International Food Policy Research Institute

Jessica Leight’s research explores social protection and how it can improve women’s welfare.

Learn more about IFPRI’s work on social protection here: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/social-protection/

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📢 There is still time to register for this #webinar in the AI for Food Systems Research series:   

📌 Large Language Models for Policy Makers: Exploring RIAPA-AI and PEPA-AI

📆 March 12, 2026, 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT

🎫 https://on.cgiar.org/4ldu7SX

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Save the date! 📅March 18⏰9:30AM EDT

📌#IFPRIPolicySeminar: Rooted in Biodiversity: Transforming Landscapes through Nature-Positive Agriculture

🤝 IFPRI and @bioversityciat.bsky.social, under the @cgiar.org Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes, and the World Bank.

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In recognition of #IWD2026, IFPRI’s Thomas Falk emphasizes the need to ensure that women have equitable opportunities.

This recent study by Thomas Falk and colleagues explores the role of women in learning games and water management outcomes: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

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On #IWD2026, @agnesq.bsky.social shares how her research with IFPRI's Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion unit opens new opportunities for programs and policies that improve women’s empowerment.

Learn more about Agnes Quisumbing’s research on empowerment: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.70022
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In honor of #InternationalWomensDay, in this video IFPRI Senior Research Analyst Emily Myers explains the Reach, Benefit, Empower, and Transform (RBET) framework and the importance of using rigorous evidence and science to build equality.

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International Year of the Woman Farmer International Year of the Woman Farmer The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Women Farmer (IYWF 2026). The Year will spotlight

Explore our new webpage on the International Year of the Woman Farmer: www.ifpri.org/landing/inte...

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Our work generates evidence on policies and interventions that expand women’s access to resources, technologies, and markets while strengthening their decision-making power and economic opportunities—helping advance more equitable and resilient agrifood systems.
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Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition, and economic resilience worldwide.

IFPRI’s research on gender equality and inclusion closely aligns with the goals of IYWF.
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IFPRI is also proudly joining the celebration of the United Nations International Year of the Woman Farmer (#IYWF2026), which highlights the essential—but often underrecognized—roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade.
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Today is International Women’s Day. We are honored to join the CGIAR-wide campaign celebrating the Day under the theme “Science for Rights, Justice, and Action: Empowered Women Transforming Agrifood Systems.”
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#ICYMI Did you miss this #webinar in the AI for Food Systems Research series?

📌 Two Sides of the Data Governance Coin: AI Innovation and Regulation for Producers and Users

📺 Watch the recording here: https://on.cgiar.org/4rzCZ7A

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Our latest issue of the #IFPRIInsights #newsletter is out, featuring:

➡️The Iran war: Potential food security impacts

➡️New IFPRI country office in PNG

➡️International Women’s Day 2026

➡️ Plus: new research, events, and blogs inside

and more: https://on.cgiar.org/4aU9JTh

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📢 Save the date!   

📌 Large Language Models for Policy Makers: Exploring RIAPA-AI and PEPA-AI

📆 March 12, 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT

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The Iran war: Potential food security impacts Problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

⚡️Just in on our #crisis blog:

The Iran war: Potential food security impacts.

Joseph Glauber discusses how the problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

@jwglauber.bsky.social @cgiar.org #FoodSecurity

https://on.cgiar.org/4ldjpMf

📣 Starting soon – don’t miss this AI for Food Systems Research #webinar:   

 📌 Two Sides of the Data Governance Coin: AI Innovation and Regulation for Producers and Users

📆 March 5, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am EST

🎫 https://on.cgiar.org/4rzCZ7A

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Co-designing AI agents for agricultural policy Generating insights for a rapidly-changing world.

🆕 #Blog Co-designing AI agents for agricultural policy

🖋️ By Kristin Davis, Eliot Jones-Garcia, Hlamalani Ngwenya, Arielle Rosenthal, Amanda Grossi, and Mia Speier.

🔗 Read more: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/co-designing-ai-agents-for-agricultural-policy/

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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers This week’s featured articles analyze how climate stressors shape rural income disparities across wealth, gender, and age groups; evaluate the potential impact of wheat stem rust on global agricultura...

📰 New issue of our Weekly Reads is here!
This week’s picks: #climate impacts on rural incomes, wheat stem rust threats, #genAI for extension, remittances in #crisis zones, and more.
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🍎 Most people aren’t eating enough fruits and vegetables, with less than 20% of adults in low- and middle-income countries reaching the recommended 5 servings a day. This evaluation explores why and how to change that: on.cgiar.org/4rhZAVz

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When caseloads matter: Community health workers, home visits, and child survival in Mali What works best when resources are stretched?

By providing doorstep services such as diagnosis and treatment of childhood illnesses, health promotion, and referrals, community health workers (CHWs) are widely viewed as a promising and cost-effective way to extend health systems to underserved populations: https://on.cgiar.org/4r2alvD
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Financial standards can help foster green investment in the agrifood transition Scaling up funding for smallholders.

#Climate finance for #agrifood systems is still far below what’s needed—but clearer financial standards can help close the gap. 🌍💰
Read how harmonized taxonomies + green bonds can drive real change for farmers → www.ifpri.org/blog/financi...
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Can digital cash transfers serve those in active conflict zones? Evidence from Sudan Investigating how best to deliver aid.

📱 This recent blog explores recent research that evaluates the potential and impact of digital cash transfers to support urban households grappling with active conflict in Sudan: https://on.cgiar.org/4b0TP9z

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📢 There is still time to register for this #webinar in the AI for Food Systems Research series:   

📌 Two Sides of the Data Governance Coin: AI Innovation and Regulation for Producers and Users

📆 March 5, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am EST

🎫 Register here: https://on.cgiar.org/4rzCZ7A

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How gendered is farm technology adoption? Evidence from India Unlocking information flows inside households.

🔍 🌱 How gendered is farm technology adoption?

This recent blog by Kajal Gulati, Nicholas Magnan, Travis J. Lybbert, and @djspielman.bsky.social explores evidence from India: https://on.cgiar.org/3Oosc1B

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How natural language processing and AI can help policymakers address global food insecurity Scaling up data analysis to meet SDG2.

🔎 How can natural language processing (NLP) applications in the policy cycle help to address food insecurity and meet SDG2?

Learn more in this recent blog by Marieke Meeske: https://on.cgiar.org/4rhbqQx

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Anti-poverty programs can change how people see the state and each other Many impacts beyond material support.

🆕 #Blog Anti-poverty programs can change how people see the state and each other

🖊️ By Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo.

🔗 Read more here: https://on.cgiar.org/3P1kpH2

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📢 Save the date!    

📌 Two Sides of the Data Governance Coin: AI Innovation and Regulation for Producers and Users

📆 March 5, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am EST

🎫 Register here: https://on.cgiar.org/4rzCZ7A

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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers This week's featured articles provide a global analysis of childhood growth monitoring policies and practices, examine how increased farm resilience affects food security in Tajikistan; evaluate the effects of cash transfers combined with group therapy ...

📚 Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🖱️ Read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-reviewed-publications-from-ifpri-researchers-ifpri-opole

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Under the Gun: Military and Paramilitary Actors in Sudan’s Agrifood System Armed actors are entrenched in the agrifood systems of several low- and middle-income countries, often with implications for agricultural transformation and democratic transitions. This paper focus...

🔗 Read the study here: doi.org/10.1080/0022...

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Sudan: how warring factions gained influence in the country’s food system – and what it means for the current conflict Armed actors in fragile contexts typically engage in sectors where they can quickly extract profits.

🔎What is the role of the military and paramilitary in Sudan’s agrifood system?

This new article published in The Conversation explores a recent study that analyzed the different strategies the military and paramilitary have used to gain profit in different agricultural sectors: on.cgiar.org/4cdrKwT