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
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
Using a list experiment to measure intimate partner violence: Cautionary evidence from Ethiopia
2025Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Leight, Jessica; Tambet, Heleene
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
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
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
Journal Article
Herder-related violence, labor allocation, and the gendered response of agricultural households
2025Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Damon, Amy; Francis, David C.; Mitchell, Harrison
Journal Article
Achieving transformational sustainable land Intensification: Integrated general equilibrium and portfolio analysis for Senegal
2025Pradesha, Angga; Siddig, Khalid; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James
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.
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
Brief
Country profile – Kenya: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages
2025Mawia, Harriet; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Bryan, Elizabeth; Thomas, Timothy S.
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
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Nigeria
2025Russel, Yeshua
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
Journal Article
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
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.
Report
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Ethiopia
2025Wassie, Solomon
Report
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Kenya
2025Wairimu, Edith
Brief
Rethinking delivery modalities in conflict-affected settings: Why beneficiaries in Sudan prefer digital transfers
2025Abay, Kibrom A.; Abushama, Hala; Mohamed, Shima; Siddig, Khalid
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
Brief
Lessons Learned from Implementing the CAADP Biennial Review Process Under the Malabo Declaration
2025Makombe, T.; Ulimwengu, John M.; Matchaya, Greenwell C.
Report
Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Tanzania
2025Valerian, Judith
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
Working Paper
Outcomes and impacts of CGIAR Research Initiatives in Kenya from 2022 to 2024
2025Boukaka, Sedi Anne; Kimaiyo, Faith; Kramer, Berber; Ayalew, Hailemariam; Place, Frank
Software
Political violence in the G5 Sahel countries -- Conflict diffusion indicator: Methodology and implementation
2025Hema, Aboubacar; Marivoet, Wim
Journal Article
Modeling the economywide effects of water and energy interventions in the face of climate shocks in Ethiopia
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Gebretsadik, Yohannes; Ringler, Claudia
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: May 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Rakhy, Tarig; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala
Brief
Sudan: Cereal markets and trade
2025Dorosh, Paul A.; Kirui, Oliver K.; Siddig, Khalid
Working Paper
Brewing prosperity: An analysis of living income gaps among coffee smallholders in central Kenya
2025Boukaka, Sedi Anne; Benfica, Rui
Journal Article
Prospects for cereal self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa
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Mahamane Soulé, Abdelkader; Sulser, Timothy B.; Taulya, Godfrey; Amor Tenorio, Fatima; Tesfaye, Kindie; Yuan, Shen; van Loon, Marloes P.
Brief
Tanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
2025Aragie, Emerta; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; Jones, Eleanor
Report
IFPRI Malawi Monthly Maize Market Report, May 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson
Dataset
Global Gridded Data on Climate Impact on Yields From DSSAT Crop Model, 2005–2050
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Brief
Country profile – Ethiopia: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages
2025Bealem, Tigist Endashaw; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Thomas, Timothy S.; Zerfu, Taddese Alemu; Bryan, Elizabeth
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Economic and food security impacts of climate disasters and mitigation policies: Insights from Nigeria
2025Escalante, Luis Enrique; Mamboundou, Pierre; Meyimdjui, Carine; Omoju, Oluwasola E.
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Climate information services enhance farmers’ resilience to climate change: Impacts on agricultural productivity
2025Tamru, Seneshaw; Hansen, James; Zebiak, Stephen; Tesfaye, Abonesh; Minten, Bart; Demissie, Teferi; Radeny, Maren A.O.; Tesfaye, Kindie; Solomon, Dawit
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Rural institutions and the technical efficiency of teff production in Ethiopia
2025Hailu, Getu; Weersink, Alfons; Minten, Bart
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Assessing the overall benefits of programs enhancing human capital and equity: A new method with an application to school meals
2025Alderman, Harold; Aurino, Elisabetta; Baffour, Priscilla Twumasi; Gelli, Aulo; Turkson, Festus Ebo; Wong, Brad
Journal Article
Urbanization shapes West African diets throughout the rural-urban continuum
2025Cockx, Lara; Boti, Bolou Bi David
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Unpacking power dynamics and women's economic empowerment in polygynous households in Burkina Faso
2025Eissler, Sarah; Heckert, Jessica; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Sanou, Armande; Ganaba, Rasmané; Gelli, Aulo
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A large-scale nutrition- and gender-sensitive poultry market-based program did not improve maternal and child diets in rural Burkina Faso: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
2025Becquey, Elodie; Diop, Loty; Diatta, Ampa D.; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Awonon, Josue; Ganaba, Rasmane; Gelli, Aulo
Journal Article
Farm size and agricultural productivity of nutritious foods: Evidence from Ethiopia
2025Ameye, Hannah; Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane; Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw
Book Chapter
Regional developments: Middle East and North Africa [in 2025 GFPR]
2025Kurdi, Sikandra; Hassan, Ganna; Jovanovic, Nina; Steinhuebel-Rasheed, Linda
Book Chapter
Regional developments: Africa [in 2025 GFPR]
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Omamo, Steven Were; Badiane, Ousmane; Benin, Samuel
Journal Article
Short-term and long-term effects of cash for work: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Tunisia
2025Leight, Jessica; Mvukiyehe, Eric
Brief
Country profile – Nigeria: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages
2025Iraoya, Augustine Okhale; Balana, Bedru; Thomas, Timothy S.; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Bryan, Elizabeth
Opinion Piece
How misinformation and mismatched expectations reduce adoption of improved seeds
2025Miehe, Caroline; Nabwire, Leocardia; Sparrow, Robert; Spielman, David J.; Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Brief
Informing CAADP 2026–2035: What a decade of IFPRI Research in Africa tells us
2025Ulimwengu, John M.; Hema, Aboubacar; Marivoet, Wim; Omamo, Steven Were
Working Paper
Determinants of household water and energy access and their impacts on food security and health outcomes in Sudan
2025Kirui, Oliver K.; Ahmed, Mosab; Raouf, Mariam; Abushama, Hala; Siddig, Khalid
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: April 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala; Rakhy, Tarig
Opinion Piece
How aid cuts could make vulnerable communities even less resilient to climate change
2025Hirvonen, Kalle; Kuusela, Olli-Pekka
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: March 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Rakhy, Tarig; Mohamed, Shima; Abushama, Hala
Brief
Synopsis: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development in Rwanda
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Niyonsingiza, Josue; Thurlow, James; Warner, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian
Journal Article
Malaria infection confounds inflammation-adjusted micronutrient biomarker concentrations in children and women in Malawi: a secondary analysis of the 2015/2016 Malawi micronutrient survey
2025Sandalinas, Fanny; Joy, Edward J. M.; Hopkins, Heidi; Likoswe, Blessings H.; Blake, Tineka; Luo, Hanqi; Young, Melissa F.; Bottomley, Christian; Suchdev, Parminder S.; Filteau, Suzanne
Working Paper
The political economy of large-scale food fortification in West Africa: Pathways toward harmonization
2025Resnick, Danielle
Working Paper
Unlocking agricultural efficiency: A stochastic frontier analysis of smallholder farmers in Rwanda
2025Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera; Warner, James; Missiame, Arnold Kwesi
Brief
Rwanda: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Niyonsingiza, Josue; Thurlow, James; Warner, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian
Brief
Ethiopia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Pauw, Karl; Jones, Eleanor
Working Paper
Understanding the policy landscape for climate action in Kenya: Potential for integration of gender, nutrition, and improved impact monitoring
2025Magalhaes, Marilia; Bryan, Elizabeth; Ringler, Claudia; Nyukuri, Elvin; Choudhury, Zahid ul Arifin
Brief
Uganda: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development
2025Aragie, Emerta A.; Thurlow, James; Ahmed, Hashim; Jones, Eleanor
Journal Article
Maize yield responsiveness and profitability of fertilizer: New survey evidence from six African countries
2025Ragasa, Catherine; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Asante, Seth; Amare, Mulubrhan; Ma, Ning; Olanrewaju, Opeyemi; Duchoslav, Jan
Journal Article
Fertilizer demand and profitability amid global fuel-food-fertilizer crisis: Evidence from Ethiopia
2025Assefa, Thomas; Berhane, Guush; Abate, Gashaw T.; Abay, Kibrom A.
Journal Article
Estimating the direct and indirect effects of improved seed adoption on yields: Evidence from DNA-fingerprinting, crop cuts, and self-reporting in Ethiopia
2025Jovanovic, Nina; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob
Journal Article
Fertilizer policy reforms in the midst of crisis: Evidence from Rwanda
2025Spielman, David J.; Mugabo, Serge; Rosenbach, Gracie; Ndikumana, Sosthene; Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera; Ingabire, Chantal
Journal Article
Storage management practices and mycotoxin contamination of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in northwest Ethiopia
2025Sadik, J.A.; Righetti, L.; Fentahun, N.; Brouwer, Inge D.; Tessema, M.; Abera, M.; van der Fels-Klerx, H.J.
Journal Article
Do youth work in agriculture? Short-term dynamics of on-farm rural youth employment in Tanzania and Malawi
2025Kafle, Kashi; Paliwal, Neha; Benfica, Rui
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Inclusive and gender-transformative seed systems: Concepts and applications
2025Galiè, Alessandra; Kramer, Berber; Spielman, David J.; Kawarazuka, Nozomi; Rietveld, Anne M.; Aju, Stellamaris
Journal Article
How good are livestock statistics in Africa? Can nudging and direct counting improve the quality of livestock asset data?
2025Abay, Kibrom A.; Ayalew, Hailemariam; Terfa, Zelalem; Karguia, Joseph; Breisinger, Clemens
Preprint
Governing informality: Drivers of service provision in Nigeria's food wholesale markets
2025Resnick, Danielle; Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.; Chugh, Aditi
Blog Post
Pathways to power in fragile settings: Rethinking women’s roles in agriculture and food systems
2025Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Kyle, Jordan; Kosec, Katrina; Ragasa, Catherine
Brief
Navigating Nigeria’s food system challenges in the face of inflation and reform
2025Omamo, Steven Were; Andam, Kwaw S.; Balana, Bedru; Amare, Mulubrhan; Popoola, Olufemi; Nwagboso, Chibuzo
Report
Essential commodities prices, availability, and market actors’ perceptions: February 2025
2025Siddig, Khalid; Nigus, Halefom Yigzaw; Abushama, Hala; Rakhy, Tarig
Brief
Economic and welfare implications of the reduction of US foreign assistance in Malawi
2025Cockx, Lara; De Weerdt, Joachim; Duchoslav, Jan; Jamali, Andrew; Nagoli, Joseph; Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James
Brief
Ghana: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Pauw, Karl; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Brief
Uganda: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Poster
Principles of engagement and vision to action for transdisciplinary research and co-design in agroecology
2025Fuchs, Lisa Elena; Voss, Rachel C.; Freed, Sarah; Rietveld, Anne; Falk, Thomas; Triomphe, Bernard; Bergamini, Nadia; Dickens, Chris; Quintero, Marcela
Report
IFPRI strategy for engagement with CAADP 2026-2035: Supporting implementation at regional, sub-regional, and national levels
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Brief
IFPRI-Sudan: Generating evidence-based solutions for strengthening humanitarian response and economic resilience
2025Siddig, Khalid; Abay, Kibrom A.; Kirui, Oliver K.; Abushama, Hala; Mohamed, Shima; Rakhy, Tarig
Dataset
HER+ Sustainable Land Management Trial in Ethiopia: Endline Survey
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Brief
Sudan Strategy Support Program (SSSP): Background and research output
2025International Food Policy Research Institute
Brief
Ethiopia: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
Report
IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, April 2025
2025International Food Policy Research Institute; Benson, Anderson
Brief
Synopsis: Commercialization and dietary diversity of Rwandan smallholder farmers: a focus on women and youth headed households
2025Mukangabo, Emerence; Warner, James
Journal Article
Impact of food system interventions to increase fruit and vegetable intake among urban adults in Nigeria and Vietnam
2025
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Hernandez, Ricardo; Even, Brice; Meldrum, Gennifer; De Filippo, Amanda; Xuan, Le Thi Thanh; Phuong, Ngo Thi Ha; Mai, Truong Tuyet; Lundy, Mark; Brouwer, Inge D.
Brief
Egypt: Systematic analysis of world market and domestic production shocks
2025Mukashov, Askar; Diao, Xinshen; Ecker, Olivier; Jones, Eleanor; Thurlow, James
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The costs of a multisectoral nutrition program implemented through a poultry value chain platform in Burkina Faso
2025Margolies, Amy; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Twalibu, Aisha; Nwabuikwu, Odiche; Wun, Jolene; Kemp, Chris; Gelli, Aulo; Levin, Carol
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Adapting the Women's Empowerment in Nutrition Index: Lessons from Kenya
2025Lentz, Erin; Jensen, Nathaniel D.; Lepariyo, Watson; Narayanan, Sudha; Bageant, Elizabeth
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The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh
2025Adong, Annet; Ambler, Kate; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; de Brauw, Alan; Herskowitz, Sylvan; Islam, A.H.M. Saiful; Wagner, Julia
Brief
A synthesis of changes in women’s empowerment from Cultivate Africa’s Future agricultural development projects
2025Malapit, Hazel J.; Galiè, Alessandra; Njiru, Nelly; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Omondi, Immaculate A.; Lecoutere, Els; Muchiri, Caroline
Report
Pathways Linking Climate Change to Livestock Production and Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Protocol for a Systematic Review
2025Tareke, Amare Abera; Zerfu, Taddese Alemu; Hailesilassie, Wondimu Tadiwos; Bosire, Caroline; Mukherji, Aditi
Working Paper
Guilty pleasures: Expenditure elasticities of ultra-processed foods and paid meals in India
2025Gupta, Manavi; Kishore, Avinash
Working Paper
The impact of the African continental Free Trade Agreement: A continentwide macroeconomic assessment and distributional analysis in Nigeria and Rwanda
2025Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; Sy, Abdourahmane
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