New study emphasizes tradeoffs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security
Stories & Blogs IFPRIJun 14, 2024(News )A study by authors from IFPRI published in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world’s growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems.
Study confirms the significant potential for job creation in West Africa's cotton-producing countries, particularly for women and youth, through the development of cotton-to-clothing industries
Stories & Blogs UNIDOJun 10, 2024(News )The international workshop reviewed the findings and main recommendations of a study on the cotton-to-clothing industries in Africa’s main cotton-producing countries- namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire and Mali, also known as the C4+
New Study: Urgent action to enhance food aid and revitalize agriculture critical to averting looming famine in Sudan
Stories & Blogs IFPRIApr 12, 2024(Press Release )Port Sudan - Pervasive severe food insecurity in Sudan necessitates urgent and extensive interventions to enhance food aid, revitalize agricultural systems, and restore supply chains, to mitigate the food crisis and prevent further escalation.
Morocco: developing an industrial decarbonization roadmap framework
Stories & Blogs UNIDOFeb 06, 2024(Story )No country will be able to slash greenhouse gas emissions and meet its nationally determined contributions without decarbonizing its industries.
Six big ideas to advance food systems resilience in Nigeria: Bringing CGIAR Initiatives together to foster collaboration and policy coherence.
Stories & Blogs IFPRISep 13, 2023(Blog post )Two CGIAR initiatives—Fragility, Conflict and Migration (FCM) and National Policies and Strategies (NPS)—brought together policymakers, researchers, and representatives from the private sector and civil society to discuss how to advance food systems resil
Enhancing groundwater governance through experimental games in Ghana
Stories & Blogs IFPRIAug 22, 2023(Blog )Some of the key challenges that irrigators are dealing with are declining groundwater tables and insufficient freshwater during the peak of the dry season (February-March).
Is Ethiopia missing a golden opportunity for addressing hidden hunger? The opportunities and challenges of biofortification
Stories & Blogs IFPRIAug 18, 2023(Blog )Despite some progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, Ethiopia continues to be an epicenter of the triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Is Ethiopia missing a golden opportunity for addressing hidden hunger? The opportunities and challenges of biofortification
Stories & Blogs IFPRIAug 18, 2023(Blog )Despite some progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, Ethiopia continues to be an epicenter of the triple burden of malnutrition—undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Unlocking the potential of irrigation for improved nutrition in Ethiopia
Stories & Blogs IFPRIAug 09, 2023(Blog )Poor nutrition threatens health, exacerbates inequalities, affects economic productivity, and traps countries like Ethiopia in a vicious cycle of poverty.
“Energy from Africa for Africa”
Stories & Blogs UNIDOMar 30, 2023(News )Africa is home to more than 1.3 billion people and has significant natural resources, yet the continent only generates 3% of global GDP and 2% of global manufacturing added value.