Research Posts

Concise highlights of IFPRI research findings and research issues

Blogs

October 17, 2023

Informal trade: Insights from Phansidewa at the India-Bangladesh border

Informal cross-border trade in the Bay of Bengal region is an integral part of local economies and has many broader

Blogs

August 24, 2023

Addressing the knowledge gap on financial needs of firms in agricultural value chains

Agricultural value chains (AVCs) are an essential component of food systems—aggregating, processing, and delivering food to retailers. Without them, consumers

Blogs

March 23, 2023

Supply and demand side barriers to reach uninsured farmers: Field-level insights on agricultural microinsurance in Bangladesh

Insights from field visits to districts in northern Bangladesh that could help better understand the agricultural microinsurance context in the region.

Blogs

January 25, 2023

Get ready to be schooled! (…about IFPRI’s research on education)

Building incentives to foster more effective teaching and learning.

Blogs

February 28, 2022

Varying impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on farmer incomes: Evidence from India

Wheat producers in India suffered only minimal declines in income due to lockdown as compared to the tomato producers.

Blogs

February 25, 2022

Two years on, resilience innovations help food supply chains overcome COVID-19 disruptions

Food value chains in LMICs have expanded and lengthened immensely in recent decades to serve rapidly growing cities while meeting rural demand.