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AFSF Summit 2024: Advancing gender equality and nutrition for sustainable agriculture
This year’s AFSF Summit, held September 2-6 in Kigali, Rwanda, revolved around the theme “Innovate, Accelerate, and Scale: Delivering Food Systems Transformation in a Digital and Climate Era.”
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From risk to resilience: How strategic government partnerships
Smallholder farmers across the globe produce over a third of the world’s food supply, yet they receive a disproportionately small share of global climate finance.
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Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa
Africa’s population is the youngest of any region, with more than 400 million young people aged 15 to 35 out of a total of 1.5 billion. But even though rising numbers of this cohort—a “youth bulge”—enter the labor market every year
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Tale of two villages: In Malawi, farmers point the way as drought drives hunger
People are going hungry already. This should be the season of plenty but food is running out. There’s evidence that people’s ability to deal with these things has been eroded over time
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Beyond the Health Extension Program: Developing a Focused Approach to Improving Nutrition in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Health Extension Program (HEP) has long been a cornerstone of the country’s public health strategy, especially in rural and underserved areas. Launched with high hopes in 2003, the HEP aimed to advance health-related
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Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal
Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is crucial to improving food security, reducing malnutrition, and providing livelihoods for food system workers. But such efforts are also key to combating climate change.
Who we are
IFPRI in Africa provides on-the-ground support for local research, capacity building, and partnerships to reduce poverty and end malnutrition across the continent.
What we do
We conduct evidence-based research on agriculture, food security, nutrition, gender, markets, and climate resilience—tailored to African contexts.
Where we work
We share research findings with key stakeholders through policy dialogues, public events, workshops, publications, and blogs.