Country and Regional Offices
What’s New
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The self-sufficiency myth: why growing your own food will not, by itself, feed Africa
Research Post By Antoine Bouët, Fousseini Traoré, Pierre Mamboundou, Insa Diop, Abdourahmane Sy and Audrey Lulu Mandi Key takeaways: This post is based on research that is not yet peer-reviewed. There is an idea about hunger that sounds so sensible it barely seems to need defending. If a country grows all the food it needs,…
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A phone in every pocket, a farming app in almost none?: Kenya’s hidden digital divide
Research Post By Sedi Anne Boukaka, Baragu Geoffrey, Carlo Azzarri, and Audrey Lulu Mandi Key takeaways: This post is based on research that has yet to be peer-reviewed. Picture a potato farmer in the highlands of Nyandarua, up where the cool air and twice-yearly rains make the country’s favourite tuber grow well. She has a…
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How African economies are absorbing the 2026 oil price shock (so far)
By Kalle Hirvonen, Katrina Kosec, and Kibrom Abay Oil prices began climbing in January 2026 amid the escalating U.S. and Israeli confrontation with Iran, then spiked when war broke out on February 28 and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose by roughly 70% within weeks. By June, a fragile ceasefire had brought prices part of…
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From fragmented evidence to aligned impact: Building a shared Theory of Change for Kenya
By Sedi Boukaka, Berber Kramer and Antonate Owuor Across Kenya’s agricultural and food systems, a large amount of CGIAR-generated evidence on what works exists, but it often remains fragmented. Differences in approaches, indicators, and evaluation designs make it difficult to connect findings across studies and build a clear, country-level picture of impact. On April 9,…
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Development strategy under the permanent emergency: Building continuity amid crisis
By Steven Were Omamo Key takeaways Conventional development strategy assumes that crises are interruptions. Wars end. Commodity prices stabilize. Supply chains recover. Political tensions ease. Things settle and development can then resume. That assumption is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. Over the past decade or so, countries have been confronted with a succession of shocks that…
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Africa Frontline Interview: Why Food Systems Transformation Requires Better Coordination Across Africa
In a recent episode of Africa Frontline, Dr. John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), discussed the structural challenges shaping Africa’s food systems and the policy actions needed to translate the continent’s agricultural potential into improved food security and nutrition. Despite holding nearly 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable…
Events
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Webinar: Barriers and Opportunities for Dignified and Fulfilling Youth Employment in Kenya’s Agrifood Value Chain
WEBINAR: Barriers and Opportunities for Dignified and Fulfilling Youth Employment in Kenya’s Agrifood Value Chain Findings from Qualitative Research Co-organized by IFPRI and WFP in partnership with The Mastercard Foundation Date: July 28, 2026 Time: 8:00-9:00am (Washington,DC ) _ 3:00-4:00pm (EAT) 2:00-3:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam) Agricultural value chains (AVCs) present significant opportunities to create dignified and…
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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…
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.
