with IFPRI.

The latest on evolving situations in Yemen, northern Nigeria, South Sudan, and elsewhere.

How the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is helping researchers, project implementers, and donor organizations assess gender equity in the field.

Despite its reputation as African success story, Ghana needs investments and sound policies to transform its farm economy.

When Africa’s women farmers thrive, everyone benefits. With the right investments and policies, Africa’s woman-run farms could produce a bumper crop of development.

Food systems face unprecedented challenges on multiple fronts, including increasing production while keeping the climate stable.

Climate shocks affect men and women differently—one of many reasons to integrate gender into climate policies and programs.

Climate change mitigation can have many benefits for smallholder farmers.

A new report finds 64% of food consumed in Africa is handled by millions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a vibrant yet often overlooked economic force.

The poor are the most vulnerable to climate impacts worldwide, from drought to extreme weather. Here are key steps to protect them going foward.

How Shuyang, China, became a hub for horticulture e-commerce—and its promise for Africa, where online sales are growing fast.

First in a series of posts exploring climate change and its implications for food systems, land use, migration, and other issues.

The food industry is an enormous driver of climate change, a new UN report warns, and our current global food system is pushing our natural world to the breaking point.

Central America will be particularly hard-hit by declining yields of rainfed maize, modeling shows.

India's new ministry can bring more policy focus and resources to bear on important, neglected industries—but also presents certain challenges.

India's proposed standardized national system will enable migrants to seamlessly access their food benefits and switch providers.

The urgent need for more public investment in crop improvement programs in developing countries.

Climate change is generating both food insecurity and political conflict, driving more and more people from their homes. What can be done?

Lessons from experiences of food subsidy programs in Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States for Egypt's Tamween system.

A study in Bihar and Odisha shows the promise of biofortification in targeting micronutrient deficiency.

Aid efforts have averted a potential humanitarian disaster. Needed now – a long-term solution.

A cross-sectoral approach focusing on agriculture, rural development, and poverty reduction is needed to eliminate child labor by 2030.

India's partnership with the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) seems poised to bear fruit.

The WTO's Appellate Body should have seven members. It may soon be down to one.

EU rural policies balance growth and development, environmental protection, and bottom-up approaches.

There is not enough water—as currently managed—to sustain the world’s population and end hunger and malnutrition. Some key pathways to change.

Some practical suggestions for preserving the environment—and with it, public health and well-being—by strengthening sustainable agricultural and food system practices.

How should government agencies and development and nutrition professionals engage with businesses? 

Recent global reports stress the urgency of transforming food systems in the face of climate change, urbanization, and other challenges—but how, practically, can we begin to do that?

The G20 think tank platform outlines a path for transforming Africa's food systems and building long-term food security.

By addressing the whole system through which we grow, buy, and eat our food, we can achieve multiple wins to maintain biodiversity for planetary and human health.

A new IFPRI research program—Urban Food Systems for Better Diets, Nutrition, and Health—will fill critical knowledge and evidence gaps about food systems and the urban poor.

A growing body of evidence shows that women's empowerment programs have substantive development impacts that go beyond the goal of gender equality for its own sake. 

The combination of strong economic growth and urbanization in Africa threatens to leave rural areas behind. What should be done.

The Modi government's new PM-KISAN benefit program is a substantive and positive departure from past support policies for small farmers.

Responsible management of shared resources—communal forests, grazing lands, wetlands, and bodies of water—is crucial to protecting the earth and creating a “safe and just operating space for humanity.”

The authors of Chapter 3 of IFPRI's 2019 Global Food Policy Report on the urgent need for better data on poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.

Ethiopia, China, Bangladesh and other countries have reoriented their agriculture systems to promote better nutrition, yielding promising results.

Poor people in Mozambique and in regions such as southern Africa are the most vulnerable to rising risks of climate-driven disasters. Building resilience can help reduce the threat.

Ensuring food and nutrition security and tackling the looming threat of climate change make land reforms necessary.

Severe food insecurity persists in many countries, demanding investment in both immediate and long-term solutions.

Rains and flooding will harm upcoming harvests, but it appears Malawi can avoid food grain shortages.

Time for a dramatic, system-wide transformation to make rural areas more productive, sustainable, climate-resilient, healthy, and attractive places to live.

A new research center in Wuhan and other opportunities to study agriculture and development in China and elsewhere.

Already well-off farmers—typically younger men—are able to invest in and benefit from irrigation technologies. But what about women and other less-privileged farmers?