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International Food Policy Research Institute

United States International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of CGIAR, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.

Global, regional, and national food systems face major challenges and require fundamental transformations. More than ever, responding to these challenges will require a systems-oriented, multidisciplinary approach to reshape food systems so they work for all people sustainably. IFPRI’s Strategy Refresh 2018–2020 builds on the strong base of work developed under the Institute’s 2013–2018 strategy and focuses on five strategic research areas:

Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply
Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for All
Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry
Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies
Strengthening Institutions and Governance

Each of the five strategic research areas considers gender within all research questions and throughout the research process.

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A woman counting money at a Self Help Group Meeting in Bidar, Karnataka

Microfinance Group Loan Performance: Accounting for Intangible Factors

A new model offers lenders a way to assess hard-to-quantify factors, such as group entrepreneurial spirit, in assessing microfinance loans.

International Food Policy Research Institute

Feb 07, 2019

Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

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How China and Africa Can Promote Cooperation in Agricultural Modernization

The emerging agricultural development partnership between China and Africa can be an important tool in modernizing farming and alleviating poverty on the African continent, according to a new IFPRI report.

International Food Policy Research Institute

Oct 17, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Policy and Governance

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Global Trends in Agricultural Incentives Affecting Producers and Consumers

The recent surge in protectionist trade measures around the world has revived debates about who benefits in the end from tariffs on, say, steel or soybeans. Tariffs are just one...

International Food Policy Research Institute

Oct 16, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Policy and Governance

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Swapping Pesticides with Beetles Could Put Money in Farmers' Pockets

Doubling the number of ladybugs (also known as ladybirds) in their fields could give China's cotton growers an extra $300 million a year.

International Food Policy Research Institute

Oct 11, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Policy and Governance

Women from Totonicapán, Guatemala, learning about food processing of new crops from their farms through Feed the Future. This training is key to diversifying their diets and improving farm sustainability and household nutrition.

Scorecard System Helps Better Allocate Poverty Program Investments

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) researchers have created a scorecard system to combine risk scoring with poverty scoring. Examining these two factors can help lenders and policy makers identify...

International Food Policy Research Institute

Oct 09, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Gender Policy and Governance

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Extension Services and Input Subsidies: Boosting Productivity and Food Security in Malawi

Research in Malawi shows that effective extension programs are needed to complement and realize the benefits of input subsidies.

International Food Policy Research Institute

Sep 06, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Policy and Governance

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Evaluating Video-Mediated Extension in Ethiopia

For many researchers at IFPRI, the ultimate aim of our work is to convey findings to an audience that has a stake in the research and is in a position...

International Food Policy Research Institute

David Spielman

Sep 04, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension

A fisherman on Inle Lake uses his leg to balance a fishing net on his boat.

How Countries Can Achieve Nutrition Goals Through the Food System Approach

Consultations in developing countries show that many obstacles remain to meeting nutrition goals, but these can be overcome via a food system approach in which different sectors work together.

International Food Policy Research Institute

Aug 13, 2018

Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

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Reducing Anemia Among Pregnant Women in India

New research shows that an optimal anemia reduction strategy would take a holistic, nutrition-sensitive approach targeting underlying factors such as family planning, healthy diets and hygiene — including reducing open...

International Food Policy Research Institute

Aug 10, 2018

Gender Nutrition

Field assistant Avdhesh Kumar trains field technicians to collect spectral data on field trials at the Borlaug Institute for South Asia in Ludhiana, India as part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics Project through Kansas State University.

Why Farmers in India Adopt Certain Technologies but Ignore Others

While Indian farmers often adopt new crop varieties, many end up using them alongside less-productive traditional strains.

International Food Policy Research Institute

Aug 08, 2018

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Policy and Governance