at a GLANCE

VISION
A world free of HUNGER and MALNUTRITION

MISSION
To provide research-based policy
solutions that sustainably reduce poverty
and end hunger and malnutrition.
What is
FOOD POLICY?
“FOOD POLICY” refers
to the collection of decisions
made by governments, civil
society, businesses, and inter-
national organizations that shape
our food systems, including production,
processing, distribution, and consumption
of food.
What WE DO
IFPRI’S RESEARCHERS provide policy makers, donors, civil society, the
private sector, and farmer organizations with rigorous, policy-relevant research.
IFPRI RESEARCHERS ANSWER QUESTIONS SUCH AS:

What invest- How can

What policies
ments can support agricultural growth
help farmers
lifelong nutrition and rural develop-
manage scarce
and good health for ment be made more
resources more
rural and urban equitable and
sustainably?
populations? inclusive?
Our research
STRATEGY
I N T HI S CO M PL EX AND
FAST-CHANG I NG W O RL D,
IFPRI’s strategy focuses on five key
research areas essential to addressing
poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face
of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work
takes gender into account.
Our research
STRATEGY
I N T HI S CO M PL EX AND
FAST-CHANG I NG W O RL D,
Fostering a
IFPRI’s strategy focuses on five key climate-resilient
research areas essential to addressing and sustainable
poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face food supply
of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work
takes gender into account.
Our research
STRATEGY
I N T HI S CO M PL EX AND
FAST-CHANG I NG W O RL D,
Promoting
IFPRI’s strategy focuses on five key healthy diets
research areas essential to addressing and nutrition
poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face for all
of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work
takes gender into account.
Our research
STRATEGY
I N T HI S CO M PL EX AND
Building
FAST-CHANG I NG W O RL D,
inclusive and
IFPRI’s strategy focuses on five key efficient markets,
research areas essential to addressing trade systems,
poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face and food
of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work industries
takes gender into account.
Our research
STRATEGY
I N T HI S CO M PL EX AND
FAST-CHANG I NG W O RL D,
Transforming
IFPRI’s strategy focuses on five key agricultural
research areas essential to addressing and rural
poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face economies
of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work
takes gender into account.
Our research
STRATEGY
I N T HI S CO M PL EX AND
FAST-CHANG I NG W O RL D,
Strengthening
IFPRI’s strategy focuses on five key institutions
research areas essential to addressing and
poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the face governance
of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work
takes gender into account.
Our research Promoting

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research areas essential to addressing Gender
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of new challenges. All IFPRI’s research work
takes gender into account.

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IFPRI and SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
OUR WORK ADDRESSES SEVERAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS DIRECTLY…
IFPRI and SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
…AND CONTRIBUTES TO MANY OTHERS.
What are the
CHALLENGES to
global food security?
GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS
face major challenges and require fundamental transformation
to meet our food needs sustainably.
 1 MALNUTRITION

2 BILLION 144 MILLION 47 MILLION

people children children
lack key micronutrients are are
like iron and vitamin A stunted wasted

2 BILLION 38 MILLION 88 PERCENT

adults children of countries experience
are are more than one form of
overweight or obese overweight malnutrition

Sources: Development Initiatives 2018; WHO/FAO 2006; UNICEF/WHO/World Bank 2020

 2 CLIMATE CHANGE
PROJECTED 2050 GLOBAL MAIZE YIELDS WITHOUT ADAPTATION

 old area lost

 loss > 25% of base
 loss 5–25%
 change within 5%
 gain 5–25%
 gain > 25%
 new gain area
Source: IFPRI 2018
 3 RAPID URBANIZATION
PROJECTED URBAN SHARE OF GLOBAL POPULATION

2018 2050
55 % 68 %

Source: UN 2018
 4 FORCED MIGRATION
2009

43.3 MILLION
2018

Source: UNHCR 2019

70.8 MILLION
 Where WE WORK

 Countries with
significant research
 Countries with major
new research*
IFPRI Headquarters

IFPRI regional office

 IFPRI country * New refers to countries which did not have major research projects
program office
for several years, but have major new research projects since
2018
Who WE ARE
OUR STAFF COME FROM 61 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

50.3 %
604
TOTAL STAFF
MEN

49.7 %
WOMEN
Who WE ARE
IFPRI Board of Trustees

Director General
Johan Swinnen

Development Strategy and Governance Africa Business Development and External Relations
Paul Dorosh Jemimah Njuki Teunis van Rheenen

Latin America and the Caribbean

Environment and Production Technology
Channing Arndt
Markets, Trade, and Institutions
Rob Vos
Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla Communications and Public Affairs
Charlotte Hebebrand
South Asia
Shahidur Rashid
Finance and Administration
CGIAR Research Program Agriculture for Nutrition and Health James Fields
John McDermott

Poverty, Health, and Nutrition CGIAR Research Program Policies, Institutions, and Markets Human Resources
Marie Ruel Frank Place Sherian Abramaitys-Yi
Where WE ARE
IFPRI STAFF IN DC HEADQUARTERS SHARE OF STAFF IN DC HEADQUARTERS
AND OUTSIDE HQ
80%
604
Staff in DC 576 564 568 569 572
532 71%
Staff outside DC
70%
467 477
224
231 254
211 269 280 315
377
346 183 202
301
60%
123
258 270 271 116
95
74 87 80
352 333 50%
321 314 300 292 289
284 275
230 254
184 183 191 206 48%

40%
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
IFPRI and CGIAR
IFPRI IS ONE OF 15 CGIAR RESEARCH CENTERS

IFPRI
Food policy
Washington, DC
Sharing our RESEARCH
I F P R I W O R K S W I T H P A R T N E R S including governments,
multilateral organizations, civil society, the private sector, and universities
and research institutions to inform and enhance the impact of its
research. Research results and products are shared through our
web site, publications, social media, open access data sets,
analytical models and tools, videos, web platforms, seminars,
and training and capacity building.
How IFPRI makes a
DIFFERENCE
IFPRI’S WORK CONTRIBUTES TO:

INVESTING IN SOCIAL INCREASING ACCESS IMPROVING FOOD SCALING UP PRO-

PROTECTION TO NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAMS POOR INVESTMENTS
How IFPRI makes a
DIFFERENCE
IFPRI’S WORK CONTRIBUTES TO:

SUPPORTING IMPROVING ACCESS FACILITATING INCLUSIVE INCORPORATING

AGRICULTURAL TO MARKETS TRADE SYSTEMS GENDER INTO RESEARCH
TRANSFORMATION AND POLICY
How IFPRI makes a
DIFFERENCE
IFPRI’S WORK CONTRIBUTES TO:

PROMOTING ENHANCING INFORMING INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY
How IFPRI makes a
DIFFERENCE

Investing in social Increasing access Improving food Scaling up pro-poor Supporting agricultural Improving access to
protection to nutrition security programs investments transformation markets

Facilitating inclusive Incorporating gender Promoting Enhancing Informing institutional Strengthening

trade systems into research and policy sustainability resilience development capacity
 A world free of hunger and malnutrition
IFPRI is a CGIAR Research Center

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