🌱 In the run up to the #WorldSoilDay tomorrow, we highlight how global shocks reshape soil health. IFPRI’s latest work shows how fertilizer price spikes and supply disruptions have strained farmers—especially in low- and middle-income countries—putting long-term soil fertility

🆕 on our #blog: Women at the center: Strengthening empowerment in fragile food systems 🖋️ By @kkosec. 🔗 Read more here: https://t.co/oTh2m44FtP @CGIAR

🆕 #Blog Beyond the algorithm: The need for farmer participation and data justice in digital agricultural technology 🖊️ By @Ogunyiola. 🖱️ Read more here: https://t.co/4VqAZ296xr @CGIAR

🇳🇬 Nigeria is driving #CAADP Kampala Declaration domestication through its Community of Practice Summit. Oliver Kiptoo Kirui @IFPRI: “Data must drive investment alignment with CAADP targets.” Find out more 👉 https://t.co/GZNCRWhE3u

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MSSRF and @UNESCO are hosting a Learning Session on Education and Nutrition at the @IFPRI Annual Conference on Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia (Kathmandu, 2–4 Dec 2025). Join us on 4 Dec, 15:30 – 16:45 (Nepal Time) for insights on school meals and key learnings for South

"Scaling nutrition requires strong policies, domestic financing & community ownership" @niels_balzer, @WFP🇳🇵at #D4N2025 South Asia conference.   As co-host, @WFP joins @IFPRI, partners & private sector to explore scalable pathways for strengthening nutrition across🇳🇵& the region.

Hear from Dr. Fousseini Traoré, Senior Research Fellow @IFPRI, as he co-presents the key findings of the #2025AATM! Deep dive into the data on Dec 16. Register: https://t.co/JQFiCOVNqf Learn more: https://t.co/Q6dKn1rxBZ

AI meets modern B2B engagement. Alon Rosenberg joins Demetri Panici to explore how Knock AI uses qualification, routing, and smart enrichment to streamline buyer-seller engagement and help B2B teams build pipeline with personalized, frictionless workflows.

#NowReading The role of genotyping in measuring improved variety adoption and impact: Advances, challenges, and policy directions 🖋️ By @mequanint_m, @maredia, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Damaris Odeny, @SpielmanDavidJ, Hope Michelson, Showkat Ahmad Waza, Kelvin Kamunye, @Arega_IITA,

Happy Tuesday! 📚 The latest edition of Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now online on LinkedIn. ☕ Enjoy reading: 🔗 https://t.co/SukKX1tHxK @CGIAR

🆕 🗞️ Unpacking the effects of conflict on fertilizer use and maize yields: Empirical evidence From Nigeria 🖊️ By @A_Mulubrhan, Kwaw S. Andam, Bedru Balana, Opeyemi Olanrewaju, and @swomamo. 🖱️ Read the study here: https://t.co/yIyPezmQEd @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa

💧 Evidence suggests that mall-scale #irrigation technologies significantly increase yields, extend growing seasons, and enable diversification into high-value crops, helping to alleviate poverty. This blog by Bedru Balana, Augustine Iraoya, Abba Aminu, Musa T. Yakasai, and

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33rd AERA Conference | Dec 1–3 | ICAR-NAARM The event opens with an inspiring Inaugural Session as NAARM marks its Golden Jubilee, focusing on agribusiness innovation, women’s empowerment & climate-resilient agriculture.@icarindia @ICRISAT @AeraIndia @IFPRI #AERAConference25 #RIS

Cash transfers & agency: What Nigerian couples reveal about household power Mehrab Bakhtiar @IFPRI, Marcel Fafchamps @FSIStanford, @markus_gold @CGDev, @leonard_arec & Sreelakshmi Papineni @WorldBankAfrica on the interplay between empowerment & norms ⤵️

School meal programmes can also be a powerful lever for #ClimateAction, say @IFPRI experts. 💡 By sourcing food produced locally and sustainably, the programmes can support smallholder farmers, strengthen #FoodSystems and protect the environment 👇🏾 https://t.co/b8IjYrLwOv

📅2 Dec 2025 | 9:00-12.30 (Nairobi time) Join @FAOStatistics & @IFPRI in the conversation on integrating Women’s Empowerment & Nutrition into national agricultural surveys Learn about more inclusive, evidence-driven agrifood systems transformation 🔗➡️ https://t.co/oF5tdu4jUj

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🌱 A longstanding puzzle in the African land rental market literature is the discrepancy between the number of tenants and the much smaller number of landlords in survey data. This recent study found a significant underreporting of both renting-in and renting-out land:

🔍 🌍 How do prices affect agricultural technology adoption in East Africa? Learn more in this blog by Bjorn Van Campenhout, Gashaw Abate, Liesbeth Colen, and @BerberKramer: https://t.co/a0NbhIuqK4 @CGIAR @IFPRI_Africa

This recent study examines trends and drivers of anaemia among mothers and children in India and estimates the potential future reduction in anaemia among mother-child dyads: https://t.co/4fW0DDfotb @CGIAR @IFPRISAO

In today’s fast-changing world and evolving food systems, the need for evidence-based food policy has never been more urgent – demanding research that is timely, inclusive, and tailored to context. On December 15, 2025, join us for this special event: 📌 Shaping Food Policy in

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a 'code red' to combat new threats to ChatGPT, will delay ads initiative.

#NowReading How social norms influence processes of change related to an economic intervention in Bangladesh 🖋️ By Michelle Lokot, Nasrin Sultana, Melissa Hidrobo, John Hoddinott, Shalini Roy, and Meghna Ranganathan. 🔗 Read the study here: https://t.co/3jCg03B3cs @CGIAR