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IFPRI Strategy In 2012, IFPRI developed its 2013–2018 strategy to address unprecedented challenges in the food policy landscape. Five years later, many of those challenges persist while new threats and opportunities have arisen that will have fundamental impacts on future food security and nutrition. The Institute is refreshing its strategy to respond to these ongoing […]

A leading researcher on sustainable development traces her career.

What’s new Our reach Global, regional, and national food systems face major challenges and require fundamental transformations. More than ever, responding to these challenges will require a systems-oriented, multidisciplinary approach to reshape food systems so they work for all people sustainably. 489,231 text text text 489,231 text text text 489,231 text text text 489,231 text […]

Recent Press Releases and Media Mentions Press Inquiries Evgeniya Anisimova Media & Digital Engagement Manager Phone: +1 202-865-5600Email: e.anisimova@cgiar.org Research Topics Climate changeNutritionFood pricesGenderAgricultural extension Ask an expert With his deep expertise in global agricultural policy, Joe Glauber has been a pivotal contributor to IFPRI’s Ukraine War blog series. Through his insightful analysis and nuanced understanding […]

Senior research fellow and country representative, Akhter Ahmed writes in an op-ed for the Financial Express (Bangladesh) that the country “has witnessed substantial economic growth over the past decade, with an average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.6 per cent between 2016 and 2022. Notably, the country experienced a 3.4 per cent increase in GDP in 2020, making Bangladesh one […]

Six months after India introduced a set of export restrictions on rice with the aim of holding down domestic prices, global rice markets continue to feel the impact. The benchmark Thai white rice price (5% broken) has risen 22% since India’s export ban on non-basmati white rice took effect in July 2023 (Figure 1). Global […]

IFPRI Year in Review 2023; Special Issue on Dairy Development & Nutrition in the Developing World; COP28 Reflections; and more.

A major research and policy effort transitions to African leadership.

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Event label Event type Address line 1Address line 2 Date Time line 1 Time line 2 Event description: The 1994 Agreement on Agriculture, which emerged from the Uruguay Round, imposed the first real international trade disciplines on agriculture, including rules on market access, export subsidies, and domestic support. However, no further progress was made at […]

Senior research fellow Joseph Glauber is quoted in a Politico story about how the growing military conflict in a key trade corridor is threatening to unleash economic havoc on the global economy ahead of November. “If energy prices go up and remain high, you’d see food inflation persisting,” said Joe Glauber. He added that potential […]

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