Statement

IFPRI extends sincere condolences in relation to the tragic accident that claimed lives of Dr. Chilima and fellow passengers.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) mourns the passing of Dr. Djimé Adoum, a member of IFPRI’s Board of Trustees and a trusted friend of the Institute. Dr. Adoum passed away on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. Dr. Adoum served on IFPRI’s Board of Trustees since May 2019 and we were fortunate to […]

The International Food Policy Research Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh. Prof. Huq passed away in Dhaka on October 28, 2023, at the age of 71. We are grateful for the collaboration we enjoyed with Prof. Huq on topics related to the nexus of […]

The International Food Policy Research Institute deeply mourns the passing of Professor Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the world-renowned agricultural scientist, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Mentor, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. M.S. Swaminathan passed away in Chennai, India, on September 28, 2023, at the age of 98. Prof. M.S. Swaminathan’s contributions to agriculture, genetics, plant breeding, and food […]

Washington, DC, USA – The annual Tropentag conference, a premier interdisciplinary event focusing on tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development, will take place from September 20 to September 22, 2023, in Berlin, Germany. Co-organized by The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, this year’s conference centers […]

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) deeply mourns the passing of Professor Nurul Islam, IFPRI Research Fellow Emeritus, a prominent economist, author, and dear friend to many of us. Prof. Islam passed away on Tuesday, May 9, at the age of 94, in Washington, DC.  Often referred to as the greatest economist of Bangladesh, Nurul […]

Washington, D.C.:  IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen announced today the appointment of two new Senior Directors, as part of a reorganization of IFPRI’s structure to match that of the CGIAR Systems Transformation group. Purnima Menon was named the Senior Director for Food and Nutrition Policy and Channing Arndt was named Senior Director for Systems Transformation Strategies. […]

Media Briefing: Video Media Briefing: Audio The massive support provided to agriculture by governments — $639 billion per year during 2016–18 — has not incentivized sustainable patterns of food production and consumption, leading to calls to “repurpose” this support. A new IFPRI-World Bank study shows that the present system of support, if left in place, […]

The regional representations of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) signed a regional Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of collaboration to fill knowledge gaps on food security in urban, conflict-affected, and hard-to-reach areas in West & Central Africa. The MoU was signed by Elvira Pruscini, Deputy […]

Washington, DC–A joint project managed by The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and ACRE Africa titled, “Eyes on the Ground: Providing Quality Model Training Data through Smartphones,” has been selected for the Lacuna Fund’s first cohort of supported projects in the agricultural AI (artificial intelligence) for social good domain. In the Eyes on the […]

The IFPRI community is saddened by the passing of Dr. Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, a Ugandan agricultural economist, politician, and academic, on January 7, 2021.

Washington, DC – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Scientific Group of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Food Systems Summit signed a Memorandum of Understanding today establishing a framework for collaboration on research for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. The framework outlines key themes for research collaboration, including gender equity, inclusive transformation […]

IFPRI warmly congratulates our colleagues at the World Food Programme for being named the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. The award is a highly-deserved honor and a testament to the important mission and much-needed work of the WFP to provide urgently needed sustenance to the most vulnerable. We at IFPRI are extremely proud […]

Former IFPRI Board Member & Board Chair passed away on September 26. During her time on the Board, she was instrumental in establishing IFPRI’s South Asia Regional Office in New Delhi.

Researcher Joseph Glauber testifies that the challenges of meeting future food needs will require a concerted effort from governments to improve the functioning of food and agricultural markets. 

As the impacts of COVID-19 spread across the globe, the virus threatens more than health systems worldwide. It also poses serious risks to food security; local businesses and national economies; and hard-fought progress by stakeholders at all levels towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The global response to the pandemic must be swift and science-based, harnessing […]

The Board of Trustees of IFPRI announces the appointment of Emorn Udomkesmalee as the next chair of the Institute’s board.

IFPRI and the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) are saddened by the passing of Ato Newai Gebre-Ab, a champion of IFPRI's work who made many contributions to Ethiopia's development.

Statement by Shenggen FanDirector General, IFPRIG20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting, Niigata, JapanMay 11, 2019 Distinguished guests,  Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to commend the G20 Agriculture Ministers for recognizing the need to transform our food systems to achieve human and planetary health, and continuing to champion the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  It cannot be […]

April 12, 2019, Washington, D.C. – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) of Indonesia today affirmed their commitment to eliminating hunger in Indonesia in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation toward that goal. The MoU establishes a framework of collaboration on […]

Shahidur Rashid succeeds Pramod Joshi as the new Director for South Asia based in New Delhi

The Board of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a research center of CGIAR, is recruiting a new Director General to succeed Dr. Shenggen Fan at the conclusion of his successful tenure in the role (December 2019). Position description is found here. IFPRI (www.ifpri.org) believes that by working together the world can sustainably reduce poverty […]

November 15, Washington, D.C.: I have informed IFPRI staff and supporters that my second, five-year term as Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will conclude in one year, December 2019.  Upon completing my tenure, I will return to China and continue my life’s work to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty around […]

Statement by Shenggen FanDirector General, IFPRI(as prepared) G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina 27 July 2018  Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to commend the G20 Agriculture Ministers for their continued commitment to achieving sustainable development, eliminating hunger and malnutrition, and combating climate change—largely under the frameworks of the 2030 Agenda for […]

Dear colleagues,   We are pleased to announce that IFPRI-Washington staff will now be housed under one roof effective, April 16, 2018.  After a year of working from different buildings, the rest of the IFPRI family in Washington will now move to our new headquarters.  The new office space allows greater collaboration in our work […]

IFPRI's Tewodaj Mogues is among 7 women to be inducted into the Program designed to empower women & diversify foreign policy perspectives.

Evaluating agriculture sector progress of African countries toward achieving the seven broad commitments of the 2014 Malabo Declaration.

Statement by Shenggen Fan Director General, IFPRI10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference, Berlin, Germany20 January 2018   Distinguished Ministers and guests, Ladies and gentlemen, First, I would like to commend the agriculture ministers for committing to make livestock production and animal husbandry more sustainable, responsible, and efficient. Taking action on livestock production is critical to support […]

Shenggen Fan, IFPRI director general was awarded the 2017 Fudan Management Excellence Award.

Recent reports that India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has fallen significantly are based on misinterpretations of the GHI data.

On April 21, 2017, IFPRI will begin the first phase of our relocation to 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. Approximately 40% of IFPRI will move during this first phase, and the remainder will move in April 2018. This is an exciting change for the institute, providing an opportunity to consolidate and improve IFPRI’s facilities, […]

Technological innovations can open up new doors for greater water-use efficiency. 

Director General Shenggen Fan wrote an op-ed in China Daily on agricultural resilience in China. He wrote that it’s critical to invest in drought-tolerant crop varieties, disaster insurance, as well as flood control and irrigation. “To build the resilience of small farmers, the provision of agricultural insurance at scale with government support together with market-based mechanisms is the […]

Statement by IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan from the G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting

IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan on the earthquakes striking Japan and Ecuador: I am deeply saddened to hear of the earthquakes that struck Ecuador and Japan. Earthquakes and other natural disasters can devastate communities, wreak havoc on the environment, and cause hunger and malnutrition in an already food insecure world. The Ecuadorian situation is particularly […]

January 22, 2016, Davos, Switzerland – I am honored to be part of the Champions Coalition in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which seeks to halve per capita food waste and reduce food losses by 2030. Today, about a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted on its […]

“Today’s historic agreement at the Paris talks on climate change represents a huge step forward in our collective effort to reduce carbon emissions and keep temperature from rising by more than 2 degrees Celsius above the historical average. I am very pleased that wealthy nations have agreed to fund efforts to combat climate change and […]