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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Is food price inflation really subsiding?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.01.23-
Food security
by Rob Vos, Joseph Glauber, and David Laborde OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Almost a year…
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Get ready to be schooled! (…about IFPRI’s research on education)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)24.01.23by Harold Alderman, Daniel O. Gilligan, Aulo Gelli, Naureen Karachiwalla, and Jessica Leight OPEN AC…
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Food export restrictions have eased as the Russia-Ukraine war continues, but concerns remain for key commodities
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)23.01.23-
Food security
by Joseph Glauber, David Laborde and Abdullah Mamun OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 In the weeks followin…
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2022 Forman Lecture: The AU’s Minata Samaté Cessouma on Africa’s current and future nutrition challenges
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.01.23-
Food security
In an era of global uncertainties, including high food prices, political instability, and growing cl…
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Can videos overcome smallholder women’s barriers to accessing climate resilience strategies? Insights from Uganda
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)13.01.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Gender equality
Uganda's National Agriculture and Advisory Services (NAADS) has made great contributions to the tran…
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Policy seminar: The harmful environment impacts of agricultural subsidies and prospects for reform
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.01.23-
Food security
Globally, agricultural support is high—totaling about $600 billion annually—and continues to inc…
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Developing and implementing Picture-Based Advisories (PBA) for farmers in Kenya
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.12.22-
Food security
IFPRI’s picture-based insurance (PBI) initiative, recognized as a CGIAR@50 Innovation and acti…
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WEAGov: A new conceptual framework to assess women’s empowerment in agricultural governance
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.12.22-
Food security
Global progress on advancing women’s empowerment within governance systems has been uneven, even a…
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Food price shocks and diets among poor households in Egypt
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)29.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Because of its dependence on food imports, Egypt is particularly vulnerable to the high world…
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In Tajikistan, women contribute significantly to agriculture, but does agricultural work contribute significantly to women’s agency?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)23.12.22-
Food security
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Tajikistan is among the lowest-income countries in Central Asia and the world, and agriculture plays…
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Policy seminar: Leveraging Kenya’s new Bottom-Up Economic Plan for food system transformation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.12.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Kenya’s new government has developed an ambitious Bottom-Up Economic Plan to tackle complex dome…
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Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in Papua New Guinea
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)20.12.22Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in Papua New Guinea by Luci…
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CGIAR One Health Initiative seeks to improve meat hygiene in slaughterhouses in Western Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on One Health18.12.22-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A large share of foodborne illness is due to contamination of animal-source foods with pathogens.…
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CGIAR One Health Initiative pilot project seeks to improve food safety in Vietnam's traditional markets
CGIAR Initiative on One Health18.12.22-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
In Vietnam, pork is the most widely consumed meat and over 90% of this is…
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The global food price crisis threatens to cause a global nutrition crisis: New evidence from 1.27 million young children on the effects of inflation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.12.22-
Food security
Frequent food crises with spiking prices have become the new normal in the 21st century,…
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Photo essay: Talking to farmers in Malawi to understand how to improve agricultural cooperative performance
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.12.22View Photo Essay…
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Unleashing the power of young agripreneurs
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)06.12.22Encouraging agripreneurship—entrepreneurial activity in agriculture—is crucial to addressing une…
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Vilsack highlights USDA’s climate initiatives and investments at COP27 (Farmers Advance)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.12.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Vilsack highlights USDA’s climate initiatives and investments at COP27 (Farmers Advance) Farmers…
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