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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI is a CGIAR research center (@cgiar.org). www.ifpri.org

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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 2h
This article in Nutrition Insight quoted Alan de Brauw, senior research fellow at IFPRI, in this article on #FLWDay. “We need to know more about where losses occur within value chains so we can come up with better innovations to reduce them,” de Brauw said: on.cgiar.org/4hWCGBm @cgiar.org
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Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day: hidden hunger
A multifaceted approach combining technology, financial support, and women’s economic empowerment is required to cut food loss and waste.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 5h
Save the date! Oct 14⏰8:30AM–12:45PM 📌 Strategic Dialogue: Women's Voice and Resilience in #Nigeria 🎟️ bit.ly/WomensVoiceNG 📍Fraser Suites Hotel | Abuja, Nigeria @cgiar.org @iwmi.bsky.social @ilri.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 9h
📢 TOMORROW at 9:30am EDT! 📌 “When Grain Trade Is Obstructed: Black Sea Disruptions and Global Market Impacts” 💻 Online: 🎟️ bit.ly/GrainTrade 🤝 bit.ly/GrainTradeFB 💼 bit.ly/GrainTradeLI ▶️ bit.ly/ifpriYT @cgiar.org @fao.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 10h
Starting soon at 9:30 am (US/Eastern): 📌 Measuring Women’s Agency: New Tools, Takeaways, and What Comes Next 🤝 Organized by IFPRI and the World Bank 🎫 Register here: on.cgiar.org/4ydFpwa @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
☕📚 Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now on LinkedIn! 🔗 on.cgiar.org/46QUEz8 @cgiar.org
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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s featured articles examine the co-coverage of social protection and maternal and child nutrition interventions in Bangladesh, India and Nepal; assess the effectiveness of context-specific s...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
📢 Happening tomorrow: 📌 Measuring Women's Agency: New Tools, Takeaways, and What Comes Next 🤝 Organized by IFPRI and the World Bank Group 📆 September 30 ⏰ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm (US/Eastern) 🎫 Register here: on.cgiar.org/4ydFpwa @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
The Black Sea region plays a critical role in global agricultural trade, supplying a significant share of internationally traded wheat, maize, and oilseeds. 🌽🌾🌊 On Oct. 1, join @IFPRI & @AMISoutlook to examine what happens when grain trade is obstructed 👉🎟️ bit.ly/GrainTrade @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
About 13% of Nigeria’s tomatoes are estimated to be lost between farm and retail. IFPRI is developing an AI-based system that turns images of tomatoes into quantified measures of food loss—with 95% accuracy against human grading: on.cgiar.org/3TXN6Yj @cgiar.org @worldresources.bsky.social #FLWDay
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Case Study: IFPRI is Using AI to Measure Food Loss in Nigeria's Tomato Value Chain | Champions 12.3
About 13% of Nigeria's tomatoes are lost between farm and retail, but that number doesn't say where the loss happens. Measuring food loss precisely has historically required in-person surveys and phys...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
🍅 On the UN International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction, learn how AI can help us better understand where food is being lost. 🧵👇
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 29/09/2026
📣 Starting soon: 📌 Making Food System Costs Visible: A Policy Imperative for Multifunctional Landscapes 🤝 IFPRI and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) ⏰9:30 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern) 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 28/09/2026
This #FLWDay, explore how better data + innovation can help build more efficient, sustainable food systems to #StopFoodLossWaste: on.cgiar.org/48bal50 @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 28/09/2026
🍅 In #Nigeria, IFPRI researchers are using #AI-powered image analysis to measure tomato losses and identify where interventions can make a difference. 🧵👇
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 28/09/2026
📢 Happening tomorrow at 9:30 am (US/Eastern): 📌 Making Food System Costs Visible: A Policy Imperative for Multifunctional Landscapes 🤝 IFPRI and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 28/09/2026
🌍 If you are at #MNF2026, look out for IFPRI! The Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference, themed “Nutrition at the Frontiers of a Changing Environment,” starts today in Accra, Ghana. Learn more about IFPRI’s participation here: on.cgiar.org/4yhmwsg #MNF2026 @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 27/09/2026
🔍 How can we work together to reduce micronutrient deficiencies as these challenges become more complex? Learn more in this recent blog by Deanna Olney and Mduduzi Mbuya: on.cgiar.org/4hKUpvA @cgiar.org
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Strengthening nutrition programs in a changing world: A preview of Track B at the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference
What works in addressing micronutrient malnutrition.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 27/09/2026
Don’t miss this upcoming event on September 30: 📌 Measuring Women’s Agency: New Tools, Takeaways, and What Comes Next 🤝 Organized by IFPRI and the World Bank Group ⏰ 9:30am – 12:00 pm (US/Eastern) 🎫 Register here: on.cgiar.org/4ydFpwa @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 26/09/2026
On September 28, IFPRI’s Jef L. Leroy, Kenda Cunningham, Elodie Becquey, Loty Diop, and Neha Kumar will participate in this symposium: 📌 How do food environments shape diets? Quantitative evidence from Asia and Africa 🎟️ on.cgiar.org/4yhmwsg @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 26/09/2026
3️⃣ days until this upcoming #webinar: 📌 Making Food System Costs Visible: A Policy Imperative for Multifunctional Landscapes 🤝 IFPRI and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) 📆September 29, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern) 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 25/09/2026
This hybrid conference will convene the global nutrition community to build knowledge, strengthen advocacy, and sustain nutrition progress in a changing world: www.ifpri.org/event/ifpri-... #IFPRIonNutrition #MNF2026 @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 25/09/2026
🌍 From September 28–October 1, IFPRI researchers will join the Micronutrient Forum’s 7th Global Conference in Accra, Ghana under the theme “Nutrition at the Frontiers of a Changing Environment.”
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 25/09/2026
How are continued logistical disruptions in the Black Sea region reshaping agricultural markets and affecting global food security? 🌍 Join IFPRI & AMIS on Oct. 1 to explore: - Export routes - Transport & insurance costs - Supply chain resilience 👉🎟️ bit.ly/GrainTrade @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 25/09/2026
🆕 #Blog Strengthening nutrition programs in a changing world: A preview of Track B at the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference 🖋️ By Deanna Olney and Mduduzi Mbuya. Learn more: on.cgiar.org/4hKUpvA @cgiar.org
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Strengthening nutrition programs in a changing world: A preview of Track B at the Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference
What works in addressing micronutrient malnutrition.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 24/09/2026
🔍What is the true cost of food? This webinar on September 29 will examine the methods of true cost accounting and share new evidence from #Colombia, #Kenya, #Peru, and #Vietnam: on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 23/09/2026
📣 Save the date! 📌 Measuring Women’s Agency: New Tools, Takeaways, and What Comes Next 🤝 Organized by IFPRI and @WorldBankGroup 📆 September 30, 2026, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm (US/Eastern) 🎫 Register here: on.cgiar.org/4ydFpwa @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 22/09/2026
☕📚 Weekly Reads from IFPRI is here! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-reviewe… @cgiar.org
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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s featured articles examine how to align smallholder farmers’ private decisions with societal goals; apply a framework for just agroecological transitions through participatory multistakehol...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 22/09/2026
📣 One week until this #webinar: 📌 Making Food System Costs Visible: A Policy Imperative for Multifunctional Landscapes 🤝 IFPRI and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) 📆September 29, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern) 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 22/09/2026
Fertilizer shipments out of the Persian Gulf region—both a key global transit point and producer of fertilizers and related products—remain largely halted. Learn more in this recent blog by @jwglauber.bsky.social and Shawn Arita: on.cgiar.org/4h9ye0x @cgiar.org
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How are fertilizer markets coping with the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz?
A mixed picture for global prices and supplies.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 21/09/2026
🔍 How can innovation, digital transformation & trade help build more resilient agrifood systems in a climate-challenged Africa? IFPRI joins the 8th African Conference of Agricultural Economists (ACAE), September 22–25 in Nairobi: on.cgiar.org/3VDKNdl #8thACAE @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 20/09/2026
🍎 ✏️ With changes to how food is procured and delivered, governments and other partners can make school meals go further. Impact evaluations help governments understand what works, for whom, and under what conditions: on.cgiar.org/4gMqHEK @cgiar.org
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‘From assuming to knowing': How impact evaluations support the design, delivery, and scale-up of school meal programs
Perspectives from across Africa.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 20/09/2026
🍓🍍🍊 Food environments shape what adolescents eat. Healthier food options and stronger nutrition policies can improve diets. Learn more in this recent blog: on.cgiar.org/4gDOgzs @cgiar.org
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Food on the go: How food environments shape adolescent diets in Viet Nam
How nutritious are snacks and meals outside the home?
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 19/09/2026
🎥 How much does food really cost? Rui Benfica explains how #TrueCostAccounting helps uncover hidden environmental, health, and social costs that don't appear on a receipt. Watch 👇 and learn more: www.ifpri.org/project/true-value-of… #TrueValueOfFood #FoodSystems @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 19/09/2026
📣 Save the date: 📅Oct. 1⏰9:30AM EDT 📌 IFPRI-AMIS Seminar Series: “When Grain Trade Is Obstructed: Black Sea Disruptions and Global Market Impacts” 🤝IFPRI and @amisoutlook.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/GrainTrade @cgiar.org @fao.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 18/09/2026
Using #TrueCostAccounting, the study assesses environmental and social impacts that are often missing from conventional measures of food system performance. Read the article: 🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S135... #TrueValueOfFood #FoodSystems @cgiar.org
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Unveiling the true costs of food production in Kenya and Viet Nam | Environment and Development Economics | Cambridge Core
Unveiling the true costs of food production in Kenya and Viet Nam
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 18/09/2026
📑 New research from IFPRI and partners takes a closer look at the true costs of food production in Kenya and Viet Nam. 🧵👇
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 18/09/2026
🆕 #Blog How are fertilizer markets coping with the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz? 🖊️ By @jwglauber.bsky.social and Shawn Arita 🔗 Read more: on.cgiar.org/4h9ye0x @cgiar.org
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How are fertilizer markets coping with the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz?
A mixed picture for global prices and supplies.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 18/09/2026
🌍 IFPRI is heading to Nairobi for the 8th African Conference of Agricultural Economists, September 22–25. Learn more: www.ifpri.org/event/8th-african-con… #8thACAE #AgriculturalEconomics @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 17/09/2026
#ICYMI Did you miss this recent webinar? 📌 AI Policy Considerations for Food, Land, and Water Systems 🤝IFPRI and CGIAR Digital Transformation Accelerator 📺 Watch the recording here: bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW @cgiar.org #IFPRIonAI
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 16/09/2026
🌍 At #Tropentag2026? Look out for IFPRI! Our researchers are contributing to discussions and presenting research across the conference. Find out when and where to catch IFPRI speakers and presentations: 👉 www.ifpri.org/event/ifpri-tropentag… @cgiar.org
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IFPRI @ Tropentag 2026
IFPRI is pleased to participate in Tropentag 2026, taking place September 16–18, 2026, in Göttingen, Germany. The annual interdisciplinary conference
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 15/09/2026
☕📚 Weekly Reads from IFPRI is now on LinkedIn! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/peer-reviewe… @cgiar.org
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Peer-reviewed publications from IFPRI researchers
This week’s featured articles explore how to align private incentives with societal goals in smallholder agriculture; assess whether laser land levelling can improve farm productivity and technical ef...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 15/09/2026
🔔 #HappeningNow: “#AI Policy Considerations for Food, Land, and Water Systems” 🔔 📺 Watch #ifpriLIVE: 🎟️ bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW 🤝 bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW-FB 💼 bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW-LI ▶️ bit.ly/ifpriYT @cgiar.org #IFPRIonAI
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 15/09/2026
🔔 #IFPRIPolicySeminar TODAY at 9:30 AM EDT! 🔔 📌 “#AI Policy Considerations for Food, Land, and Water Systems” 📍Watch online: 🎟️ bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW 🤝 bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW-FB 💼 bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW-LI ▶️ bit.ly/ifpriYT #IFPRIonAI @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 14/09/2026
🌱 Heading to #Tropentag2026? Connect with IFPRI researchers and hear about our latest work on agriculture, food systems, and sustainable development. See IFPRI’s participation at the conference ➡️ www.ifpri.org/event/ifpri-tropentag… @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 14/09/2026
📢 Save the date! 📌 Making Food System Costs Visible: A Policy Imperative for Multifunctional Landscapes 🤝 IFPRI and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) 📆September 29, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern) 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 14/09/2026
Because better data = better policy and investment decisions. Learn more🔗 hdl.handle.net/10568/182788 #FoodSystems #TrueValueOfFood @cgiar.org
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IFPRI’s research on true cost accounting: Unlocking the true value of food for sustainable agrifood systems
Sustainable agrifood systems must ensure food security and nutrition while balancing economic, social, and environmental objectives. Yet food costs more than the consumer price, due to hidden costs to...
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 14/09/2026
Did you know the price of food doesn’t reflect its true cost? Agrifood systems’ costs to human health, the environment, social and economic equality are often invisible—but very real. IFPRI/CGIAR #TrueCostAccounting work is generating country-level evidence on the true costs of food production.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 14/09/2026
📢 TMRW @ 9:30 AM EDT 📌 #IFPRIPolicySeminar: #AI Policy Considerations for Food, Land, and Water Systems 📍Online 🎟️ bit.ly/AIPolicyFLW @cgiar.org #IFPRIonAI
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 13/09/2026
🔍 How vulnerable is Malawi to El Niño and rising fertilizer costs? A modeling exercise suggests that a combination of market and climate shocks poses a serious threat to Malawi’s economy, agricultural sector, and food security. 🔗 Learn more: on.cgiar.org/3SXz48K @cgiar.org
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El Niño and rising fertilizer costs: How vulnerable is Malawi in 2027?
Impacts of overlapping shocks.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 13/09/2026
📢 Save the date! 📌 Making Food System Costs Visible: A Policy Imperative for Multifunctional Landscapes 🤝 IFPRI and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) 📆September 29, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30 am (US/Eastern) 🎫 on.cgiar.org/4ykBQny @cgiar.org
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 12/09/2026
Synthesizing evidence from recent @cgiar.org studies examining how conflict affects farming households across the Sahel region, a recent study reveals a striking pattern: farmer-herder conflict is not simply destroying lives but also transforming livelihoods: on.cgiar.org/4dqm8iq
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Beyond the violence: How farmer-herder conflict is reshaping rural livelihoods in the Sahel
Shifting behavior and economic attitudes.
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International Food Policy Research Institute @ifpri.org · 12/09/2026
🍽️⚖️💰 Food costs more than what we pay at checkout. Hidden costs to health, the environment, and society exceed $11 trillion annually. IFPRI/CGIAR work on #TrueCostAccounting helps make these costs visible and actionable. Learn more👉 www.ifpri.org/project/true-value-of… @cgiar.org
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