Journalists, are key players in the policymaking space. As such, it is essential that they are well-equipped to be able to effectively drive public conversations around policy issues. It is on this basis that the Nigeria Strategy Support Program of the... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Improving Evidence-Based Reporting on Agricultural Policy in Kebbi State
It is difficult to refute the importance of the role that journalists play in setting the agenda and shaping national discussions on issues. As gatekeepers of information, they are vital stakeholders in ensuring an environment where policy decisions ar... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Stepping up to India’s Nutrition Challenge: From Aspiration to Action
IFPRI's POSHAN team, in collaboration with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, India’s premier institution for training civil services officers, conducted a short nutrition course on 6-7 August 2018, in Mussoorie (India), for District Magistrates from 32 selected Aspirational Districts of India. Purnima Menon and Rasmi Avula, along with other faculty members, convened […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening
Strengthening agricultural policy reporting in Nigeria’s National Assembly
On 22-23 October 2018, a team of two Policy Communications experts from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)'s Nigeria Strategy Support Program delivered an intermediate Policy Communications training course for journalists from the... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office
Agriculture and poverty reduction
What is the future of agriculture in Ghana? And what are the implications for poverty reduction. IFPRI Senior Research Fellow James Thurlow addresses these questions in an essay published on the Gate's Foundation Goalkeepers Report. He writes that "if you asked most Ghanaians where the opportunities of the future lie, they would point to Accra, […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
