The creation of a separate ministerial portfolio for animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries for the first time by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his second term has aroused interest amongst enthusiasts in the agricultural policy space. With the dominant narrative of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022 in the overall policy framework, and livestock and fisheries sub-sectors contributing significantly higher to the agricultural GDP compared to the crop production sub-sector, the subtle governance move has been hailed by stakeholders, mostly in the dairy industry. India being the largest milk producer in the world surely deserved to have a separate line ministry dedicated to the sector, after all. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
INFOGRAPHIC: USAID Feed the Future Changes from Baseline to Endline
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Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Agricultural Statistics are Vital: The case of Lebanon
Riad Fouad Saade, CREAL, Lebanon
During the civil war in Lebanon between 1975 and 1990, the country was on “economic survival mode” and cared little about statistics. With post war era, many misleading statistics figures were used lacking serious references. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index – What have we learned?
Women are key to rural revitalization in developing countries, but various constraints and obstacles limit their contributions to their households and communities. During our research seminar on June 12, Elena Martinez and Emily Myers, Research Analysts at IFPRI, Washington DC, presented the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and its modifications as tools that quantify >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Don’t miss the Bimstec bus
The swearing-in of the Modi government for its second term had a distinct guests list comprising leaders from Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). BIMSTEC, which comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, is a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Looking beyond SAARC and dealing with BIMSTEC has been a cornerstone of India’s policy shift. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
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