Disentangling natural resource management impacts – one evaluation at a time
Lessons from a soil program impact evaluation gone awry.
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World Water Day: Feeding millions from the ground up – the promise of groundwater-fed irrigation in Africa South of the Sahara
Small, inexpensive solar pumps can greatly expand the availability of irrigation, research shows.
Designing a better Soil Health Card for farmers in India
The government of India has distributed 100 million cards to help farmers monitor soil health. But many are finding them overly technical and difficult to use.
Policy seminar: Integrating research and natural resource management for sustainable agriculture
As the world faces growing stresses on natural resources from climate change, population growth, urbanization, and other forces, researchers must grapple with complex questions about sustainable agriculture.
Air pollution casts a shadow over development
As New Delhi faces an ongoing smog emergency, research shows that air pollution harms people's cognition and overall happiness.
World Water Week: Experimental games spark community cooperation on groundwater in India
One way to preserve groundwater – get consumers thinking about their own water use, and their neighbors', with a cooperative game.
The value of cleaner air
A new study quantifies the relationships between air pollution in China, individual happiness, and people's willingness to pay for cleaner air.
China's new agro-investment: Opportunity for sustainability?
China is spending $450 billion to modernize agriculture. Why some of that should go to promoting sustainable practices such as ecosystem-based pest control.
Securing sustainable fishing in the Pacific Coral Triangle countries
New IFPRI research offers insights into how the Pacific island nations of Fiji, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Vanuatu can adapt to climate pressures on fisheries.
Three steps for tackling food loss and waste
An astounding one third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted between the farm and the fork. Just think about that for a moment.