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By Suresh Babu and Nandita Srivastava April 10, 2025 Food systems around the world face growing challenges. They must be transformed to sustainably feed a growing global population and made more resilient to shocks from extreme weather to conflict. Efforts on those fronts are increasingly interlinked—and depend on well-targeted local interventions. Those in turn will depend on effective national extension services operating

By Joseph Glauber, Valeria Piñeiro, and Juan Pablo Gianatiempo April 8, 2025 First in a blog series examining the potential consequences of the newly proposed U.S. tariffs for global agrifood trade. Citing the persistent U.S. trade deficit and what he considers unfair practices by other countries, President Donald Trump declared April 2 “Liberation Day” and announced a sweeping new set of supplemental tariffs on

By Valeria Piñeiro, Yostina Girgies, Fernando Martín, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, and Joseph Glauber April 7, 2025 Over the past 10 years, Peru has grown to become the second-largest producer of blueberries in the world after the United States and the world’s largest exporter. How did a country that produced almost no blueberries as late as 2010 manage this feat? The answer lies in a

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to announce that Steven Were Omamo has been appointed IFPRI’s Director for Africa. Dr. Omamo will also continue to serve as IFPRI’s Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG). Based in IFPRI’s Nairobi, Kenya office, Omamo joined IFPRI in October 2024. “We are delighted that Were has been appointed to

By Gabriela Fretes and Jef L. Leroy April 3, 2025 What do children and teens see when they scroll through Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube? Beyond viral videos, livestreams, and influencer content, food and beverage marketing has become increasingly common on social media. Unlike traditional print or television advertisements, digital marketing is highly personalized, allowing brands to create interactive experiences that are especially

By Amit Burman April 2, 2025 India’s aggressive promotion of farmer producer organizations, which allow participants to pool resources, engage with markets, and share profits, has driven the creation of 44,460 FPOs since 2013, following the enactment of a new law allowing 10 or more farmers to form a company. Most of the expansion has occurred in this decade, with 35,259

By Taddese Zerfu March 28, 2025 In a world where data drives decisions, the importance of high-quality health and nutrition data cannot be overstated. Reliable data is the backbone of effective policymaking, intervention planning, and resource allocation—all critical for improving public health outcomes. For Ethiopia, a country grappling with significant health and nutrition challenges, the need for consistent, accurate, and

Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in Nigeria Bringing human-centered design to smallholder agriculture. The post Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in Nigeria appeared first on IFPRI.