GLOBAL FOOD POLICY REPORT
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
Hybrid Global Launch Event
APR 13, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelihoods, increase poverty, and further diminish prospects for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Governments and the international community, including research organizations such as IFPRI, support efforts to better predict, monitor, and respond to crises as they arise, but these efforts often are not sustained when the crises end. Addressing the “new normal” of possibly more frequent and compounding crises requires rethinking food crisis responses to drive renewed and broader efforts to prevent, mitigate, and recover from crises in ways that build long-term resilience.

Please join us for the launch of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report, which explores evidence-based policy and governance solutions that can provide better early warning and rapid response, increase resilience of food systems, protect the livelihoods of women and marginal groups and ensure their inclusion in crisis response, and address the impacts of conflict and migration. Following a presentation of the report’s key findings and recommendations, a distinguished panel of experts will address how best to align crisis response with resilience building for greater impact.

Introduction
Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI

High level overview of GFPR findings and recommendations
Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Rapid Fire Presentations
Early Warning Systems: Arif Husain, Chief Economist / Friederike Greb, Economist, World Food Programme (WFP)
Anticipatory Action: Sikandra Kurdi, Research Fellow, IFPRI
Social Protection: Kalle Hirvonen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Forced Migration: Manuel Hernandez, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Panel Discussion
US Perspectives on Crisis Response: Dina Esposito, USAID Assistant to the Administrator for Resilience and Food Security, U.S. Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development, and Global Food Crisis Response Coordinator
Examining the Role of the G20 in Global Food Crisis Response Coordination: Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research, and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa: Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson and Acting Managing Director, AKADEMIYA2063

Moderator
Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

Links:  Science And Innovations For Food Systems Transformation Book:  https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5

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2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses

POLICY SEMINAR
Research Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger
Co-organized by IFPRI, World Food Programme (WFP), Institute for Peace and Development (IPD), and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM)

Security in the Sahel is deteriorating rapidly. The number of violent events jumped from 580 in 2018 to over 1,000 in the first half of 2022 alone. Associated fatalities are also up dramatically, from about 2,800 fatalities to almost 6,500. Insecurity is also becoming more widespread, especially in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. As a result, people are fleeing their homes – the region now hosts over 3 million internally displaced people and over 1 million refugees and asylum seekers. There are multiple drivers behind this deterioration, but conflict over land and resources has become a major source of violence across the region, triggered by population growth, land degradation, and climate change.

Deteriorating security has other serious impacts on people’s lives and food security. These include loss of access to agricultural and pastoral production areas, disruption of economic activities or complete loss of livelihoods, limited access to labour and agricultural inputs, and the closure or limited functioning of health services, schools, and markets.

The World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have built a partnership to strengthen WFP food assistance interventions through operational research. As part of WFP’s flagship development program in the Sahel – the Integrated Resilience Programme (IRP) – the two organizations set out to strengthen the evidence needed for interventions. In June 2021, WFP commissioned a study to explore how integrated resilience interventions contribute to social cohesion in Niger and Burkina Faso. This research conducted by IFPRI in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and Development (IPD) sheds light on how WFP interventions contribute to reducing tensions and improving social cohesion in fragile contexts.

Following the report publication (here), WFP, IFPRI and IPD are jointly offering this webinar to disseminate the study’s findings and to create an opportunity for interested actors to discuss their feedback and the way forward.

Introduction & Overview
Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Welcome Remarks
Thomas Conan, Senior Humanitarian Adviser, WFP Regional Bureau Dakar

WFP’s Integrated Resilience Approach
Ones Karuho, Senior Advisor & Head of Unit at WFP Regional Bureau Dakar

Social Cohesion, Land Tenure, and Women’s Empowerment
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger
Hippolyt Pul, Executive Leader, Institute for Peace and Development (IPD)

WFP’s Evidence Generation Strategy & Next Steps on Social Cohesion Measurement within Resilience
Cheikh Samb, Research, Assessment & Monitoring Officer, WFP Regional Bureau Dakar
Nancy McCarthy, President, Lead Analytics

Moderator
Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

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RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Sahel Social Cohesion Research In Burkina Faso And Niger: Working Paper: https://www.ifpri.org/publication/sahel-social-cohesion-research-burkina-faso-and-niger-working-paper

LINKS
World Food Programme (WFP): https://www.wfp.org/
Institute For Peace And Development (IPD): https://www.ipdafrica.org/
CGIAR Research Initiative On Fragility, Conflict, And Migration (FCM): https://www.cgiar.org/initiative/fragility-conflict-and-migration/

Research Findings on Resilience & Social Cohesion in Burkina Faso and Niger

CGIAR SEMINAR SERIES
Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities
Co-organized by IFPRI, the CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
SEP 1, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

The new CGIAR series on Strengthening Food Systems Resilience kicks off with a seminar examining food security trends and the impacts of recent shocks to food systems. Speakers will highlight the need for renewed efforts to strengthen food systems resilience and identify priority investments and actions.

Johan Swinnen, Director General IFPRI; CGIAR Managing Director Systems Transformation Science Group: Overview of Food Security Trends and Impacts of Past Crises 

Dirk Meyer, BMZ Director General, Global Health; Employment; Transformation of the Economy; Digital Technologies; Food and Nutrition Security: Crisis Response and Resilience-Building: Priority Actions of the German Government 

Simeon Ehui, Director General, IITA; CGIAR Regional Director Continental Africa: Supporting African-Led Resilience Building 

Katrina Kosec, IFPRI, Senior Research Fellow and co-lead of CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration: Key Findings and Recommendations of IFPRI’s 2023 Global Food Policy Report “Rethinking Food Crisis Responses” 

Lynn Brown, Director, Policy, Strategy and the Africa Region, Harvest Plus: Gender Considerations for Just and Strong Food Systems 

Martien Van Nieuwkoop, Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank: Food Systems 2030: A Better Food System for Healthier People Planet and Economy: Funding Considerations 

Moderator: Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI

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LINKS
CGIAR - https://www.cgiar.org/
Germany’s Federal Ministry For Economic Cooperation And Development (BMZ) - https://www.bmz.de/en
CGIAR Policy Seminar Series: Strengthening Food Systems For Increased Resilience To Future Shocks - https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/cgiar-seminar-series-food-systems-resilience
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses - https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-launch-event-2023-global-food-policy-report-rethinking-food-crisis-responses

Food Security Trends and Resilience-Building Priorities

Event
IFPRI Policy Seminar
Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security
Organized by CGIAR with support from World Food Programme (WFP) and The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
November 5, 2024


The Learning Support for a Sub-Saharan Africa Multi-Country Climate Resilience Program for Food Security, launched in 2023, aims to enhance food security and climate resilience across 14 African countries. This collaboration among CGIAR, the World Food Programme, and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has three pillars: scaling disaster risk financing, transforming food systems with sustainable school meals and clean cooking, and supporting smallholder farmers. This work leverages CGIAR’s extensive experience in strategic program support, impact evaluations, and knowledge product development, and integrates the CGIAR’s Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM) and Seed Equal initiatives. Ongoing efforts include strategic reviews, resilience assessments, and evaluations of WFP’s nutritional and crisis resilience interventions.

The event aims to disseminate research findings and showcase the partnership’s significant contributions to food security and climate resilience. Speakers from CGIAR, WFP, and Norad will present an overview of the program and highlights of research projects and findings, followed by a panel discussion by experts from several African countries.

Introduction and Opening Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI; Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR
Arif Husain, Chief Economist and Director of Analysis, Planning and Performance, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Daniel van Gilst, Senior Agriculture Adviser, The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)

An Overview of the CGIAR-WFP Activities Funded by Norway
Daniel Gilligan, Director, Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI), IFPRI

Highlights of Selected Research Projects and Findings
Jessica Leight, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI  
Peter Läderach, Program Leader, Co-lead CGIAR Climate Security / Principal Climate Scientist, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT (ABC)
Wolde Mekuria, Senior Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Panel Discussion

Moderated by: Sandra Ruckstuhl, Senior Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

David Kamau, Programme Officer, World Food Programme (WFP), Kenya
Lynett Ochuma, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Kenya
Christian Grassini, World Food Programme (WFP), Mozambique
Serene Philip, Social Protection Specialist, World Food Programme (WFP), Somalia
Adeyinka Jacob Timothy, Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Officer, World Food Programme (WFP), Nigeria

Closing Remarks 
Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Moderator
Mulugeta Bayeh, Web Communications Manager, IFPRI

Links:

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Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security

Policy Seminar | IFPRI Policy Seminar
Worsening food insecurity, waning response capacity: Options for a better way forward
Co-organized by IFPRI, the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) and the CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security | Part of the Fragility to Stability Seminar Series
July 2, 2025

Food crises arise from the complex interplay of conflict, poverty, climate variability, and economic shocks, resulting in acute food insecurity among vulnerable populations. According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (2025), the number of people facing severe levels of acute food insecurity has tripled over the past decade, rising from around 100 million in 2016 to nearly 300 million people in 2024.  

The report warns that intensifying conflict in areas prone to food crises could worsen these conditions, policy uncertainty in major economies could slow income growth around the world, and budget cuts could erode humanitarian assistance, as well as capacities to monitor and anticipate drivers of acute food insecurity. 

This seminar will assess these prospects and discuss ways to counteract them. 

Speakers will discuss:  

• Trends in acute food insecurity and major drivers 
• Challenges posed by budget cuts by major aid donors and impacts on food crisis response capacities 
• Obstacles faced by early warning, early action systems in collecting adequate data to monitor and anticipate food crises and address drivers 
• Insights from AI-driven predictive modeling approaches to overcome select data challenges and better inform anticipatory and preventive action 

Opening Remarks
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

Global food crises, fragility, and prospects: Trends and drivers  

Presentation of the key findings of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises 
Sara McHattie, Global Coordinator, Food Security Information Network (FSIN) 

What are the consequences for food insecurity risks of waning international humanitarian and development assistance? EC perspectives and responses
Simona Bortolotti, Policy Officer, Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Fisheries Unit, Directorate General for International Partnerships, European Union

Implications of foreign aid cuts for climate resilience and food insecurity 
Kalle Hirvonen, Research Fellow, UNU-WIDER and Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Challenges to humanitarian assistance and anticipatory action amid Sudan’s worsening food crisis  
Nigist Abebe, Regional Representative, Chemonics International; Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping National Officer, World Food Programme (WFP) Sudan

A new approach to assess food insecurity trends and drivers to better inform early action systems  
Luca Russo, Independent consultant and co-lead of study on trends and drivers of acute food insecurity commissioned by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC)

Using AI-informed modeling to overcome challenges to data collection and predict food crises  
Yanyan Liu, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI 

Concluding Remarks 
Rob Vos, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Moderator 
Katrina Kosec, Interim Deputy Director, CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security; Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI 

Links:

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Worsening food insecurity, waning response capacity: Options for a better way forward

Policy Seminar | IFPRI Policy Seminar
Mobility in a Fragile World: Evidence to Inform Policy
Co-organized by IFPRI, the CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security, and the Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in Economics and Statistics (LIDAM), IRES | Part of the Fragility to Stability Seminar Series
September 18, 2025

Migration today reflects a complex interplay of demographic pressures, conflict, poverty, climate change, and economic shocks. Worldwide, one in every seven people is a migrant—that is, someone who changes his or her country of usual residence, irrespective of the reason for migration—or a refugee forced to leave his or her home, often without warning, for reasons including war, violence, or persecution. Over the past two decades, international migration and forced displacement have surged, with more than 100 million additional people on the move—a large share of whom originate from rural areas, driven by a lack of economic opportunities, environmental degradation, and insecurity.

The number of refugees has doubled since the early 2000s, with most hosted by low- and middle-income countries. Ongoing conflicts and intensifying climate crises have compounded vulnerabilities, leaving 80% of displaced people facing acute food insecurity. Climate change-related displacement disproportionately affects women, who are also at heightened risk of violence and exploitation during migration journeys and in host communities.

This policy seminar will explore these complex dynamics and assess how economic analysis, machine learning, and policy innovation can contribute to more inclusive, equitable, and effective responses to migration and forced displacement.

Moderator Welcome Remarks
Katrina Kosec, Interim Deputy Director, CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security; Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI 

Opening Remarks
Ruth Hill, Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions, IFPRI

Setting the Stage: The Migration Challenge
Anna Maria Mayda, Professor of Economics, School of Foreign Service and Department of Economics, and Incoming Director, Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM), Georgetown University (GU)

Research in Action: This three-part session will showcase how current research is shaping better migration policies
Silvia Peracchi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Economics and Social Research (IRES), Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in Economics and Statistics (LIDAM), UCLouvain
Francisco Ceballos, Research Fellow, IFPRI
Thomas Ginn, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development

Building the Evidence Base for Smarter Policy in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts: What Are the Gaps and Needs

Panelists
Andrew Harper, Special Advisor on Climate Action, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Damien Jusselme, Head, Data Science and Analytics (Foresight), International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Jean-Francois Maystadt, Professor, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling in Economics and Statistics (LIDAM) / Institut de Recherches Économiques et Sociales (IRES), Université catholique de Louvain, and Lancaster University Management School

Closing Remarks
Kate Ambler, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

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Mobility in a Fragile World: Evidence to Inform Policy

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of CGIAR, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.

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