By Danielle Resnick On March 15, Ghana celebrated the creation of 38 new metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDA), increasing the total number from 216 to 254. Since 2000, the number of districts has more than doubled with new MMDAs also created in 2004, 2008, and 2012. As in each prior case, the government justified […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Alternative Pathways to Improve Electricity Access in Ethiopia
Secure, reliable, and affordable energy services are key to addressing many global development challenges. “Energy poverty” features prominently in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Access to modern energy services for all is required to create the conditions for economic development, social equality, and poverty alleviation. Access to modern energy not only helps increase incomes but […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening
Developing future leaders in food policy in collaboration with Purdue University’s Borlaug Summer Institute
Written by Suresh Chandra Babu and Namita Paul Developing future leaders for agriculture research and development is key for capacity strengthening activity for reducing hunger, malnutrition, poverty, gender inequality, and practicing climate-smart agriculture. Translating theoretical knowledge learned through academic courses into practical problem-solving skills is a part of capacity strengthening strategies to meet the policy […]
Collaboration with University of Maryland
For the past 20 years, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has been working with the University of Maryland (UMD) to strengthen the capacity for research and analysis of food security issues - both locally and globally. This capacity strengthening activity helps in improving the analytical skills of students in understanding food policy issues as […]
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