With 159 million children under five suffering from stunting, 50 million from wasting, and nearly 2 billion adults from obesity, malnutrition is a global problem. To promote further action, transparency, and accountability toward improving nutrition, IFPRI and its partners, including USAID and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), developed and >> Read more
USA (US Agency for International Development)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is IFPRI’s largest supporter and knowledge partner, working alongside IFPRI for four decades. IFPRI has been conducting robust evidence-based research and analysis to help develop, implement and evaluate USAID food and nutrition security programs, which has become a vital resource to the agency’s advancement of food security, nutrition security and agricultural growth. In 2009, President Barack Obama launched the Feed the Future (FTF) initiative to solve global hunger, a program that IFPRI is actively supporting through monitoring and evaluation, and providing empirical evidence on project outcomes. The US government was instrumental in the creation of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, announced at the 2012 G8 summit hosted by President Obama. With an aim of lifting more than 50 million people out of poverty over the next decade, the New Alliance has harnessed commitments of more than US$3 billion in private-sector investment in Africa’s agricultural development. The collaboration between USAID and IFPRI continues to bring cutting-edge research in developing countries through Country Development Strategy programs in Africa and Asia.
Highlights of this partnership can be found in this brochure.
Program for Biosafety Systems
Advancements brought by biotechnology—namely, improved crop varieties—have been known to enhance agricultural innovation, productivity, and farmers’ incomes. To support countries in Africa and Asia in the responsible development and use of biotechnology, USAID and IFPRI launched the Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) in 2003. Since then, PBS has been providing technical support, legal analysis, and >> Read more
HarvestChoice
HarvestChoice is another cutting-edge program co-led by IFPRI and University of Minnesota with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets, and USAID. This program generates reliable and accurate data, tools, and knowledge products that help guide strategic policy and investment decisions to improve the well-being of >> Read more
Rural Business Hubs in India
In 2008, USAID called on IFPRI to examine how the private-sector can catalyze rural competitiveness and foster inclusiveness through rural business hubs in India. IFPRI’s evaluation of these hubs in three Indian states helped private-sector partners cut down the cost and improve the quality of inputs and services provided to farmers, such as weather information, >> Read more
Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
At the request of the Government of Ethiopia, USAID and IFPRI, with support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Canadian International Development Agency, the Netherlands, and Irish Aid launched the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP), the first CSSP, in 2004. ESSP is a collaborative program between IFPRI and the Ethiopian Development Research >> Read more
Ghana Strategy Support Program
The Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP), established in 2005, produced critical evidence that contributed to the foundation of the country’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process, roundtable, and country compact. For example, in 2008, GSSP’s paper “Accelerating Growth and Structural Transformation: Ghana’s Options for Reaching Middle-Income Country Status” was used as an input to >> Read more
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