“It is important to recognize the importance that policy has for nutritional outcomes”- Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI On 19 September 2019, Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPR... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
GSSP hosts seminar on public agricultural expenditure and rural investment strategies
by Karl Pauw Ghana’s low budgetary allocation to agriculture is just one of the reasons why the country was considered “not on track” as measured against the African Union’s African Agricultural Transformation Scorecard (AATS) in 2018. However, some have argued that the quality of agricultural spending is more important than the level of spending. In […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Towards Improving Seed Varieties, Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization
Over the period spanning 11-25 June 2019, Dr Hiroyuki Takeshima, Senior Research Fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), delivered four research seminars to an overall audience of 253 representatives from government and ac... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Communicating Market Analysis: Writing Workshop
Rigorous policy analysis is important. And understanding how to communicate the results of that analysis in a clear succinct way is critical for application to policy decisions. With this in mind, IFPRI-Ghana organized a 3-day policy brief writing workshop on 4 – 7 June 2019 for staff from the Statistical Research and Information Department (SRID), […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Presentation of IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI recently launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report. The report reviews the major policy developments of 2018 and focuses on rural revitalization as a promising way to achieve the 2030 development agenda and improve rural lives. Policies, institutions, and investments that take advantage of new opportunities and technologies, increase access to basic services, create […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
