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. IFPRI is a CGIAR research center (@cgiar.org). www.ifpri.org
How can anticipatory action better reach, benefit, empower, and ultimately transform outcomes for women? 📅 July 27, 2026 | 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT 🗨️ @kkosec.bsky.social & @jkyle.bsky.social, plus open discussion w/ attendees. 🎟️ Register for the #webinar now: https://on.cgiar.org/4aTgx3b @cgiar.org
🆕 #Blog: Urban living linked to slightly healthier diets but also higher overweight and obesity among adolescents in Viet Nam. 📝 https://on.cgiar.org/4wkTlmQ @cgiar.org
🆕 #Blog: Targeting fertilizer subsidies: Five lessons for sustainable and equitable policy reform. 🖊️ @carlytrachtman.bsky.social & Ruth Hill (IFPRI) 📝 https://on.cgiar.org/4fDBBNE @cgiar.org
Foods prepared out of the home (POH) are associated with higher energy intake & micronutrient adequacy, but lower diet healthiness. A study found that >80% of Vietnamese adolescents consumed foods POH on the previous day. Learn more: doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101691 @cgiar.org @w-u-r.bsky.social
📣 IFPRI will participate in the 2026 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting 📆July 26–28 | Kansas City, Missouri 🔗 Learn more here: https://on.cgiar.org/4gt1CjU @cgiar.org @berberkramer.bsky.social @carlytrachtman.bsky.social @jo-swinnen.bsky.social
🔍 #NowReading: Hcropland30: A hybrid 30-m global cropland map generated by leveraging global land cover products and Landsat data via deep learning. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2026.115552 @cgiar.org
📣 Save the date! 📌 Making Anticipatory Action Work for Women in Nigeria: Evidence and Lessons for Gender-Responsive Flood Preparedness 📅 July 27, 2026 | 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT 🗨️ @kkosec.bsky.social & Jordan Kyle 🎟️ https://on.cgiar.org/4aTgx3b @cgiar.org #webinar
🆕 #OpenAccess paper: Food on the go: How engagement with the food environment affects adolescent diets in Northern #Vietnam. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101691 @cgiar.org
📣 IFPRI will be participating at the #NUTRITION2026 American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting 📅 July 25 to 28, 2026 📍 National Harbor, MD @cgiar.org @nutritionorg.bsky.social
What does an age of permanent emergency mean for development strategy, policy, and research, and for the lives of billions in the path of various crises? Steven Were Omamo argues that ensuring continuity is key to sustained growth even when shocks occur. 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4ycCfJd @cgiar.org
🆕 #Blog: When more migrants stay home: Evidence from #Guatemala. 🖊️ Manuel Hernandez, Luis Escalante, and Emerta Aragie 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/3RuBvif @cgiar.org
📣 IFPRI will participate in the 2026 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting 📆July 26–28 | Kansas City, Missouri 🔗 Learn more here: https://on.cgiar.org/4gt1CjU @cgiar.org @berberkramer.bsky.social @carlytrachtman.bsky.social @jo-swinnen.bsky.social
🆕 #Blog: Development strategy under the permanent emergency: Building continuity amid crisis. 🖊️ Steven Were Omamo (IFPRI) 📝 https://on.cgiar.org/4ycCfJd @cgiar.org
📢 Call for Abstracts: "The Political Economy of AI in African Agrifood Systems." 📅 Deadline: July 31, 2026 Find out more & submit your abstract: https://events.cgiar.org/thepoliticaleconomyofaiinafric @cgiar.org #ANAPRI2026
#NowReading: Crop Diversification in #Nepal (1990–2022): Policies, Practices, and Pathways Forward. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ages.2026.100026 @cgiar.org
🆕 #OpenAccess study: Food Is Always Close By: An Assessment of the Healthiness of the Adolescent Home and School Food Environments in Northern #Vietnam. 📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.109402 @cgiar.org
Most African countries depend on imported fuel, which leaves them exposed to shocks they cannot control, such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. How are African countries managing these shocks, and how do they impact food prices? 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/4wBcuB3 @cgiar.org @kkosec.bsky.social
#NowReading: Urbanicity and the diets and nutritional status of adolescents and their mothers in #Vietnam. 📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101624 @cgiar.org #OpenAccess
🆕 #Blog: Clarifying the debate over AI in qualitative research. 🖊️ Evangelia Berdou (Agulhas Applied Knowledge) 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/4yahCxu @cgiar.org
📰 It's Tuesday and a new issue of Weekly Reads is now online on LinkedIn! 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/4bbgY90 @cgiar.org
This recent blog written by IFPRI's Rob Vos and originally published by @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social details the effects of the Iran crisis in detail and what this means for consumers and the poor. Read the blog here 👉 https://on.cgiar.org/44MUxDo @cgiar.org
🆕 #Blog: How African economies are absorbing the 2026 oil price shock (so far). 🖊️ @kallehi.bsky.social @kkosec.bsky.social & Kibrom Abay 🔗 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-african-economies-are-absorbing-the-2026-oil-price-shock-so-far/ @cgiar.org
IFPRI is participating in the 30th Annual ICABR Conference. The conference brings together leading minds to explore innovation, policy, and progress in biotechnology and agricultural development. More information HERE: https://on.cgiar.org/4f2IN4s @cgiar.org @jo-swinnen.bsky.social #ICABR2026
🌾 Rural areas are at the heart of food systems. Resilient rural economies requires investing in people, strengthening resilience, & supporting evidence-based policies. Explore the #GFPR2025: https://www.ifpri.org/global-food-policy-report/ @cgiar.org @fao.org @ifad.org #WorldRuralDevelopmentDay
#ICYMI: "Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads with Latin American, Caribbean, & African Perspectives for Post-MC14." 📺 Watch the full seminar recording here: https://bit.ly/AgTrade- 📙 Read the full book here: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/183392 @cgiar.org
Does soil health offer a novel pathway to enact & legitimize institutional changes toward more sustainable farming systems, or does it risk preserving the status quo? This study explores these questions 📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108147 @cgiar.org
This policy brief summarizes key findings from the Latin America and Caribbean section our latest book, highlighting the region's strategic role in global food systems as a major agricultural exporter & contributor to global food security. 📑 https://on.cgiar.org/3Rg2y0z @cgiar.org
This brief summarizes key findings from the Africa section of our latest book, highlighting the continent’s growing importance in global agricultural trade. Persistent challenges related to food insecurity, agricultural trade deficits, & more are examined. 📑 https://on.cgiar.org/4eI1Cez @cgiar.org
#NowReading: Understanding of functional trait contributions to seed yield and drought adaptations in common bean. 🖊️ By Kaliamoorthy Sivasakthi, Tejaswini Voddu, R. Surender, Ndayizeye Viateur, & Mahalingam Govindaraj 📑 doi.org/10.1007/s40502-026-00950-y @cgiar.org @bioversityciat.bsky.social
📣 OUT NOW: "Agricultural Trade at a Crossroads with Latin American, Caribbean, and African Perspectives for Post‑MC14." 📙 hdl.handle.net/10568/183392 @cgiar.org @vpineiro.bsky.social
