50th Anniversary Impact Assessment Report: IFPRI’s academic contributions
In 2025, as IFPRI marked its 50th anniversary, it commissioned a review titled Taking Stock: Impacts of 50 Years of Policy Research at IFPRI to evaluate its standing as an international research institution and the influence and impact of its policy research and capacity-strengthening activities.
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By Maria DiGiovanni, Peter Hazell, and Frank PlaceFebruary 11, 2026
Third in a series of blog posts summarizing impacts of IFPRI research over five decades. Read the first here and the second here.
In 2025, as IFPRI marked its 50th anniversary, it commissioned a review titled Taking Stock: Impacts of 50 Years of Policy Research at IFPRI to evaluate its standing as an international research institution and the influence and impact of its policy research and capacity-strengthening activities. The review drew on bibliometric data and about 45 independent assessments commissioned by IFPRI, its partners, or investors over the years.
This blog post provides an overview of the impact of IFPRI’s support for academic contributions, as described in that report.
IFPRI has established a reputation as a policy research institution that promotes evidence-based policy for food security and development. In many cases, producing policy-relevant research has led the Institute to make significant advances in the academic disciplines core to its work. This post summarizes three areas that speak to IFPRI’s success as a research institution: its research outputs; partnerships, rankings, and awards; and analytical tools. Taken together, the evidence suggests that IFPRI has advanced the study of policy for agricultural and economic development and is considered a trusted peer to research and policy institutions around the world.