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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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COVID-19 lockdowns are imposing substantial economic costs on countries in Africa
08.05.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY JAMES THURLOW Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are suffering rapid and substantial economi…
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IFPRI Announces New Board Chair
07.05.20May 7, 2020, Washington, D.C. – The Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research…
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Assessing the toll of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the South African economy
06.05.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY CHANNING ARNDT, SHERWIN GABRIEL AND SHERMAN ROBINSON COVID-19 is expected to have major impacts…
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IFPRI’s new COVID-19 Food Price Monitor tracks warning signs of stress in local markets
05.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY MANUEL HERNANDEZ, SOONHO KIM, BRENDAN RICE AND ROB VOS Food systems are complex and the disrup…
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Why 'home garden' projects don’t always work: Insights from Ethiopia
04.05.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY KALLE HIRVONEN AND DEREK HEADEY In Ethiopia, the average person eats just 42 kg of fruits and…
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Integrating displaced communities into food systems
01.05.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY ROB VOS AND JULIA WILSON Global hunger has been on the rise for the past…
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Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries
28.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MELISSA HIDROBO, NEHA KUMAR, TIA PALERMO, AMBER PETERMAN AND SHALINI ROY The COVID-19 pandemi…
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Biblical, on steroids, and across generations: The coming food and nutrition crash can be averted if we act now to counter the COVID-19 crisis
28.04.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY LAWRENCE HADDAD “Biblical.” That was the word that the world’s press needed to (finally)…
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A farewell to IFPRI Africa Director Ousmane Badiane
24.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR Over his 30 years at IFPRI, recently-retired Director for Africa Ousmane Badiane…
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Global Report on Food Crises: 135 million in 55 countries faced acute hunger in 2019
23.04.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY SARA GUSTAFSON An estimated 135 million people in 55 countries around the world faced…
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The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect
23.04.20-
Health
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Nutrition
BY DEREK HEADEY AND MARIE RUEL Nutrition has been a development priority for a decade. Many…
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Policy seminar: COVID-19's implications for food security, nutrition, and poverty
22.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in…
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Why gender matters in COVID-19 responses – now and in the future
22.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY AGNES QUISUMBING, NEHA KUMAR, RUTH MEINZEN-DICK AND CLAUDIA RINGLER Controlling the COVID-19 p…
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Earth Day 2020: Lessons for human survival from a pandemic and a global environment under stress
21.04.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
BY WEI ZHANG, ELIZABETH BRYAN, CLAUDIA RINGLER AND RUTH MEINZEN-DICK The 50th anniversary of Ea…
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Transforming food systems for women’s empowerment and equity
17.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY LAURA ZSELECZKY, HAZEL MALAPIT, RUTH MEINZEN-DICK AND AGNES QUISUMBING Shutdowns to control th…
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Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads
16.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DAVID LABORDE, WILL MARTIN AND ROB VOS As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, social and economic re…
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Global Food Policy Report 2020 launch: Building inclusive food systems
15.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY KATARLAH TAYLOR The April 7 launch of IFPRI’s flagship 2020 Global Food Policy Report—this y…
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For the poorest countries, the full danger from coronavirus is only just coming into view
14.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY MARI PANGESTU Three months after the outbreak began, it is easy to see the…
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