International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was established in1975 to help developing countries devise appropriate food policies and the policies needed to ensure the optimum use of new agricultural technologies.Although IFPRI's research is ultimately focused on reducing hunger and malnutrition, its interest extends to social, economic, and institutional forces that drive the food sector and bear on the development process. IFPRI is divided into four research divisions, namely: The Environment and Production Technology Division, The Markets and Structural Studies Division, The Food Consumption and Nutrition Division and The Trade and Macroeconomics Division. It's web site offers an overview on research topics(including project summaries), publications (either full text or available as hardcopies), a press service and a list of events and seminars.
Address
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2033 K Street, NW
20006-1002 Washington DC
Phone: +1 202-862-5600
Fax: +1 202-467-4439
email: ifpri(@)cgiar.org
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty
Networks:
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Coordinated projects
- Accelerating Poverty Reduction by Maximizing the Impact of Social Services Expenditures on Agricultural Labor Productivity and Incomes in African Countries Details of Accelerating Poverty Reduction by Maximizing the Impact of Social Services Expenditures on Agricultural Labor Productivity and Incomes in African Countries
- Agricultural Policies in Sub Saharan Africa: Understanding and improving participatory policy processes in APRM and CAADP Details of Agricultural Policies in Sub Saharan Africa: Understanding and improving participatory policy processes in APRM and CAADP
- Collective Action and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction Details of Collective Action and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction
- Contracting Out of Poverty: Experimental Approaches to Innovation in Agricultural Markets with Small Farmers Details of Contracting Out of Poverty: Experimental Approaches to Innovation in Agricultural Markets with Small Farmers
- Enhancing Agricultural Development for Poverty reduction in Africa - A joint NEPAD/IFPRI Program Details of Enhancing Agricultural Development for Poverty reduction in Africa - A joint NEPAD/IFPRI Program
- Food and water security under global change: Developing adaptive capacity with a foucs on rural Africa Details of Food and water security under global change: Developing adaptive capacity with a foucs on rural Africa
- Halving hunger and poverty is not Development Goals - Multi Stakeholder Conference enough: New strategies and actions beyond the Millenium Details of Halving hunger and poverty is not Development Goals - Multi Stakeholder Conference enough: New strategies and actions beyond the Millenium
- Information Services and Analyses to Address the Global Food Security Crisis Details of Information Services and Analyses to Address the Global Food Security Crisis
- Making Rural Services Work for the Poor - The Role of Rural Institutions and Their Governance for Agriculture-Led Development Details of Making Rural Services Work for the Poor - The Role of Rural Institutions and Their Governance for Agriculture-Led Development
- Reconstructing agricultural livelihoods in post-conflict situations: The case of Northern Uganda Details of Reconstructing agricultural livelihoods in post-conflict situations: The case of Northern Uganda
- Research and capacity building project to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Phase II NEPAD Details of Research and capacity building project to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Phase II NEPAD
- Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable (CLIMATE CHANGE) Details of Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable (CLIMATE CHANGE)
- Strategies for pro-poor growth and investment in lagging rural regions Details of Strategies for pro-poor growth and investment in lagging rural regions
- Supply or Demand: Evaluation of the Family Allowance Program (PRAF) in Honduras Details of Supply or Demand: Evaluation of the Family Allowance Program (PRAF) in Honduras
- The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought: Towards an integrated global assessment of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought Details of The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought: Towards an integrated global assessment of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought
- Working together for market access: strengthening rural producer organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa Details of Working together for market access: strengthening rural producer organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Involved in research projects:
- Strategies to use Biofuel Value Chain Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to Global Change - Enhancing low-productivity Farming in Tanzania and linking to SMEs (CLIMATE CHANGE) Details of Strategies to use Biofuel Value Chain Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to Global Change - Enhancing low-productivity Farming in Tanzania and linking to SMEs (CLIMATE CHANGE)
- WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 3.2 Economic Evaluation of Farming Systems Details of WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 3.2 Economic Evaluation of Farming Systems
- WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 4.2 Local Markets Details of WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 4.2 Local Markets
- WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 5.2 Economic Evaluation of Risk Management Strategies Details of WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 5.2 Economic Evaluation of Risk Management Strategies