Trade Development Symposium

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was established in 1975 to provide sustainable policy solutions to reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in the developing world by 1) identifying and analyzing international, national, and local policies in support of improved food security and nutrition, with an emphasis on low-income countries and poor people and the sound management of the natural resource base that supports agriculture; 2) contributing to the capacity strengthening of people and institutions in developing countries that conduct research on food, agriculture, and nutrition policies; and 3) actively engaging in policy communications, making research results available to all those in a position to apply or use them, and carrying out dialogues with those users to link research and policy action. The Institute’s research program reflects worldwide collaboration with governments and private and public institutions interested in increasing food production and improving the equity of its distribution. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), an alliance of governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations.