IFPRI’s projects in Africa is committed to producing high quality, evidence-based outputs that contribute to agriculture development, food security, nutrition, and poverty alleviation. In particular, IFPRI’s policy research has produced technical reports, peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, donor reports, impact assessments, briefs, and more.
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Journal Article
The effect of teacher training and community literacy programming on teacher and student outcomes
2026Chimbutane, Feliciano; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Herrera-Almanza, Catalina; Leight, Jessica; Lauchande, Carlos
Journal Article
Agricultural technology adoption and deforestation: Evidence from a randomized control trial
2026Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Lundberg, Clark
Journal Article
Estimating multidimensional development resilience
2026Lee, Seungmin; Abay, Kibrom A.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Hoddinott, John
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Increasing women’s empowerment: Evaluating two interventions in Uganda
2026Ambler, Kate; Jones, Kelly M.; O’Sullivan, Michael
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Transfers, information and management advice: Direct effects and complementarities in Malawi
2026Ambler, Kate; de Brauw, Alan; Godlonton, Susan
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The effect of using indigenous and scientific forecasts on arable farmers’ crop yields: Evidence from Rwenzori region, western Uganda
2026Nkuba, Michael Robert; Kato, Edward
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Constraints and promising interventions to strengthen fish seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana
2026Ragasa, Catherine; Kruijssen, Froukje; Agyakwah, Seth Koranteng; Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku; Asmah, Ruby; Ataa-Asantewaa, Martha; Asmah, Ruby; Ataa-Asantewaa, Martha; Amewu, Sena; Loison, Sarah Alobo
Journal Article
Whole maize flour could enhance food and nutrition security in Malawi
2025Ngoma, Theresa Nakoma; Taleon, Victor; Mvumi, Brighton M.; Gama, Aggrey P.; Palacios-Rojas, Natalia; Matumba, Limbikani
Journal Article
Buyer-side gender discrimination in bargaining: Evidence from seed sales in Uganda
2025Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia
Journal Article
Does small-scale irrigation affect women’s time allocation? Insights from Ethiopia
2025Lee, Yeyoung; Bryan, Elizabeth; Mason, Nicole M.; Hassen, Ibrahim Worku; Theriault, Veronique; Ringler, Claudia
Journal Article
Rice milling and parboiling trade-offs for economic and nutritional gains with special attention to sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive review
2025Ndindeng, Sali Atanga; Tang, Erasmus Nchuaji; Twine, Edgar; Taleon, Victor; Frei, Michael
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The characteristics of community seed schemes for grains and legumes: Insights from northern Nigeria
2025Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Ragasa, Catherine; Bamiwuye, Temilolu; Andam, Kwaw S.; Spielman, David J.; Omoigui, Lucky
Journal Article
Using a list experiment to measure intimate partner violence: Cautionary evidence from Ethiopia
2025Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Leight, Jessica; Tambet, Heleene
Journal Article
Food price stabilization: Theory and lessons from experience
2025Dorosh, Paul A.; Minot, Nicholas; Rashid, Shahidur
Journal Article
Impact of conflict shocks on land rental market dynamics: Panel evidence from Nigeria
2025Olanrewaju, Opeyemi; Bamiwuye, Temilolu; Omotayo, Abiodun Olusola
Working Paper
Are poor people conditionally cooperative? Contrasting evidence from a field-adapted contributions game
2025Allen IV, James; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Rakshit, Deboleena
Brief
Senegal assessment [of the PEDAL project]
2025Resnick, Danielle; Diatta, Ampa Dogui
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: August 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Rakhy, Tarig; Abushama, Hala; Mohamed, Shima; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw
Journal Article
Looks matter? Field performance and farmers' preferences for drought-tolerant maize in Kenya
2025Kramer, Berber; Wellenstein, Hailey; Waweru, Carol; Kivuva, Benjamin
Journal Article
Policy and regulation in seed sector development for vegetatively propagated crops: Insights from Kenya, Nigeria, and Vietnam
2025Spielman, David J.; Gatto, Marcel; Wossen, Tesfamicheal; McEwan, Margaret; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Maredia, Mywish K.; Hareau, Guy
Journal Article
Zinc distribution in structural components of high kernel‑zinc maize and its retention after milling
2025Taleon, Victor; Palacios-Rojas, Natalia; Dollah, Yusuf; Rosales, Aldo; Kalejaiye, Olatundun; Menkir, Abebe
Journal Article
Beyond the bids: Lessons from farmers' reflections on Vickrey auctions of sweetpotato vines in Rwanda
2025Kilwinger, Fleur B.M.; Spielman, David J.; Almekinders, Conny J.M.; Rajendran, Srinivasulu; van Dam, Ynte K.
Journal Article
Preventing relapse from wasting: the role of sociodemographic, child feeding, and health care determinants and of wasting prevention interventions in Burkina Faso and Mali
2025Brander, Rebecca L.; Toure, Mariama; Becquey, Elodie; Ruel, Marie T.; Leroy, Jef L.; Huybregts, Lieven
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Economy-wide implications of increasing school enrolment in Sub-Saharan Africa
2025Elnour, Zuhal; Siddig, Khalid; Grethe, Harald
Journal Article
Simulated impact of vitamin A-fortified sugar on dietary adequacy and association of usual sugar intake with plasma and breast milk retinol among lactating Zambian women
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Palmer, Amanda C.
Opinion Piece
Heavy on plans, light on delivery: The structural failures of Ethiopia's nutrition policies
2025Zerfu, Taddese Alemu
Journal Article
Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption
2025Miehe, Caroline; Nabwire, Leocardia; Sparrow, Robert; Spielman, David J.; Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Report
Sidama Coffee Agronomy Program: Impact report
2025Abate, Gashaw T.; Regassa, Mekdim D.; Bernard, Tanguy; Minten, Bart
Working Paper
Impact of armed conflict on crop production in greater Khartoum, Sudan
2025Sidahmed, Anwar; Mohamed, Shima
Working Paper
Senegal at a crossroads: Prioritizing large-scale food fortification under financial uncertainty
2025Resnick, Danielle; Diatta, Ampa Dogui
Brief
Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index
2025Abdu, Aishat; Malapit, Hazel J.; Go, Ara
Brief
Deploying high-frequency market data to estimate the cost of recommended diets: Recent trends in Rwanda
2025Manners, Rhys; Warner, James; Schneider, Kate; Matsiko, Eric; Vasanthakaalam, Hilda; Benimana, Gilberthe; Spielman, David J.
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: July 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Rakhy, Tarig Alhaj; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw
Working Paper
Gender attitudes in agriculture and positivity bias: A survey experiment in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
2025
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Peter, Hellen
Working Paper
Digital literacy training to promote diffusion of digital agricultural tools to smallholder farmers: Evidence from a randomized intervention in Egypt
2025Abdelaziz, Fatma; Abay, Kibrom A.
Opinion Piece
Malawi can end hunger after the 2025 elections if bold steps are taken to transform food systems
2025De Weerdt, Joachim; Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere; Duchoslav, Jan; Nagoli, Joseph; Cockx, Lara
Brief
Aligning AfCFTA and CAADP for Africa’s agrifood systems future
2025Omamo, Steven Were; Ulimwengu, John M.; Traore, Fousseini; Piñeiro, Valeria; Hill, Ruth
Brief
Trade, not aid? The emerging donor strategy and its implications for Africa’s agrifood systems
2025Omamo, Steven Were; Kedir, Abbi
Report
IFPRI Malawi maize market report, August 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Working Paper
Displacement and development: Evidence from a graduation program for Somalia’s ultra-poor
2025Leight, Jessica; Hirvonen, Kalle; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Rakshit, Deboleena
Working Paper
Food system institutional mapping and capacity assessment in Niger
2025Srivastava, Nandita; Hema, Aboubacar; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Ulimwengu, John M.; Benin, Samuel
Working Paper
Tourism for development: A SAM-multiplier study on sports tourism in Kenya
2025Breisinger, Clemens; Wiebelt, Manfred; Omune, Lensa; Breisinger, Milena; Bordignon, Jacopo
Working Paper
Women’s leadership in agrifood governance: Unpacking gender attitudes and framing effects among policymakers with evidence from India and Nigeria
2025Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine
Journal Article
The complex economics of a complete ban on child labor in the cobalt supply chain: The case of the DR Congo
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Sanginga, Blandine
Journal Article
Private sector promotion of agricultural technologies: Experimental evidence from Nigeria
2025Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.; Dillon, Andrew; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Adjognon, Guigonan Serge
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Herder-related violence, labor allocation, and the gendered response of agricultural households
2025Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Damon, Amy; Francis, David C.; Mitchell, Harrison
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Identification, characterization, and determinants of dietary patterns of low-income urban adults in Vietnam and Nigeria
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Mai, Truong Tuyet; Lundy, Mark; Bakk, Zsuzsa; Brouwer, Inge D.
Book Chapter
Knowledge support for agrifood system transformation in Africa
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Bekele, Yifru; Njuguna, Jane
Book Chapter
Governance and policies for agrifood systems transformation in Africa
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Mutyasira, Vine; Githinji, Lilian; Keizire, Boaz
Journal Article
Step by step to higher yields? Adoption and impacts of a sequenced training approach for climate-smart coffee production in Uganda
2025Günther, Manuela Kristin; Bosch, Christine; Ewel, Hanna; Nawrotzki, Raphael; Kato, Edward
Book Chapter
From fragmented gains to systemic transformation
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Said, Jonthan
Brief
Typology of Kampala Declaration Activities
2025Ulimwengu, John M.
Brief
Zambia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; Jones, Eleanor
Brief
Addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Egypt: Report on a stakeholder workshop on key challenges, policy solutions, and research opportunities
2025Shokry, Nada; Jovanovic, Nina; Kurdi, Sikandra; Hamdy, Adham; Elkaramany, Mohamed
Brief
Leveraging project insights to strengthen WEAI for climate research
2025
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Puskur, Ranjitha; Rietveld, Anne M.; Sufian, Farha
Report
IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, July 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson
Journal Article
Achieving transformational sustainable land Intensification: Integrated general equilibrium and portfolio analysis for Senegal
2025Pradesha, Angga; Siddig, Khalid; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James
Opinion Piece
The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure
2025
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Headey, Derek D.; Heidkamp, Rebecca; McCarter, Abbe; Menon, Purnima; Michaux, Kristina; Nordhagen, Stella; Silva, Lais Miachon; Verstraeten, Roosmarijn; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Working Paper
Rural credit, food security, and resilience: An empirical evaluation from Kenya
2025Ndegwa, Michael K.; Ward, Patrick S.; Shee, Apurba; You, Liangzhi
Journal Article
A comparative study of the legal and regulatory dimension of seed sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa using regulatory systems maps: The case of Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda
2025Kuhlmann, Katrin; Nalinya, Adron Naggayi; Francis, Tara; Spielman, David J.
Journal Article
Do estimates of women’s control over income and decisionmaking vary across nationally representative survey programs?
2025Raghunathan, Kalyani; Mahmoud, Mai; Heckert, Jessica; Ramani, Gayathri V.; Seymour, Greg
Preprint
Consumer preferences for biofortified iron beans: Results from a willingness to pay and choice experiment in Kenya
2025Obebo, Forah; Ateka, Josiah; Kioo, Juliana; Mwangi, Christine
Data Paper
2023 Social Accounting Matrix for Sierra Leone: A Nexus Project SAM
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Preprint
Diet quality and obesity in women of reproductive age in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
2025Bliznashka, Lilia; Azupogo, Fusta; Reynolds, Elise; Arnold, Charles D.; Hess, Sonja Y.; Kinabo, Joyce; Jeremiah, Kidola; Malindisa, Evangelista; Olney, Deanna K.; Ruel, Marie T.
Report
GCAN partner workshop: Report on lessons and recommendations for policy engagement and capacity strengthening
2025Magalhaes, Marilia; Bryan, Elizabeth; Go, Ara
Brief
Applying an integrated engagement model to support country-led food systems transformation: Insights from the SHiFT Initiative's approach in Viet Nam, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh
2025Honeycutt, Sydney; Wyatt, Amanda; Lundy, Mark; Brouwer, Inge D.
Working Paper
Development readiness
2025Omamo, Steven Were
Opinion Piece
Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research
2025Kosec, Katrina; Clayton, Amanda; Robinson, Amanda Lea; Dulani, Boniface
Brief
Coping with crisis: Livelihood vulnerabilities and food insecurity in Sudan’s current conflict
2025Kirui, Oliver K.; Rakhy, Tarig AlHaj; Siddig, Khalid; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Abushama, Hala
Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa?
2025Meyer, Ferdi; Pienaar, Louw; Davids, Tracy; Kalaba, Mmatlou
Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of food systems in West and Central Africa?
2025Enahoro, Dolapo K.; Mensah, Charles; Gbegbelegbe, Sika
Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa?
2025Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie; Hartley, Faaiqa; Thomas, Timothy S.; Gbegbelegbe, Sika; Gabriel, Sherwin
Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of food systems in Central and West Asia and North Africa?
2025Frija, Aymen
Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of pulses in global and regional agrifood systems?
2025Gbegbelegbe, Sika; Msukwa, Wupe; Nedumaran, Swamikannu; Alene, Arega D.
Brief
Vegetable, fruit, and staple crop production and input use: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation
2025
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Kinabo, Joyce; Cunningham, Kenda; Olney, Deanna K.; Kumar, Neha
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: June 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Rakhy, Tarig; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala
Opinion Piece
Sudan’s war is an economic disaster: Here’s how bad it could get
2025Siddig, Khalid
Preprint
Intimate partner violence and women's economic preferences
2025Anderberg, Dan; Cassidy, Rachel; Dam, Anaya; Hidrobo, Melissa; Leight, Jessica; Morsink, Karlijn
Journal Article
Genetic control of seed iron and zinc concentration in Rwandan common bean population revealed by the Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS)
2025
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Okada, Moeko; Fukai, Eigo
Brief
Country profile – Kenya: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages
2025Mawia, Harriet; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Bryan, Elizabeth; Thomas, Timothy S.
Report
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Nigeria
2025Russel, Yeshua
Brief
Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis
2025Ambler, Kate; Balana, Bedru; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Maruyama, Eduardo; Olanrewaju, Opeyemi
Report
IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, June 2025
2025Anderson, Benson
Opinion Piece
How good are livestock statistics in Africa?
2025Abay, Kibrom; Ayalew, Hailemariam; Terfa, Zelalem; Karugia, Joseph; Breisinger, Clemens
Opinion Piece
How climate-induced conflict is shaping rural Nigeria
2025Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Damon, Amy; Francis, David; Mitchell, Harrison
Working Paper
Do others’ health count for peanuts? Health, market returns, and pro-sociality
2025Abate, Gashaw T.; Bernard, Tanguy; Deutschmann, Joshua; Fall, Fatou
Preprint
A comparative analysis of food consumption data from 24-Hour dietary recalls and Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys in Tanzania
2025
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Joy, Edward JM
Journal Article
Climate and weather services can enhance Ethiopian farmers’ resilience to climate change: Economy-wide impact analysis
2025Tamru, Seneshaw; Hansen, James; Zebiak, Stephen; Tesfaye, Abonesh; Minten, Bart; Demissie, Teferi; Radeny, Maren A.O.; Tesfaye, Kindie; Solomon, Dawit
Book Chapter
CGIAR Initiative on One Health
2025Hung Nguyen-Viet; Hoffmann, Vivian
Preprint
Women’s experiences in the food environment and their association with fruit and vegetables intake: Insights from Northern Tanzania
2025
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Jaacks, Lindsay M.; Bellows, Alexandra L.
Brief
Rethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfers
2025Abay, Kibrom A.; Abushama, Hala; Mohamed, Shima; Siddig, Khalid
Report
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Kenya
2025Wairimu, Edith
Report
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Ethiopia
2025Wassie, Solomon
Journal Article
Understanding spatial heterogeneity of hidden hunger in Senegal
2025Marivoet, Wim; Ulimwengu, John M.; Sall, Leysa Maty; Fall, Cheickh Sadibou
Journal Article
What is the role for multistakeholder platforms in transboundary basin governance? Distilling lessons from three cases and applying them in the Incomati Basin
2025Nehring, Ryan; Lautze, Jonathan; Mgudlwa, Maliviwe
Journal Article
To defer or to differ: Experimental evidence on the role of cash transfers in Nigerian couples’ decision–making
2025Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Fafchamps, Marcel; Goldstein, Markus; Leonard, Kenneth L.; Papineni, Sreelakshmi
Journal Article
Contributions of District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) to maternal and child health service performance in Ethiopia: An interrupted time series mixed-methods study
2025Zerfu, Taddese Alemu; Asressie, Moges; Tareke, Amare Abera; Begna, Zenebu; Habtamu, Tigist; Werkneh, Netsanet; Nigatu, Tariku; Jisso, Meskerem; Genta, Addisalem
Brief
Lessons Learned from Implementing the CAADP Biennial Review Process Under the Malabo Declaration
2025Makombe, T.; Ulimwengu, John M.; Matchaya, Greenwell C.
Journal Article
Determinants of household food security and maternal dietary diversity in rural Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia: Results from a cross-sectional study
2025Jisso, Meskerem; Biadgilign, Sibhatu; Tareke, Amare Abera; Tesfaye, Tizalegn; Zerfu, Tadesse Alemu
Report
Transforming agrifood systems in Zambia: What are the priorities and how much will it cost?
2025Chikolwa, Kabwe; Eber-Rose, Mali; Mwale, Lawrence; Picard, Francine; Scholtz, Louise; Siwale, Chilufya; Smaller, Carin; Mamun, Abdullah; Piñeiro, Valeria; Olivetti, Elsa B.
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