IFPRI’s 2020 Annual Report presents highlights from our research work around the world. Cutting-edge research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and related policies, and on our strategic research areas—climate resilience and sustainability, healthy diets and nutrition, inclusive and [...]
Investment in agricultural research key to offsetting climate change impacts
Channing Arndt - Director of IFPRI's Environment and Production Technology Division
Shenggen Fan - Director General of IFPRI
Nick Austin - Director, Agricultural Development, within the Global Development Division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
On Sept. 23, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the European Commission, Switzerland, Sweden, and Germany announced commitments of more than $790 million to address the impact [...]
2018 Global food policy report: Synopsis
[available in English and Arabic]
The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed signs of progress. The world enjoyed a strong economic recovery, but global hunger increased as conflicts, famine, and refugee crises persisted. With the withdrawal of the United States from major international agreements, Britain's “Brexit,” and rising anti-immigration rhetoric in many countries, the world began to step away from decades of global integration that have yielded unprecedented reductions in poverty and malnutrition.
Antibiotics as growth promoters
January 15, 2017 By: Monica Ganan, PhD Research & Enterprise Development Manager | Global Challenges Institute | London South Bank University Share URL Antibiotics as growth promoters Antibiotics have been used as feed additives for decades all around the globe by veterinarians and livestock owners to increase the growth rates and efficiency of farmed animals. Their […]
