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Persistent biases hold back women shop owners.

The New Humanitarian, in a report about the impacts of Cyclone Freddy tearing through Malawi, mentions IFPRI in relation to the efforts the Malawian governments have undertaken “to boost the yields of rain-dependent subsistence farmers – the backbone of the economy – through subsidy programmes that provide cheap fertiliser and improved seeds.”   “In seasons when the weather […]

The Nation (Malawi) writes in a story, “The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says rural households will increasingly need to turn to other jobs other than in the agriculture sector to escape poverty which is hovering at 57 percent.  In its analysis of employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi, the institute […]

Ukraine One Year Later; International Women’s Day; IFPRI & BIMSTEC sign an MoU & more.

“The World Bank in recent data shows that the domestic food price inflation in almost all low-and middle-income countries remains high across the world between October 2022 and February 2023,” writes the Business Insider (Bangladesh). The report mentions that “one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) reviewed experiences […]

Senegal Press Agency, in a summary of the two-day event launch of the “Food system” project at the Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research (ISRA), writes that the workshop has contributed to a better understanding of the functioning of the Senegalese food system along various dimensions stretching from production to consumption.  This workshop was organized in […]

Inquirer.Net (The Philippines) writes, “Based on a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute, climate change is expected to put 2 million more people at risk of hunger by 2050 and cost about P145 billion every year.”   Read the article. Republished by Asia News Network.      

Positive health and nutrition results persist even in adverse circumstances.

IFPRI is governed by its Board of Trustees. The institute is led by Dr. Johan Swinnen, who also serves as Managing Director of the CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group. IFPRI’s research structure fits under two research pillars, Transformation Strategies and Food and Nutrition Policy, and is integrated into the CGIAR Systems Transformation Science Group. The […]

Continuing market stresses from the Russia-Ukraine war.

Reuters reported on the effects of the war in Ukraine on global grain supplies. Joseph Glauber, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute was quoted in the article, saying, “Luck has played some role in events … the combination of good weather (in some breadbasket areas) and strong producer supply response […]

The international agreement that allows Ukraine to export wheat, corn, sunflower oil and other agricultural products across the globe is set to expire on March 18. The World spoke with Joseph Glauber, IFPRI senior research fellow, for a new podcast episode about how the deal has affected global grain prices, and what issues Ukraine, Russia, Turkey […]

The Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an interview with Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General and Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR, in which he answered questions concerning global hunger, malnutrition, and the role IFPRI is playing in helping to solve those issues. Swinnen said, “There is clear evidence that IFPRI, working with its partners in Bangladesh, has made […]

Practical ways to evaluate and advance women’s empowerment.

Virtual Event: March 16, 2023 – 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM EDT. This seminar will discuss how sustainable food system transformation can be achieved in the next decade in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria by increasing public investment by US$10 billion per year (on average from 2023 to 2030) and implementing a more effective portfolio of interventions that achieve multiple outcomes.  

Farm News & Views podcast episode from March 7 says: “Last month, the International Food Policy Research Institute forecast that low producer prices and high input costs are discouraging grain production in Ukraine this year, and that means that the world will have to produce additional grains and oil seeds to help rebuild stocks and moderate […]

Global agriculture contends with major disruptions.

In a report on food security across the world since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war,  East Asia Forum (Australia) writes that “major food supply chains, especially for wheat, corn, and vegetable oils, were disrupted overnight. The spike in food prices came on top of record-high prices caused by food supply chain disruptions stemming from the […]

News of World published an op-ed by Venter Mwongera (Kenya) on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, stating that digital technologies can help women farmers to exchange and access information about indigenous seeds and their conservation. However, the adoption of digital technologies in agriculture has been uneven, with women farmers being left behind.  The article quotes a […]