UN

An elevation gap: Why children at high altitudes are more likely to experience stunting December 12, 2025
An elevation gap: Why children at high altitudes are more likely to experience stunting The heavy toll of thin air and poverty. The post An elevation gap: Why children at high altitudes are more likely to experience stunting appeared first on IFPRI.
jmcquaid
Will extreme weather lead to multiple breadbasket failures and threaten global food security? December 11, 2025
Will 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, 2025
The 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, 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