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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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What’s the best way to reduce GHG emissions from agrifood systems?
A 🆕 Nature Food comment by IFPRI’s Will Martin and Rob Vos shows that green farming innovations outperform other policy options—while supporting farmers and food affordability.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01291-z
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January 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
🔍 Did you miss this #IFPRIPolicySeminar?

📌 Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Food Systems Perspective

🤝 Co-organized by IFPRI and the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Cornell University

📺 Watch the recording here: https://bit.ly/FoodLoss-

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January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
5️⃣ days until this #IFPRIPolicySeminar:

📌 Advancing Poverty Graduation in Fragile Contexts: A New Agenda for Research and Policy

🤝 Co-organized by IFPRI and Mercy Corps

📍In-person & online

🎟️ Register here: https://bit.ly/PovGrad

@cgiar.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🆕 New in Nature Food

IFPRI’s Will Martin & Rob Vos find that green innovations—from improved rice water management to better animal feeding—are the most effective way to cut agrifood system emissions.

Read the article #OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1038/s430...

@cgiar.org #Climate #FoodSystems
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
How can graduation programs help households escape poverty in fragile, high-risk contexts? Our new blog explores lessons from East Africa and global evidence:
www.ifpri.org/blog/graduat...
@leightjessica.bsky.social @cgiar.org @mercycorps.bsky.social
Graduation from poverty in a changing and fragile world
Emerging frontiers for research and learning.
www.ifpri.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
📣 IFPRI’s @jo-swinnen.bsky.social and @claudiaringler.bsky.social are participating in the 18th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) this week in Berlin, Germany on January 16 and 17.

🔗 Learn more here: https://www.ifpri.org/event/18th-global-forum-for-food-and-agriculture-gffa/

@cgiar.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
📣Starting now:  

📌 Increasing effectiveness of school meals in humanitarian settings: Situation & Context Analysis

🤝 Co-organized by IFPRI and @gcnf.org

🎟️ Learn more here: https://on.cgiar.org/3NiwSoY

@cgiar.org  
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🔔 #HappeningNow: “Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Food Systems Perspective"🔔

📺 Watch #ifpriLIVE:

🎫 bit.ly/FoodLoss-

🤝 bit.ly/FoodLoss-FB

💼 bit.ly/FoodLoss-LI

@cgiar.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🔔 TODAY @ 9:30 AM EST 🔔

Join us in-person or at any of these links:

🎫 bit.ly/FoodLoss-

🤝 bit.ly/FoodLoss-FB

💼 bit.ly/FoodLoss-LI

▶️ bit.ly/ifpriYT

@cgiar.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
📢TMRW @ 9:30AM EST

📌 Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Food Systems Perspective

📅 Jan.13 🕘9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST

📍In person or online🎟️ bit.ly/FoodLoss-

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January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
📝This study by Sarah M. L. Pechtl, Mohru Mardonova, Tanzila Ergasheva, and Isabel B. Lambrecht was conducted to assess the extent and identify the drivers of gender-based and intrahousehold differences in dietary diversity in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.70133
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January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Save the date! 📆 January 21⏰ 9:30 AM EST

📌 Advancing Poverty Graduation in Fragile Contexts: A New Agenda for Research and Policy

🤝 Co-organized by IFPRI and Mercy Corps

📍In-person & online 🎟️ bit.ly/PovGrad

@cgiar.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
3️⃣ days until this #IFPRIPolicySeminar:

📌 Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Food Systems Perspective

🤝 Co-organized by IFPRI and the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Cornell University

📍In-person & online 🎟️ bit.ly/FoodLoss-

@cgiar.org
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
🔍 What is the future of food demand?

Read more in this 🆕 blog by Maxime Roche, Andrew Comstock, and Olivier Ecker: https://on.cgiar.org/4px4xJa

@cgiar.org
The future of food demand: Evidence from a global meta-analysis and trend projections
Learning from the new Food Demand Meta-Elasticity (FDME) database.
on.cgiar.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🆕 #Blog When milk quality pays: Evidence from an incentive experiment in Uganda

🖊️ By Bjorn Van Campenhout, Sarah Kariuki, Richard Ariong, Jordan Chamberlin, Benon Byarugaba, and Dennis Atuha.

🖱️ Learn more here: https://on.cgiar.org/3Z9RkuM

@cgiar.org @cimmyt.bsky.social
When milk quality pays: Evidence from an incentive experiment in Uganda
Making milk quality visible improves standards, but real gains require price incentives and competition on quality downstream.
on.cgiar.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
#NowReading It's raining babies? Flood exposures and fertility in Bangladesh

🖋️By Brian C. Thiede, Joyce J. Chen, Valerie Mueller, Carolynne Hultquist, and Zarmeen Salim.

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.70030

@cgiar.org

January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Save the date! 📅January 14⏰10:00 AM EST  

📌 Increasing effectiveness of school meals in humanitarian settings: Situation & Context Analysis

🤝IFPRI and @gcnf.org  

📍Register to attend online

👉 https://on.cgiar.org/3NiwSoY

@cgiar.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
On January 13, this seminar will include presentations on new IFPRI research on innovative approaches to:
➤ Measuring and reducing food loss and waste in perishable foods
➤ Research on the use of artificial intelligence to improve food loss measurement accuracy
➤ & more: bit.ly/FoodLoss-
@cgiar.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
#NowReading A mixed‐method study on gender and intrahousehold differences in food consumption from Khatlon Province, Tajikistan

🖋️By Sarah M. L. Pechtl, Mohru Mardonova, Tanzila Ergasheva, and Isabel B. Lambrecht.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.70133

@cgiar.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🔍 How do violent conflicts reshape input use and productivity in smallholder farming?

🔗 Read more in this recent blog by Mulubrhan Amare, Kwaw Andam, Bedru Balana, Steven Were Omamo, and Opeyemi Olanrewaju exploring evidence from Nigeria: https://on.cgiar.org/3Yhl4pr

@cgiar.org
Violent conflicts reshape input use and productivity in smallholder farming: Findings from Nigeria
Complex impacts on agricultural production.
on.cgiar.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
🌎 🌱 A recent study found that agricultural distortions reduce productivity and increase pressures to migrate, suggesting that policies addressing these distortions, including improved infrastructure and financial access, can help limit migration: https://on.cgiar.org/49mEMFs

@cgiar.org
From farms to borders: How reducing agricultural distortions can curb cross-border migration
Economic conditions influence who leaves and from where.
on.cgiar.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Reducing food loss and waste is essential for building more efficient value chains and lowering the climate footprint of agri‑food systems. This seminar by IFPRI & the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition brings together new insights and emerging evidence: bit.ly/FoodLoss-
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January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
🌱 🌏 How can India meet its climate commitments while ensuring food security, protecting farmer livelihoods, and advancing sustainable development?

Learn more in this blog by Vartika Singh and Arabinda Padhee: https://on.cgiar.org/4pdPQKX

CGIAR IRRI
Reimagining Indian agriculture for a low-carbon future
Guiding an ongoing transformation.
on.cgiar.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM