Agriculture remains a cornerstone of the Ethiopian economy with 75 percent of the total population employed in the sector in 2012/13, and 86 percent living in rural areas.
Pakistan Resilience Conference Convenes Stakeholders to Chart Way Forward
The IFPRI-led Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) and the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) jointly organized a conference on “Resilience for Agricultural Growth, Food Security, Nutrition and Rural Development in Pakistan” on December ... Source: Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security
Video of Global Landscapes Forum Event on Gender and Climate Change
Watch this discussion forum on "Gender and resilience across the landscape – from Latin America, Africa and Asia" which took place on December 6, 2014, the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. Gender concerns are gaining increasing recognition in climate change negotiations. Although women are believed to be more […] Source: Climate Change, Collective Action and Women’s Assets
Summary of the IFPRI-hosted side event at the COP in Lima available
Wednesday, December 3, IFPRI hosted an official COP20 side event on "Increasing the Resilience of Farming Communities to Climate Change through Shared Learning and Adaptation Decision-Making with a Focus on Gender." The event was co-hosted with the Asociación para la Naturaleza y Desarrollo Sostenible (ANDES) and organized with the University of Missouri. Click here to read a […] Source: Climate Change, Collective Action and Women’s Assets
Resilience and Nutrition: Strengthening the Links
IFPRI’s Director General, Shenggen Fan, joined Earnán O’Cléirigh of Irish Aid, Nick Chisholm of University College Cork, Connell Foley of Concern Worldwide, Nora Owen of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) and Rajul Pandya-Lorch ... Source: Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security
