Maximo Torero at the Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute, is concerned about the fallow years until output recovers. “The three year window could be very serious,” he says. In Caruchil co-operative, Mr Molina and his …
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Africa’s urbanisation: making sense of the numbers – How we made it in Africa
… as the new roadworks and flurry of construction in Addis Ababa so vividly demonstrate. However, according to IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) in 2007, 38% of the population remains five or more hours away from a city
Le Parlement s’interroge sur le bien-fondé des biocarburants – EurActiv
Searchinger’s reading of one key report produced for the EU by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) found that of every 100 calories from wheat or maize diverted to food tanks by bioethanol production, 25 calories were not rep…
The Big Potential of Small Fish
Small fish species are an integral part of the diets of many living in coastal or water-rich areas of the developing world.

Gender transformative approaches: Beyond gender business as usual
The IFAD gender desk hosted a very stimulating presentation by Ranjitha Puskar, senior scientist from WorldFish in Penang, who is heading up the gender activities in the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems.
