Agricultural technologies shown to be highly effective in research trials often have a lower impact when utilized by smallholder farmers. Both heterogeneous returns and suboptimal application are believed to play a role in this efficacy gap. Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
Making the most of intra-African trade
Insights from the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor BY JULIA KURTZ Julie Kurtz is a Research Analyst with IFPRI's Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division. With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting livelihoods, and the new African Continental Free Tra... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
World Food Safety Day 2020: COVID-19 offers an opportunity for India’s food systems to deliver on safety and health
The second annual World Food Safety Day (June 7)—with the theme “food safety, everyone’s business”—promotes global awareness and action on this key issue. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
World Food Safety Day 2020: COVID-19 offers an opportunity for India’s food systems to deliver on safety and health
BY DEVESH ROY The second annual World Food Safety Day (June 7)—with the theme “food safety, everyone’s business”—promotes global awareness and action on this key issue. Given its large and diverse population and present level of economic development, I... Source: IFPRI South Asia Regional Office
COVID-19 Lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
Informal food markets are vital to feeding African cities, they are venues the poor rely on to buy and sell fresh food. Danielle Resnick argues that as governments impose COVID-19 restrictions, informal food traders should be helped rather than persecuted. Her suggestions include: Developing hygiene practices and clean water supplies with market associations, allowing more dispersed market sites during epidemics, and extending safety nets and health benefits found in formal markets to informal market workers.—John McDermott, series co-editor and Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) Source: IFPRI Ghana
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