Blogs

Transform Nutrition West Africa builds knowledge for decision-makers
Informing policies in four countries.

How countries have coped with recent agricultural trade disruptions
Lessons from IFPRI research.

Transforming rural livelihoods: Lessons from the Africa RISING program
Improving smallholder farming systems in four countries.
Events

High-Level Partners Roundtable: Keys to strengthening institutions and investments in climate-smart agri-food systems to improve smallholder livelihoods in Africa
In-Person Special Event: April 9, 2024 – 4:30 PM- 6:00 PM EDT. In this roundtable, speakers will reflect on the broader context of food systems transformation, emphasizing the importance of partnerships, learning, and actionable insights in addressing food insecurity and climate resilience in Africa.

2023 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
Event: July 23, 2023 – 8:30 AM to July 25, 2023 – 4:15 PM EDT. IFPRI is participating in the 2023 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting.

Irregular Migration and Food Security: A View from West Africa
Event: July 20, 2023 – 9:30 AM- 11:00 AM EDT. This seminar will present study results and the website, with discussion by researchers from IFPRI, WFP, and MIT as well as other experts.
News
IFAD, WFP call for sustainable commitments to address food crisis in West Africa (HumAngle)
HumAngle published an article that said the present food crisis is said to be due to limited food production, and barriers to regional trade, among others, which could be directly linked to the ongoing war in Ukraine that is disrupting global food trade. An analysis by IFPRI (see IFPRI blog post, West Africa faces mixed […]
West Africa faces mixed food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict (Telos)
Telos (France) published an op-ed by senior research fellows Antoine Bouet and David Laborde, and research fellow Fousseini Traoré about how food security in West Africa has been deteriorating since 2015. Now, like the rest of the world, the region faces rapidly growing impacts from Russia’s war in Ukraine, including spiking food prices and disruptions […]
How mobile phone towers could help monitor rainfall in developing countries (The Conversation)
The Conversation published an op-ed by Research fellow Yanyan Liu and coauthors about the importance of accurate precipitation measurements that are essential to farmers to monitor crop yields. Farmers also rely on rain-fed agriculture. The researchers used commercial microwave links – wireless connections between mobile phone towers – from different locations in the world, as an effective low-cost way to […]