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