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BY JESSICA HECKERT, KALYANI RAGHUNATHAN, AGNES QUISUMBING, EMMA FAWCETT, EMILY MYERS, FLOR PAZ, AND SOUMYAJIT RAY OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Women’s empowerment is both intrinsically important and instrumental to achieving agricultural development goals such as Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 2.3, which seeks to increase agricultural productivity among smallholders. In line with SDG 5’s focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment,

BY ROB VOS AND SOONHO KIM OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Israel’s continuing attacks against Hamas are causing massive collateral damage to agricultural livelihoods and food supplies in the Gaza Strip. More than one third of agricultural lands in Gaza have been damaged since the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023, according to analysis based on satellite imagery

BY THE C’EST LA VIE! IMPACT EVALUATION STUDY TEAM OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 “It’s through the show that you understand what’s going on in the world. For teenagers, it’s by watching the show that they will understand the problems of a 15-year-old girl who is married and pregnant. You can always talk to them, but by watching the show,

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 According to the United Nations, “tackling some of the greatest challenges of the Agenda for Sustainable Development—from improving health to combating climate change—will rely on harnessing all talent. That means getting more women working in these fields. Diversity in research expands the pool of talented researchers, bringing in fresh perspectives, talent and

BY JOSEPH GLAUBER AND ABDULLAH MAMUN OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Six months after India introduced a set of export restrictions on rice with the aim of holding down domestic prices, global rice markets continue to feel the impact. The benchmark Thai white rice price (5% broken) has risen 22% since India’s export ban on non-basmati white rice took effect

Here we explore the achievements of these programs and the transition to AKADEMIYA2063 leadership.

IFPRI participated in COP28 in late 2023 as part of a wider CGIAR delegation. Following on CGIAR’s five key takeaways from the global climate conference, this blog post—written by IFPRI Communications and Public Affairs Director Charlotte Hebebrand with input from IFPRI research units—reflects on the significance of the COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action through a policy lens.  Despite the inconclusive outcome on

BY SURESH BABU, NANDITA SRIVASTAVA, VALERIA PIÑEIRO, AND BRIAN MCNAMARA OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Asia is home to 55% of the people in the world affected by hunger—more than 400 million—and faces continuing threats to food security. The crises of recent years—including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and climate-related shocks—have disrupted Asia’s food supply chains as they have around