IFPRI Podcast

Discussant: Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa, Lawrence I. Gilbert Distinguished Professor, Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina (UNC) Africa has the world’s largest proportion of poor and hungry people, but the lowest rate of coverage by social protection programs. Demand for social protection is growing in Africa, reflecting faster economic growth, rapid urbanization, and more open and...

Speaker: Natalia Winder Rossi, Senior Adviser and Social Protection Team Leader, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Africa has the world’s largest proportion of poor and hungry people, but the lowest rate of coverage by social protection programs. Demand for social protection is growing in Africa, reflecting faster economic growth, rapid urbanization, and more open and p...

Speakers Fleur Wouterse, Senior Research Fellow, Africa Regional Office; and Co-Editor of the 2017-2018 Annual Trends and Outlook Report, IFPRI Africa has the world’s largest proportion of poor and hungry people, but the lowest rate of coverage by social protection programs. Demand for social protection is growing in Africa, reflecting faster economic growth, rapid urbanization, and more open and...

Welcome Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa, IFPRI Africa has the world’s largest proportion of poor and hungry people, but the lowest rate of coverage by social protection programs. Demand for social protection is growing in Africa, reflecting faster economic growth, rapid urbanization, and more open and pluralistic societies. In the 2014 Malabo Declaration, African leaders called for integratin...

Panel: Global Responses: Arif Husain, Chief Economist, World Food Program Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countries chronically vulnerable to...

Panel: Global Responses: Dominique Burgeon, Director of Emergencies, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of c...

Panel: Global Responses Dina Umali-Deininger, Practice Manager, World Bank Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countries chronically vulnerable to...

Panel: Country Experiences Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head of Latin American and Caribbean Program, IFPRI Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countries...

Panel: Country Experiences Paul Dorosh, Director of Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countr...

Panel: Country Experiences Sikandra Kurdi, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countries chronically vulnerable t...

Report Overview: Anne-Claire Mouilliez, Secretariat Coordinator, Food Security Information Network Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countries c...

Report Overview: Luca Russo, Senior Strategic Advisor on Resilience, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); and Steering Committee Member, Food Security Information Network (FSIN) Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food C...

Moderator: Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI Conflict and extreme climate events are contributing to rising levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. In 2018, some 113 million people in 53 countries experienced acute food insecurity. The Global Report on Food Crises provides the latest estimates of severe hunger and an analysis of countries chronically vulnerab...

Keynote Addresses: Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental de...

Rapid-Fire Presentation: Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. Th...

Rapid-Fire Presentations: Channing Arndt, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality...

Rapid-Fire Presentations: Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation....

Rapid-Fire Presentations: Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation....

Rapid-Fire Presentation: James Thurlow, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. This...

Rapid-Fire Presentation: Jamison Ervin, Manager for Global Programme on Nature for Development, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue t...

Keynote Addresses: Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and inequality, and environmental degradation. This year’s Global...

Introduction: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director of Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff in the DGO IFPRI IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels. Rural people around the world continue to struggle with food insecurity, persistent poverty and ineq...

How best to secure land tenure for pastoralists is an ongoing challenge for governments, practitioners, lawyers, academics, and communities themselves. In this PIM Webinar recorded on March 28, 2019, Fiona Flintan from ILRI / International Land Coalition's Rangelands Initiative describes innovations, successful practices, and lessons learned from her work on pastoral land tenure and governance ove...

IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities for 2019 at the global and regional levels.

Discussant: Joe Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI India’s population will soon be larger than China’s, economic growth is averaging 7 to 8 percent, and cities are expanding rapidly. Growing food, feed, and fiber needs are increasing pressure on India’s agriculture. With limited land and falling water tables, can India produce enough food for her population or will the country become a major i...