UN

Governing sustainable, climate-resilient, and equitable urban and peri-urban food systems transformations November 21, 2025
Governing sustainable, climate-resilient, and equitable urban and peri-urban food systems transformations Local actions can support global goals. The post Governing sustainable, climate-resilient, and equitable urban and peri-urban food systems transformations appeared first on IFPRI.
jmcquaid
Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa November 20, 2025
Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa An avenue to improved productivity. The post Signaling, screening, or sunk costs? Experimental evidence on how prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa appeared first on IFPRI.
jmcquaid
How accurately do the large language models (LLMs) powering chatbots respond to questions on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indian agriculture? November 14, 2025
How accurately do the large language models (LLMs) powering chatbots respond to questions on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indian agriculture? A key issue for AI in extension services. The post How accurately do the large language models (LLMs) powering chatbots respond to questions on gender equality and women’s empowerment in Indian agriculture? appeared […]
jmcquaid

Sudan food emergency: Unpacking the scale of the disaster and the actions needed June 14, 2024
More than 20 million face acute food insecurity.
IFPRI
New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security June 14, 2024
Washington 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, 2024
All 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

UN News – Global perspective Human stories