Food policy for the poor : expanding the research frontiers : highlights from 30 years of IFPRI research

Abstract

The compendium shows how the scope of research has evolved at IFPRI, as well as in the wider development community. It covers a host of topics that bear on food and nutrition security, including development strategies, markets and trade, technologies for agricultural production, natural resource management, conflicts and natural disasters, subsidies and safety nets, gender roles, and health. Research on each topic is set into context to show how thinking has progressed over time. The collection includes essays by four former IFPRI directors general, who give their insights into current and future issues facing the Institute and the research community.