IFPRI and CIMMYT Accelerate Joint Research for Food Security and Greater Global Impact
05 February 2026, Washington: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CIMMYT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen collaboration on strategic research and policy initiatives aimed at tackling today’s complex food security challenges. This stronger partnership underscores both organizations’ commitment to delivering innovative, science-based solutions that can help transform food systems and improve lives around the world.
“Enhanced collaboration with CIMMYT will allow us to combine our strengths and partnerships for greater benefits,” said Johan Swinnen, Director General of IFPRI. “This is especially critical given the alarming rise in global hunger and food insecurity since 2015.”
“We look forward to closer collaboration with IFPRI,” said Bram Govaerts, Director General of CIMMYT. “Without a doubt, this partnership will accelerate our hands-on work in the field with farmers and in the lab with scientists around the world.”
Joint research priorities include how to most effectively scale innovations in agronomy, mechanization, crop breeding, and nutrition, and pursue methodological improvements in impact evaluation, market analysis, and policy analysis.
IFPRI and CIMMYT are part of CGIAR, the world’s largest publicly funded agricultural research network, working to advance sustainable and resilient food systems globally. Both centers are headquartered in North America, have a strong global footprint, and share a long history of high impact research that informs policies and investments to reduce poverty, hunger, and malnutrition while improving crop systems worldwide.
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