The Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) announced today the appointment of Johan “Jo” Swinnen as the institute’s next Director General. Swinnen will begin his tenure on January 7, 2020, succeeding the current Director General, Shenggen Fan, who is completing his term. “Jo brings to IFPRI academic rigor, strategic vision, experience […]
To transform the global food system and feed the world sustainably, start at the local level
BY SURESH BABU In a recent meeting with a developing country policy maker, I was asked which among a flurry of recently-published global reports on achieving food and nutrition security would be best for her county to adopt as a road map for reform. Who, she asked, will be translating the global paradigms outlined in […]
Celebrating Women in Science
Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science, yet there is still work to be done. This slideshow is part of a social media campaign to documents the stories of women scientists in the CGIAR on the occasion of International […]
Where is the standardized measure of women’s empowerment?
The importance of women's empowerment in agriculture is frequently discussed. However, understanding what empowerment looks like in different contexts is challenging. Previous GSSP research examined the distinct role of women in Ghana's agriculture sector. This blog post by Amber Peterman (UNICEF & University of North Carolina) and Greg Seymour (IFPRI) discusses the importance of and […]
High pesticide use poses risks for health, environment: evidence from East and Southern Africa
Africa south of the Sahara is urbanizing rapidly and its real GDP is growing robustly, trends that affect all levels of the food system. Overall demand for food in East and Southern Africa (ESA) is likely to increase by a factor of 3.3 to 9 times in the next 30 years, depending on economic conditions, […]