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Highlights of recent IFPRI food policy research in India

March 16, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

IFPRI began its enduring partnership with India nearly 40 years ago. In fact, IFPRI’s first Board of Trustees in 1975 included Vijay S. Vyas, Director of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India.

Achieving the United Nations Development Goals through Evidence

March 7, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

David Nabarro, Special Representative of the UN Sectary General for Food Security and Nutrition, congratulated IFPRI and emphasized the need for research moving forward.

Australian Partnership for Global Impact

March 2, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

IFPRI’s partnership with Australia traces back to its inception when it was fortunate to have a world-renowned Australian economist Sir John Crawford as its first board chairman.

Driving Malawi’s Agricultural Progress

February 17, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

Malawi suffers from poverty with half of its population earning less than $1.25 a day, and high undernutrition rates resulting in stunting of 47 percent of children under the age of five. Although the country has experienced strong per capita GDP growth since 2005, these challenges remain. Agriculture is the main source of income for >> Read more

IDRC: A Champion for Agriculture

February 15, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

Canada has long championed food security, nutrition, and sustainable and productive agriculture. Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) was one of IFPRI’s founding partners and provided its first grant of US$2 million in 1975. Today, this partnership between IFPRI and IDRC continues to contribute to innovations in agriculture. IDRC supported the CGIAR Research Program on >> Read more

Transformative Collaboration in Ethiopia

February 11, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

Ethiopia is one of the poorest, most populous, and largest countries in Africa. It has suffered challenging conditions over the past several decades such as the 1984 drought combined with civil war that resulted in a catastrophic famine,

Agricultural Research that Fits Bangladesh

February 9, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

Matia Chowdhury, Minister of Agriculture, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, spoke on the partnership between IFPRI and the government of Bangladesh in reducing hunger.

Agriculture Research Proves Influential in Policymaking for USAID

February 3, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

“It was IFPRI that did so much work to make a visible, rigorous and convincing case that we had to continue to invest in agriculture and food security.” – Rob Bertram.

Gates Foundation: Supporting Trailblazing Research to End Hunger and Undernutrition

February 1, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

Ending hunger and undernutrition are critical to poverty reduction. In order to achieve these goals, policymakers and stakeholders must look to agriculture.

Human Capital Accumulation in Pakistan

January 19, 2016 by Janna de la Paz

MOTIVATION Human capital is one of the most vital resources to achieve economic development and ensure food security. In the late 1980s in Pakistan, growth in the supply of educated workers was higher than the demand for them in urban areas, while at the same time, a marked increase of educated workers emerged in post-Green >> Read more