DATE: September 2026
SECTOR: Global Agriculture, Food Systems, Food Security
SOURCE: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR
TOPIC: Long-term outlook for global agrifood systems through 2050
SUMMARY: A new long-term outlook examines how population, income, technology, and climate could reshape food demand, agricultural production, trade, resource use, and food security over the next 25 years.
Description:
The International Food Policy Research Institute’s Global Agrifood Systems Outlook to 2050 uses advanced modeling to examine how agrifood systems could evolve over the next 25 years, with particular attention to low- and middle-income countries.
Covering seven regions and seven commodity groups, the report explores likely changes in food demand, production, prices, trade, natural resource use, nutrition, employment, and incomes.
While substantial progress is projected across many indicators, IFPRI warns that hunger, malnutrition, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience will remain major challenges, with outcomes varying significantly by region and population. The report emphasizes the importance of strategic policy and investment decisions today in shaping more resilient, sustainable, and equitable food systems by 2050.
Access the report and executive summary: Global Agrifood Systems Outlook to 2050 — IFPRI
