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Anti-poverty program is effective even in one of the world’s toughest settings (NPR)

Research shows that the “graduation” anti-poverty approach can be effective even in world’s hardest humanitarian contexts. NPR interviews IFPRI's Jessica Leight, co-author of the study.

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Earth Day 2026: Agroecology and micronutrient supplements power food sovereignty (Nutrition Insight)

The article features recent IFPRI research on combining agriculture programs with micronutrient supplementation, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and behavior change interventions.

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Devex Dish: Shock to the system (Devex)

Devex quoted Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General, in the April 15 edition of Devex Dish: “The war represents the third major shock for the global food system in just six years, following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. These shocks — and their frequency — highlight how important it is for countries to diversify where they […]

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New IFPRI book documents the impacts of Sudan’s conflict and identifies evidence‑based pathways to recovery

The book is being launched today in Cairo on the opening day of the conference "Three Years of Conflict: What the Evidence Tells Us and What Recovery Requires."

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Could the Iran war pose lasting risks to global food security? (Al Jazeera)

Avinash Kishore, IFPRI senior research fellow in New Delhi, was interviewed for the Al Jazeera's "Inside Story" program on the Iran war risks to global food security.

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The Iran war’s agriculture shock isn’t over yet (Foreign Policy)

Foreign Policy quotes IFPRI's Joseph Glauber who notes that energy inputs are built into food costs at nearly every step, from production and processing through transportation and retail.

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Integrating nutrient supplements and WASH into agriculture programs improves child micronutrient status in Burkina Faso

New IFPRI-led research finds that adding nutrient supplements and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions into gender-sensitive agriculture programs can significantly improve young children’s iron and vitamin A status, especially when support starts at 6 months of age and covers the whole complementary feeding period until 23 months of age.

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How farmers are rising to a fertilizer shortfall (DW)

DW spoke with IFPRI's Joseph Glauber and Avinash Kishore to discuss what farmers around the world are doing to save their crops in a situation of a global fertilizer shortage sparked by the war in Iran.

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World Health Day 2026: Trade wars reshape nutrition security opportunities (Nutrition Insight)

In a World Health Day feature on nutrition and global trade, Nutrition Insight highlights analysis from IFPRI’s Purnima Menon on how global trade disruptions, conflicts, and economic shocks affect food affordability, diet diversity, and nutrition security.

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The Gulf built a fertilizer superpower. Now it’s under strain (WIRED Middle East)

WIRED.me quotes Charlotte Hebebrand in the article focusing on the the Gulf fertilizer industry—and why the ongoing escalating conflict is putting global food systems under strain.

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The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices (AP)

AP quotes IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber on how the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruptions are tightening global fertilizer supplies. He warns farmers may switch to less fertilizer-intensive crops or apply less fertilizer, reducing yields.

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Middle East conflict and food security in Africa (BBC)

This issue of BBC's "Focus on Africa" looks at how the conflict in the Middle East is affecting the supply of fertilizer on the African continent--with insights from Oliver Kirui, IFPRI Research Fellow and Acting Country Program Leader for Nigeria and Ghana.

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Keeping seeds, feeding families: The quiet labour of women farmers (Indian Express)

Indian Express quotes Mamata Pradhan in the article looking at how women farmers are quietly safeguarding India’s food systems against climate uncertainty.

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What’s really driving your grocery bill up? (CGTN America)

CGTN spoke with IFPRI's Joseph Glauber about how the Strait of Hormuz crisis could drive up fertilizer and food prices worldwide.

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Could the Strait of Hormuz crisis lead to a global food emergency? (CGTN Europe)

IFPRI's Joseph Glauber spoke to CGTN Europe in London to discuss the impact of the Strait of Hormuz crisis on food security.

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Could Iran war trigger the next global food shock? (Al Jazeera English)

In an interview with Al Jazeera’s “Counting the Cost”, IFPRI Research Fellow Emeritus Joseph Glauber discussed how an escalating conflict involving Iran could reverberate through global food and fertilizer markets—particularly given the region’s critical role in trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Glauber noted that countries within the Gulf are among the most vulnerable, […]

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How the Iran war threatens global food supply (NPR)

In an interview with NPR, IFPRI's Avinash Kishore highlighted rising concerns among Indian farmers as fertilizer prices surge and supplies tighten due to the disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Higher fertilizer costs from Hormuz hostilities could affect planting decisions (CNA)

Speaking to CNA’s Asia First, Joseph Glauber, IFPRI, said the surge in prices may prompt farmers to shift to crops that require less fertilizer, or apply smaller amounts, which could reduce production.

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IFPRI–Dvara E‑Registry climate-smart agriculture lending innovation selected for global climate finance incubation

IFPRI and Dvara E‑Registry’s Insurance‑Backed Loans for Climate‑Smart Agriculture initiative has been selected by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance as one of eight solutions entering its 2026 incubation cycle.

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Iran war: Hormuz crisis raises fears for global agriculture and food security (Anadolu Agency)

Experts warn that the escalating US‑Israel conflict with Iran could severely disrupt global food systems by tightening fertilizer supplies, raising energy costs, and slowing agricultural production.

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