2012 IFPRI Annual Report

IFPRI substantively influenced agricultural and food policy in 2012. The findings from the Institute’s model on indirect land use changes due to biofuel mandates influenced policy and legislation within the European Union and the European Commission. IFPRI prepared a report on food security and climate change for the High Level Panel of Experts of the UN’s Committee on World Food Security, and sponsored a learning event at the UNFCCC negotiations in Doha. The Institute also launched the Bangladesh Agricultural Policy Support Unit to provide the Bangladeshi Government with timely recommendations and in-depth analysis for policy options. The Institute’s research has influenced the agricultural transformation agendas in numerous countries in Africa, including Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria.