On 27-28 August 2018, a team of three trainers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a staff of the National Agricultural Extension Research Liaison Service (NAERLS) held a training on policy communications in Minna, the cap... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Stepping up to India’s Nutrition Challenge: From Aspiration to Action
The progress made by India on maternal and nutrition outcomes over the last decade is encouraging. Between 2006-16, stunting among children below five years declined from 48 percent to 38 percent, anemia among women of reproductive age came down from 55.3 percent to 53 percent, and exclusive breastfeeding increased from 46.4 percent to 54.9 percent. >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Analytical workshop identifies research agenda for ASTI Indo-Pacific
In the Indo-Pacific region—the latest area of ASTI work, supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)—one of ASTI’s strategic goals is to coordinate the implementation of an analytical research agenda focused on agricultural research investment capacities and policy developments. In July, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and the International […] Source: Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
Policy Communications Training Course for Journalists in Benue State
From 23-24 July 2018, the Nigeria Strategy Support Program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI-NSSP) sustained its efforts towards a vibrant and healthy environment for discussion and decision-making in Nigeria’s agricultural sector by organizing a training on policy communications for journalists in Benue State. Participants of the training (7 males and 8 females) […]
Policy Communications Training Course for Journalists in Benue State
From 23-24 July 2018, the Nigeria Strategy Support Program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI-NSSP) sustained its efforts towards a vibrant and healthy environment for discussion and decision-making in Nigeria’s agricultural sec... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
