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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI is a CGIAR research center (@cgiar.org). www.ifpri.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · Dec 5
🦋IFPRI is excited to join @bsky.app! Colleagues, partners, friends @cgiar.org and beyond - who's there? 👋 Welcome to our cloud!
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Today is the UN #WorldScienceDay for Peace and Development.

Our latest blog reflects on a vital #BorlaugDialogue discussion: food insecurity, conflict, and geopolitics are deeply intertwined. 🌍

🔗 on.cgiar.org/4ra131l

#ScienceForPeace @cgiar.org @jo-swinnen.bsky.social @cgiar-emd.bsky.social
Peace on the plate: A 2025 Borlaug Dialogue conversation on food security and global stability
Addressing the expanding dynamic of conflict and poverty.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Our latest issue of the #IFPRIInsights #newsletter is out, featuring:

🌍 Tackling extreme poverty and financing for food systems in Africa

🎤 2025 Borlaug Dialogue conversation on food security and global stability

and more: www.ifpri.org/newsletter/i...

@cgiar.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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IFPRI’s Elizabeth Bryan and Ryan Nehring will participate in the Global Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference in Brasília, Brazil on November 7, 2025.

Learn more here: www.ifpri.org/event/global...

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November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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A new study has found that dietary transition to the 2025 EAT-Lancet diet need careful, local co-design to avoid deepening nutrient and affordability gaps: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

Read the #PressRelease here: on.cgiar.org/4orNhVX

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November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-r...

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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s featured publications analyze the political and institutional dynamics influencing agroecological transitions in India; examine how to better integrate science into social protection syste...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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🆕 #Blog Escaping the fragility-poverty trap: New evidence on financing food systems in Africa

🖊️ By Evgeniya Anisimova and Sami Husa.

🖱️ Learn more here: on.cgiar.org/4oQgqtO

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Escaping the fragility-poverty trap: New evidence on financing food systems in Africa
Mobilizing limited resources in uncertain times.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🆕 #Blog Designing diverse landscapes for human well-being

🖊️ By Nicola Cenacchi.

🔗 Learn more here: on.cgiar.org/3JCqzuY

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Designing diverse landscapes for human well-being
The importance of understanding and managing complexity.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🆕 on our #blog: Celebrating 50 years of IFPRI: Transforming agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

🖊️ By Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, Jorge Armando Rueda Gallardo, and Valeria Piñeiro.

🖱️ Read the full story here: on.cgiar.org/3J83f8o

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Celebrating 50 years of IFPRI: Transforming agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional insights from the 2025 Global Food Policy Report.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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📢 Save the date!   

📌 Benchmarking LLMs for Agricultural Advisory: Insights from a Global Community of Practice

📆 November 6, 2025, 9:30 – 10:30 am EST

🎫 Register here: www.ifpri.org/event/benchm...

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October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/47k5m0A

@cgiar.org
Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s featured publications examine how institutions, policies, and farming practices are adapting to key food system challenges. The studies cover topics such as strengthening nutrition data us...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I was honored to join Cary Fowler, @cgiar-emd.bsky.social, Michael Werz, and Sir Richard Roberts for “Peace on the Plate: A Legacy of Security” at the World Food Prize Foundation #BorlaugDialogue2025 to discuss the urgency of tackling acute food insecurity in fragile & conflict-affected settings.
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Agriculture is at the center of food systems, and demand has been growing for research focusing on ways the agricultural sector can have a greater impact on improving diets and nutrition.

Learn more about the AReNA project in this interactive story: on.cgiar.org/4o0Zelb

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October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Rob Vos of IFPRI warns: “For the foreseeable future, we should expect the price of our food to remain volatile and increasing.”

His new piece in Welternährung explores how global shocks are driving food inflation — and what it means for low-income countries.

📖 on.cgiar.org/4oCvPh3

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Global Trade: Food Prices are Likely to Remain High and Volatile
How do wars, tariff disputes and currency fluctuations affect the international trade in agricultural products? Poor countries suffer disproportionately from inflation risks and food insecurity.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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How can #SchoolMeals help address both hunger and obesity?

The next @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series session will explore how improved data can guide more nutritious, balanced school meals that support children’s growth and lifelong health.

➡️ www.ifpri.org/event/whats-...
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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🆕 on our #blog: Screening for early childhood obesity: What can we learn from growth monitoring data?

🖋️ By Morgan Boncyk, Jef L. Leroy, Rebecca Brander, Leila M. Larson, Marie Ruel, and Edward A. Frongillo.

🖱️ Read the blog here: on.cgiar.org/47Icapl

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Screening for early childhood obesity: What can we learn from growth monitoring data?
Focusing on risks for children under 5.
on.cgiar.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/4hlILFD

@cgiar.org
Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s featured publications examine how farmers and food systems adapt and innovate across Africa and Asia — from improving biosecurity and antibiotic management in Kenya’s poultry sector to str...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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📢TMRW @ 9:30AM EDT

Join IFPRI & @amisoutlook.bsky.social to explore the complex interplay between global food commodity prices and
domestic food price inflation, and the implications for food security.

🎟️ bit.ly/Food-Security-
@cgiar.org @fao.org @oecdeconomy.bsky.social @universityofga.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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IFPRI’s @jo-swinnen.bsky.social will participate in two events at the World Food Prize 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue:

📌Peace on the Plate: A Legacy of Security: A Legacy of Security

📅October 21, 2025 10:00am – 10:45am CDT

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October 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Proud to join colleagues from @ifad.org, UNU-WIDER, IMF, IDB, & the Govt of Somalia at IFPRI’s seminar “Tackling Extreme Poverty & Financing for Food Systems in Africa" for a timely dialogue on solutions for Africa’s development.

www.ifpri.org/event/tackli...

@cgiar.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Don’t miss this upcoming policy seminar organized by IFPRI & @cgiar.org: 📢 On Oct 22, speakers will discuss
alternative modalities for humanitarian aid delivery in #Sudan.

Register here👉 bit.ly/SudanCrisis-

@kkosec.bsky.social @jo-swinnen.bsky.social @khalidhasiddig.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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In 2025, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of IFPRI. Throughout this year, we are sharing select IFPRI innovations that supported evolving food systems.

Today, in recognition of #WorldFoodDay, we feature IFPRI’s work on a preventative nutrition approach🌱🤝📢

🔗 hdl.handle.net/10568/174305

#IFPRI50
October 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Today is #WorldFoodDay!

This UN International Day calls for global collaboration in creating a food-secure future.

This year’s theme, “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future,” explores how working together, we can transform agrifood systems.

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October 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🗓 Join us on October 16th for the next @ifpri.org &
GCNF Research Webinar to learn more about the environmental, economic, and social tradeoffs of scaling regenerative feeding models, and how #SchoolMeals can support children and the planet.🌱

➡️ bit.ly/4nJHFWC
October 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Today is the UN International Day of #RuralWomen.

In this blog, @kkosec.bsky.social explores insights from IFPRI research on advancing women’s leadership in rural development: on.cgiar.org/4n2y2kz

@cgiar.org #RuralWomensDay
From participation to power: Advancing women’s leadership in rural development
On the International Day of Rural Women, IFPRI research shows avenues for empowerment.
on.cgiar.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/4hbFys3

@cgiar.org
Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s collection includes articles on analyzing anaemia trends among Indian mothers and children, exploring livelihood diversification in the Eastern Gangetic Plains, modeling food system resili...
on.cgiar.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM