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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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Johan Swinnen @jo-swinnen.bsky.social · 1d

I was pleased to join #11EAFRDConf @fi-compass.eu to speak about challenges in agri-food value chains and their financing needs on-farm, pre- and post-production. The #EU can serve as a model for value chain innovations utilizing public policy and private sector strategies.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 1d

📅October 17⏰9:30AM EDT

📌 Tackling extreme poverty and financing for food systems in Africa

🤝 Organized by IFPRI and partners on the margins of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings

💬 @lflopezcalva.bsky.social @apvjustino.bsky.social @anamibanez.bsky.social @jo-swinnen.bsky.social

🎟️ bit.ly/Poverty-

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 2d

💧 Social learning interventions in the form of facilitated games can help communities navigate the coordination challenges of reservoir management.

Learn more in this blog by Thomas Falk, Ivo Steimanis, Lara Bartels, Vishwambhar Duche, Björn Vollan, and Ruth Meinzen-Dick: on.cgiar.org/3IxtXqD

Costs and benefits of using social learning games to support Indian communities in better managing their dams

Fostering stewardship of a key resource.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 3d

#NowReading Economy-wide implications of increasing school enrolment in Sub-Saharan Africa

🖊️ By Zuhal Elnour, @khalidhasiddig.bsky.social, and Harald Grethe.

🖱️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

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Johan Swinnen @jo-swinnen.bsky.social · 4d

Great discussions at the #StockholmFoodForum2025! I was glad to present findings from FSEC’s latest global policy report and answer questions on trade, subsidy reform, and the path to food systems transformation.

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#FoodSystems #TradeReform

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 4d

📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/42s8syi

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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers

This week’s collection includes articles on new approaches to localizing SDG6 for water management, modeling crop-livestock dynamics in semi-subsistence economies, and a comprehensive review of food p...

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 4d

The LAC Regional Launch of IFPRI’s #GFPR2025 will take place on October 8, 2025 from 15:00 pm – 17:40 pm (Costa Rica):

📌 Special Session: 50th Anniversary of IFPRI

🖱️ Learn more about this event, part of IFPRI’s 50th anniversary celebrations: on.cgiar.org/436uWow

@cgiar.org #IFPRI50

International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 5d

🆕 on our #Blog: Millions on the move: Bridging research and policy to address growing global challenges of displacement and migration

🖋️ By @kkosec.bsky.social and Lucia Carrillo.

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/4hhu1I5

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Millions on the move: Bridging research and policy to address growing global challenges of displacement and migration

An urgent need for better data and stronger partnerships.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 8d

Our latest issue of the #IFPRIInsights #newsletter is out, featuring:

📖 IFPRI Making a Difference Brochure

🌍AFSF 2025

💻 AI for Food Systems Research

🤝 Joint research hub with @cimmyt.bsky.social

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

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 10d

🌍 How does policy research transform lives?

From zinc wheat in Pakistan to cash transfer programs in Brazil, IFPRI’s work has made a difference for nearly half a billion people.

📖 Explore highlights in our new brochure: hdl.handle.net/10568/143005

@cgiar.org #FoodPolicy #IFPRIImpact

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Global Child Nutrition Foundation @gcnf.org · 11d

🗓️ Join us on October 1st for the next session in the @ifpri.org & GCNF Research Webinar Series! Discover how #SchoolMeals and school food environments can be optimized for #health, #sustainability, and cultural relevance.

➡️ www.ifpri.org/event/optimi...

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 11d

📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/4q3qpgK

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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers

This week’s collection includes articles on screening for early childhood obesity, the potential application of aggregation models in agricultural value chains for biofortification, the economy-wide i...

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 11d

📢TMRW @ 10:00 AM EDT

📌 Optimizing school food environments: Integrating new food and nutrient standards with aspects of affordability, cultural acceptability and environmental sustainability

🎫 Register to attend 👉 on.cgiar.org/4gIHXuj

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Johan Swinnen @jo-swinnen.bsky.social · 12d

Last week, I was honored to sign a MoU between IFPRI &
the South Asian Assocation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
with H.E. Ambassador Golam Sarwar, strengthening collaboration on agriculture & food policy in South Asia.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 12d

💡50 Years of Innovation to Support Evolving Food Systems🌱

Today, in recognition of the International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, we feature IFPRI’s work on refining measures of food loss and waste 🌱🤝📢

🔗 www.ifpri.org/topic/food-l...

@cgiar.org @fao.org #IFPRI50 #FLWDay

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 15d

📢 Save the date!

📌 Making Sense of AI and Qualitative Research:
Conversations on Meaning, Context, and Power

📆 October 2, 2025, 9:30 – 10:30 am EDT

💬 Speakers include Evangelia Berdou (@agulhas.co.uk) and IFPRI's Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Eliot Jones Garcia

🎫 on.cgiar.org/4gKhHj1

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Alan de Brauw @adebrauw.bsky.social · 16d

There has been growing emphasis on impact evaluations of programs and policies, but how do those impact evaluations actually lead to change? To answer this question, at @ifpri.org we recently commissioned an impact assessment of our impact evaluations- blog here www.ifpri.org/blog/ifpri-a...

IFPRI and causal impact evaluation: Evidence for real-life policies

A new report outlines diverse applications.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 16d

🆕 #Blog African agrifood trade at a crossroads

🖋️ By @vpineiro.bsky.social, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, @jwglauber.bsky.social, and Fousseini Traoré.

🖱️ Read the full story here: on.cgiar.org/48jhh19

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African agrifood trade at a crossroads

A potential export shift from West to East.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 17d

🔎 What makes working at IFPRI exciting?

In our new ‘Faces of IFPRI’ 🎥 video, Brian McNamara shares what he enjoys most about his work & his role in the #AVANZAR2030 initiative for agrifood innovation in Latin America & the Caribbean.

Learn more about #IFPRI50➡️ ifpri.org/landing/50/
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 17d

IFPRI’s Aulo Gelli will participate in this event at Climate Week NYC 2025:
📌 Nourishing People, Planet, and our Future | 9:30am – 12:00pm EDT
📆 September 25, 2025
🤝 @foodtank.bsky.social @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social
Panel Conversation: School Meals for Climate | 10:15am EDT
🔗 on.cgiar.org/48vlvCC

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 17d

📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn!

🔗 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/46kxD89

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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers

This week’s collection includes articles on agrifood value chain employment and compensation shift with structural transformation, current evidence of interventions on fruit and vegetable intake, hous...

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 19d

🔍 How can we reduce emissions from dairy farming without compromising food security or farm livelihoods?

Learn more in this recent blog by Kevin Chen and Lingling Hou: on.cgiar.org/3KgYpWf

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A new framework for assessing the cost-effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation measures: Evidence from China’s dairy farms

The most promising ways to limit carbon emissions.

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 23d

Save the date! 📅October 14, 2025⏰9:30AM EDT

📌#CGIARSeminarSeries: The EU Deforestation Regulation: Policy Implications and Research Frontiers

🤝IFPRI, @cgiar.org and @bmz.de

🎟️Register here: bit.ly/EU-Deforestation

International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 24d

📢TMRW @ 9:30 AM ET

📌Mobility in a Fragile World: Evidence to Inform Policy

🎟️bit.ly/Mobility-

🤝 bit.ly/Mobility-FB

💼 bit.ly/Mobility-LI

▶️ bit.ly/ifpriYT

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 25d

Our latest issue of "Weekly Reads" is here boasting an impressive contribution (7 articles! 🏆) by IFPRI researchers in the January 2026 issue of the Journal of Development Economics, now online. ⏬

🧪 #AcademicPublishing @cgiar.org

Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers

This week’s collection features a set of articles co-authored by IFPRI researchers, published in the January 2026 issue of the Journal of Development Economics, now available online. The studies cover...