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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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America and the Caribbean. The Inter-American Development Bank provides support through finance and technology to help reduce poverty, inequality, improve health and education, and advance infrastructure. The Inter-American Development Bank seeks to promote development in a sustainable and environmentally-conscious approach.

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Projects

Agricultural adaptation to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean

Agricultural adaptation to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Publications

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Transforming agricultural support for a sustainable future: A Latin America and Caribbean view

2024Laborde Debucquet, David; Olivetti, Elsa B.; Piñeiro, Valeria
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Transforming agricultural support for a sustainable future: A Latin America and Caribbean view

Addressing the complex challenges facing agricultural and food systems requires a detailed and integrated approach that ensures food security, enhances nutrition, protects environmental sustainability, and supports livelihoods. Governments are crucial in guiding this transformation through a range of policy tools, including regulatory measures, market-based mechanisms, price adjustments that reflect true production costs, and the reassessment of agricultural subsidies. Achieving comprehensive solutions to these challenges across the domains of food security, nutrition, and sustainable development hinges on reforming domestic agricultural support.

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2024

Authors

Laborde Debucquet, David; Olivetti, Elsa B.; Piñeiro, Valeria

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Laborde Debucquet, David; Olivetti, Elsa B.; and Piñeiro, Valeria. 2024. Transforming agricultural support for a sustainable future: A Latin America and Caribbean view. In Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Adriana Campos, and Martin Piñeiro. Chapter 6, Pp. 60-81. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151915

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Latin America and the Caribbean; Agriculture; Sustainable Development; Food Systems; Government; Nutrition

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-SA-3.0-IGO

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Geopolitical changes and their implications for agricultural trade negotiations

2024Piñeiro, Martin; Piñeiro, Valeria
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Geopolitical changes and their implications for agricultural trade negotiations

The dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) in the 1990s marked a significant geopolitical shift, resulting in the clear and undisputed preeminence of the United States (USA) in global affairs. This new dominance was bolstered by the support of its closest allies, primarily the European Union (EU), Japan, Australia, and a few others. In the wake of this geopolitical shift, a new phase of global economic interdependence emerged characterized by a growing reliance on trade and the development of global value chains, which connected production processes across multiple countries. This collaborative approach to production rapidly accelerated at the beginning of the 21st century and played a crucial role in the rapid economic development of countries like China and the Republic of Korea.

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2024

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Piñeiro, Martin; Piñeiro, Valeria

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Piñeiro, Martin; and Piñeiro, Valeria. 2024. Geopolitical changes and their implications for agricultural trade negotiations. In Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Adriana Campos, and Martin Piñeiro. Chapter 2, Pp. 11-22. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151905

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Latin America and the Caribbean; Agricultural Trade; Economics; Negotiation; Politics

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-SA-3.0-IGO

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Global food security concerns and agricultural trade: Building a responsible and effective relationship

2024Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; Elverdin, Pablo
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Global food security concerns and agricultural trade: Building a responsible and effective relationship

Since the Agreement on Agriculture came into effect trade in food has quintupled. The rules agreed under the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) allowed developing countries to join external markets and increase their participation to the point that they now account for two thirds of the overall flow of agricultural trade.

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2024

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Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; Elverdin, Pablo

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Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; and Elverdin, Pablo. 2024. Global food security concerns and agricultural trade: Building a responsible and effective relationship. In Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Adriana Campos, and Martin Piñeiro. Chapter 9, Pp. 121-145. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151919

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Food Security; Trade; Agricultural Marketing; Market Regulations; Governance; Wto

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-SA-3.0-IGO

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Events

Pro-WEAI: A New Tool for Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Development Projects
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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October 25, 2018, 9:00 – 12:00 pm

Pro-WEAI: A New Tool for Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Development Projects

The pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index that builds on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and is adapted for project use with a closer focus on aspects of empowerment related to health and nutrition. The index is being developed by IFPRI’s Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), a learning and capacity-building initiative […]

Blogs

How climate change will impact agricultural productivity in Central America and the Andean Region
IFPRI Blog
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August 19, 2019

How climate change will impact agricultural productivity in Central America and the Andean Region

By Timothy S. Thomas, Ana María Loboguerrero RodrÍguez, Ana R. Rios, Deissy Martínez Barón, Graciela Magrin, and Vicente Barros

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

How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment
IFPRI Blog
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November 07, 2018

How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment

By Lina Salazar and Jossie Fahsbender

IFPRI's Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) sheds light on how programs impact household gender dynamics.

Innovative scorecard system helps to better allocate poverty program investments
IFPRI Blog
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October 04, 2018

Innovative scorecard system helps to better allocate poverty program investments

By Manuel A. Hernandez and Sara Gustafson

A new approach helps potential funders weigh the financial risks and on-the-ground benefits of anti-poverty programs.

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