Will extreme weather lead to multiple breadbasket failures and threaten global food security?
Currently, 80% of the world’s people rely on just three agricultural commodities as primary food staples: Maize, rice, and wheat.
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An elevation gap: Why children at high altitudes are more likely to experience stunting
For decades, the global fight against child stunting has been framed around a central trinity: Nutrition, sanitation, and poverty
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From principles to practice: Why ethical AI starts with data
Huge datasets are the cornerstone of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including the large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots and other generative AI applications.
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From satellite images to real-world impact: How IFPRI-Dvara collaboration opened new doors for Odisha’s marginalized farmers
In the paddy fields of Odisha, India, many farmers cultivate land they do not own—and without land titles, they cannot use their fields as collateral for formal credit
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From farms to borders: How reducing agricultural distortions can curb cross-border migration
International migration has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, outpacing global population growth. A large share of migrants come from rural areas, which also receive about 40% of worldwide remittance inflows
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What really drives food policy decisions? A new blog series on practical political economy
Globally, 2025 marked a year with some important achievements and notable setbacks in efforts to achieve healthier, sustainable food systems
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Training on food demand systems to build policy research capacity in India
Demand system estimation—gauging how consumer choices respond to changing prices and incomes—is a crucial facet of food policy research, yet remains a highly specialized and underdeveloped area in development economics
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Solar-powered irrigation: A pathway to low-carbon farming in sub-Saharan Africa
Irrigation is a potentially transformative technology for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that can address many of the region’s food system challenges, including growing food import dependence and stagnating rural employment—both linked to low agricultural productivity growth, poor market access, and weak financial systems—as well as climate change, characterized by unpredictable rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and floods.