Country and Regional Offices
What’s New
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From Commitments to Action: Strengthening CAADP Implementation in Africa
By John Ulimwengu and Sokhna Sall Seck Delivering on Africa’s food systems transformation agenda requires more than strong commitments, it requires clear implementation pathways, robust accountability systems, and sustained policy engagement. As countries advance the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) agenda, the focus is increasingly shifting from planning to delivery. In this context, IFPRI…
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Growing Fast, Feeding Smarter: Tanzania’s Food System Imperative for 2050
By Wim Marivoet, Roselyne Alphonce, Fantu Bachewe and Audrey Lulu Mandi Key takeaways: Urbanization and Nutrition Demand in Tanzania at a Glance This post summarizes findings of SFS4Youth WORKING PAPER #9 Between now and 2050, Tanzania’s population will more than double, while simultaneously becoming more urban and health-conscious. IFPRI’s research team analyzed census data from…
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Feeding Senegal in 2050: Why the population doubles, but the food has to triple
By Wim Marivoet and Audrey Lulu Mandi Key takeaways: • Senegal’s population is set to roughly double by 2050, but the food needed to feed everyone a healthy diet would have to almost triple. • The biggest gaps are in dairy and eggs. Egg supplies alone would need to grow somewhere between 62-fold and 237-fold,…
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Are Africa’s youth really fleeing the farm?The data says: not so fast
By Kibrom A. Abay, Meseret Wondale, Josphat K. Korir, Fantu Bachewe, Mesele Araya, Clemens Breisinger and Audrey Lulu Mandi Key takeaways: • The popular story that young Africans are abandoning agriculture “in droves” does not hold up. Across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria, youth remain engaged in farming almost as much as adults. • Labour is…
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IFPRI and AFAAS Partner Across Four Countries to Test AI Tools for Farmer Advisory Services
Press release 11 June 2026 The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), in collaboration with AFAAS national chapters in Kenya (KEFAAS), Liberia (LIFAAS), Nigeria (NIFAAS), and Uganda (UFAAS) have launched a joint effort to explore how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen agricultural extension systems across…
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When climate shocks reduce harvests, children pay the price: Evidence from Nigeria
By Mulubrhan Amare and Bedru Balana Key takeaways Nigeria is facing mounting climate variabilities that threaten food production, livelihoods, and child nutritional status. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, floods, and droughts are reducing agricultural productivity, particularly among smallholder farming households that depend heavily on rain-fed agriculture. Our new paper, published in The Journal of Development Studies, demonstrates that these climate-induced…
Events
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IFPRI @ 9th KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference: Strengthening Value Chains for Inclusive Growth in Kenya
Mombasa, Kenya, May 20–22, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM (Africa/Nairobi) IFPRI is pleased to participate in the 9th edition of the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Annual Regional Conference, taking place May 20–22, 202https://www.ict4dconference.org/6 in Mombasa, Kenya. The 2026 conference theme is Strengthening Value Chains for Inclusive Growth in…
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Three Years of Conflict: What the Evidence Tells Us and What Recovery Requires
Organized by IFPRI, with support from the CGIAR Science Program on Policy Innovations and Food Frontiers and Security Sudan Conflict Conference (Third Edition) Hybrid Event at Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel Cairo, Egypt April 14 to 15, 2026 In-person registration April 14 | Virtual Registration April 15 | Virtual Registration April 2026 marks three years since the outbreak…
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WEBINAR: Beyond Treatment: Integrated Strategies to Prevent Child Wasting and post-treatment Relapse
Child wasting affects an estimated 42 million children at any given time, but over a year, between 240 and 295 million episodes of wasting occur. Wasting, including severe wasting, is associated with approximately 850,000 child deaths annually and have livelong consequences for child health and development.
Research Areas
IFPRI’s work is built around five key research areas that address Africa’s most critical food policy issues. All of IFPRI’s research work also integrates gender. IFPRI pursues many of its core research themes with the support of partners and through the CGIAR research programs to contribute evidence for country- and region-led policies and programs.
