Introduction
Letter from the Board Chair and Director General
2016 was yet another groundbreaking year for IFPRI. The Institute continued to pursue cutting-edge research that informs pro-poor policies, programs, and interventions around the world. Researchers greatly advanced knowledge on strategic issues, contributed to key policy processes on global, regional, and national stages, and forged partnerships that will make even more pioneering, cross-disciplinary work possible in the future.
223
Journal Articles
33% Open Access
29
Datasets
100% Open Access
452
Books/Working Papers
97% Open Access
704
Total 2016 Outputs
76% Open Access
IFPRI in the World in 2016
Growing international commitment to sustainable development goals and notable progress in addressing food security—reflected in historically low levels of poverty and hunger in many developing countries—marked 2016. These successes are building momentum as the world seeks to end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI is proud to contribute to progress toward these vital global goals.