Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
Over the coming decades, a changing climate, growing global population, rising food prices, and environmental stressors will have significant yet uncertain impacts on food security. Adaptation strategies and policy responses to global change, including options for handling water allocation, land use patterns, food trade, postharvest food processing, and food prices and safety are urgently needed. IFPRI’s work on food security includes analysis of cash transfers, promotion of sustainable agricultural technologies, building resilience to shocks, and managing trade-offs in food security, such as balancing the nutritional benefits of meat against the ecological costs of its production.
IFPRI’s research on this topic is closely aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 1, SDG 2, and SDG 3.
Water insecurity is associated with greater food insecurity and lower dietary diversity: panel data from sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Transfers, nutrition programming, and economic well-being: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
COVID-19 and extreme weather: Impacts on food security and migration attitudes in the rural area of Guatemala
Characterization of MSME outlet types in Viet Nam
Remoteness, farm production, and dietary diversity in Nepal
The contributions of Public Works in watershed rehabilitation and irrigation in Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance supported Productive Safety Net Program areas of Ethiopia to resilience and nutrition
Food Security Simulator – Kenya
Food Security Simulator – Nigeria
IMPACT Projections of Aggregate Food Production With and Without Climate Change: Extended Country-Level Results for 2022 GFPR Table 1A
IMPACT Projections of Hunger With and Without Climate Change: Extended Country-Level Results for 2022 GFPR Table 1C
IMPACT Projections of Net Trade (Million Metric Tons) With and Without Climate Change: Extended Commodity-Level Results for 2022 GFPR Table 2C
IMPACT Projections of per Capita Food Consumption (KG per Capita per Year) With and Without Climate Change: Extended Commodity-Level Results for 2022 GFPR Table 2B
Issue Post Famine in Gaza
- Series/Special EventMar, 27 2024
Post COP28 Priorities for Advancing Food Systems Transformation
- IFPRI Program/Country EventMar, 18 2024 (Mar, 17 - 18 2024)
2023 PNG Rural Household Survey: Report Launch
- IFPRI at External EventMar, 7 2024
Agricultural Innovation for Food Security in the Context of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Series/Special EventMar, 5 2024
Navigating Sudan’s Conflict: Research Insights and Policy Implications
- Series/Special EventFeb, 6 2024
From Commitments to Impact: Analyzing the Global Commitments Toward Promoting Food Security and Healthy Diets
- IFPRI Policy SeminarDec, 7 2023
The E-FooD Dataset and Food Security Simulators for Kenya and Nigeria: Innovative Tools to Support National Policies and Strategies
- In the News
The return of the rice crisis (Financial Times)
- In the News
Food and biofuels in debate (Agri Dees)
- In the News
Summary: Number munching (Devex Dish)
- In the News
Contentious election looms in Myanmar (The Star)
- In the News
How can we feed the world? (Upgrade Magazine)
- In the News
Food security at risk as prices soar (Bloomberg)
- In the News
Deep dive: Food security’s climate (Devex Dish)
- In the News
Farmers get a raw deal (the Daily Star)
- In the News
Pandemic setbacks, malnutrition (Business World)
- In the News
Scarcity becomes common (The Bull)
- In the News
The spike in global hunger (Econofact)
- In the News
Looming global hunger (Phil Star Global)
- In the News
Avoiding a global food crisis (Bloomberg TV)
- In the News
Pangs of rising inflation (The Times Group)
- In the News
The burden of malnutrition (International News)
- In the News
COVID: How the crisis has touched Africa (Telos)
- In the News
Could Elon Musk really solve world hunger? (NPR)
- In the News
A vicious cycle (Millennium Post)
- In the News
Global Commons Stewardship (NHK World)
- In the News
Global hunger grows (Dhaka Tribune)
- In the News
Let's stop child marriage (W and B India Trust)
- In the News
Firm outlines 3 economic risks (The Nation)
- In the News
Engaging youth in modern agriculture (Blueprint)
- In the News
Maize, soya bean farmers duped (The Nation)
- In the News
Pandemic of hunger (Nature)
- In the News
COVID-19 and Global Food Security (ReliefWeb)
- In the News
COVID-19 and Global Food Security (Reliefweb)
- In the News
Pandemic threatens food supply (Tagesspiegel)
- In the News
Food budget to be 16pc bigger (Daily Star)
- In the News
Urgent food help to Africa strained (MoneyWeb)
- In the News
Are we heading for a hunger pandemic? (VRT News)
- In the News
Poorly distributed (Die Zeit)
- In the News
Good move amid myriad challenges (Daily Star)
- In the News
No need to panic over stock (News24.com)
- In the News
Ensuring food for all (Beijing Review)
- In the News
Poverty, food security, open data and COVID-19
- In the News
COVID-19 and Global Food Security (WFP-USA)
- In the News
Alternative meat can sustain food systems
- In the News
Merit of Bt brinjal technology
- In the News
A Wasteful Life (The Daily Evergreen)
- In the News
Kenyan Farmers Benefit From Insured Loans (VOA)
- In the News
Food systems hurting the planet (Bangkok Post)
- In the News
Poverty, limited rural jobs crimp SDG attainment
- Press Release
Project to Improve Tilapia Seed Launched in Accra
- Press Statement
A Sustainable Food Future for Human and Planetary Health
- Press Statement
Livestock production for food security and nutrition
- Press Statement
Preventing an Ebola-related Food Crisis
- Press Release
Feeding Nine Billion in 2050
- Press Release
Preventing versus Treating
- Press Release
Transforming Agriculture: The Case of Tomato in Ghana
- Press Release
Global Response Needed to Rising Food Prices
- Media Factsheet
Global Hunger Index 2015 - Asia Fact Sheet
- In the News
The Breast Milk Elixir (The New York Times)
- Press Release
Rising Food Prices Threaten World's Poor People
- Press Release
The HIV/AIDS -- Food Insecurity Nexus
- Press Release
Global Futures
- Press Release
Best Bets for Reducing Poverty and Hunger
- In the News
Hunger and social development (Pakistan Today)
- Press Release
From Intentions to Implementation
- Press Release
Hunger in Times of Land, Water, and Energy Pressures
- Media Factsheet
Global Hunger Index 2015 - Africa Fact Sheet
- Press Release
Opportunities and Options to End Hunger in Bangladesh
Paul Dorosh
Director, Development Strategy and Governance (DSG)Akhter Ahmed
Senior Research Fellow / Country Representative, IFPRI BangladeshHarold Alderman
Senior Research FellowEugenio Diaz-Bonilla
IICA Visiting Fellow at IFPRIDavid Laborde Debucquet
Senior Research FellowWill Martin
Senior Research FellowDanielle Resnick
Senior Research Fellow
Projects
Program Compact2025
Project Food Security Portal
Project SPEED
Project The Water Energy Food Nexus
Project Trade Tensions