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International Anti-Corruption Day – Why the Fight Against Corruption Is Everyone’s Business
December 9, 2025
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International Volunteer Day — A Moment for Reflection, Action and Renewal
December 5, 2025
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World Soil Day: Protecting the Ground That Protects Us
December 5, 2025
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International Day of Banks – Mobilizing Finance for Sustainable Development and Civil Society Impact
December 4, 2025
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3 Is a Moral Compass
December 3, 2025
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- Will extreme weather lead to multiple breadbasket failures and threaten global food security? December 11, 2025Will extreme weather lead to multiple breadbasket failures and threaten global food security? Modeling a growing risk. The post Will extreme weather lead to multiple breadbasket failures and threaten global food security? appeared first on IFPRI.jmcquaid
- The hidden costs of gendered inequities: Findings from true cost accounting of cropping systems in Kenya December 9, 2025The hidden costs of gendered inequities: Findings from true cost accounting of cropping systems in Kenya Who benefits and who bears the burdens? The post The hidden costs of gendered inequities: Findings from true cost accounting of cropping systems in Kenya appeared first on IFPRI.jmcquaid
- Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed June 14, 2024More than 20 million face acute food insecurity.IFPRI
- New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security June 14, 2024Washington DC, June 14, 2024: A study by authors from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published today in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world’s growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems. Although efforts to slow down groundwater depletion need to be urgently accelerated, this study indicates that such efforts – in the absence of other accompanying measures – would […]IFPRI
- In Memoriam: Hon. Saulos Chilima, Vice President of Malawi June 13, 2024All of us at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) are saddened by the tragic accident that led to the demise of Hon. Saulos Chilima, Vice President of Malawi, and his fellow passengers and extend our condolences to all of their families and loved ones. Our hearts go out to the people of Malawi […]IFPRI