Announcements

Some lessons from a Life in Food Policy: SHENGGEN FAN

For 15 years, I had lived in a small village in southeastern China. We did not recognize malnutrition when we saw it, because to us it looked normal. We were all malnourished. Now, as I look back on my past decade as director general of the Internation... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project Supports Launch of Gender Policy in Agriculture

On Thursday, 31 October 2019, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) launched the National Gender Policy on Agriculture as a tool to deepen women’s involvement in the country’s agriculture. Given IFPRI’s history of support to... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

New report highlights need for gender equality to achieve agricultural growth goals in Africa

Lomé, Togo, - Many African governments have committed to promoting inclusive agricultural growth in recent years, but their efforts often neglect the key role played by gender, according to a new report. Evidence shows that gender differences are affec... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

Sustainable Capacity Strengthening: ARCN, IFPRI Train Niger State Ministry Staff on MEL

From 25 to 27 September 2019, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialists from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), delivered a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) t... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

Dissemination event: Assessing and Strengthening Malawi’s Pluralistic Agricultural Extension System: Evidence and Lessons from a 3-year Research Study (Nov 13)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 8.00 am – 1.30 pm Sunbird Capital Hotel, Chilembwe Road, Capital City, Lilongwe, Malawi On November 13, 2019 IFPRI is organizing a project closing and dissemination event to present findings from a 3-year research study con... Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program