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Encouraging transparency in agricultural research
Over the past few decades, economics research has gone through a kind of credibility revolution.
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Gendered pathways and puzzles in agriculture-nutrition research
Last month I had the privilege of giving the opening keynote at the 5th annual LCIRAH conference.
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Why should we make staple foods more nutritious?
Post by HarvestPlus director Howarth Bouis
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BRAC founder named World Food Prize laureate
IFPRI extends its heartfelt congratulations to BRAC Founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, who was just announced as this year’s World Food Prize laureate. Sir Fazle has worked tirelessly for more than 40 years to tackle poverty and hunger in Bangladesh and beyond, and has been instrumental in helping Bangladesh meet the Millennium Development […]
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Debuts of the 2014-15 Global Food Policy Report
This year’s Global Food Policy Report—IFPRI’s flagship publication—is the fourth in an annual series which provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments in the past year. The topics covered in the 2014-15 report are timely as we usher in a new global development agenda. The launch of the Report in various capital cities […]
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Agricultural R&D Capacity in the Arab world: Positive Progress, but Challenges Remain
Over the past five decades, investments in agricultural R&D have had a tremendous impact on agricultural productivity and food security around the world.
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Exposing hidden hunger
The following is a slightly modified version of a blog story that was originally published on Bread for the World’s Institute Notes. On Saturday, May 30th, Bread for the World Institute and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), partnering with HelpMeViz, will organize a vizathon to bring together a variety of of data heroes— coders, data scientists, designers, and […]
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How will climate change affect the world food system?
Post by IFPRI senior researcher Tim Thomas
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Filling the legal void?
Tanzania recently passed new legislation that provides a glowing example of legal commitment to improving women’s land rights. However, in this setting as elsewhere, local interpretation and implementation can water down a policy’s effectiveness. Customary law—common accepted practices in a community—often dominates. For example, a 2009 study by the Women’s Legal Aid Center finds limited […]