The 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 the CGIAR Consortium, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.
Vision and Mission
IFPRI’s vision is a world free of hunger and malnutrition. Its mission is to provide research-based policy solutions that sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition.
Grootvlei, Snake Park, an impoverished suburb on the fringe of one of the biggest mine dumps in Soweto, Johannesburg. Poor people have been hit hardest by the fallout of COVID-19.
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Kalle Hirvonen, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Derek Headey, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Despite their popularity, there are reasons to doubt whether "home gardens" provide a sustainable and cost-effective way of addressing hidden hunger.
A food market in Ibafo in Nigeria’s Ogun State. The effects of COVID-19 on food systems will be keenly felt in poorer countries.
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Noam David, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; H. Oliver Gao, Cornell University, and Yanyan Liu, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The findings suggest that farmers will benefit from more accurate crop yield monitoring.
Avocados are grown in several parts of Kenya.
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Danielle Resnick, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
By better understanding the politics and governance of African cities and variations across cities, we can identify feasible opportunities to improve informal traders' livelihoods.
It’s not that people in poorer countries want to eat unhealthily - but cost is a huge factor.
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Sheryl L Hendriks, University of Pretoria; Katrin Glatzel, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Ousmane Badiane, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Policy choices made by Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Togo over the past 15 years have led to significant reductions in child undernourishment.
A fishmonger pleads for customers in a Kenyan market.
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Danielle Resnick, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The harassment of informal food vendors by national and municipal governments remains a major impediment to improving the resilience of the urban poor in African cities.
A Zambian opposition protester is arrested during a past election: Instances of serious violence have increased dramatically this time around.
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Danielle Resnick, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
As Zambia prepares to go to the polls again the entire party system is in flux, electoral violence has been worryingly frequent and the country's democratic credentials are increasingly in doubt
A Malawian mother and her child in front of maize harvested in Lilongwe. A fertiliser programme has increased crop yields.
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Channing Arndt, United Nations University; James Thurlow, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Karl Pauw, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Malawi's large-scale subsidy for farmers has resulted in higher maize production, lower food prices and higher wages. But this has come at significant costs.
Poor countries like Bangladesh would benefit from improving the lot of smallholder farmers.
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Shenggen Fan, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first-ever official meeting of Ministers of Agriculture from G20 countries being held in Paris on June 22-23, presents an extraordinary opportunity. Tasked with developing an action plan to address…