IFPRI is pleased to welcome as its new Director General Jo Swinnen, an agricultural economist with more than 30 years of experience in policy-relevant research. Read more.
Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Rethinking Sustainability of Solar Tube-wells in Water-starved Pakistan
Every year farmers in the province of Pakistan receive a subsidy worth PKR 27 billion on the consumption of electricity for tube-wells. Federal and provincial government bear the cost of this subsidy with a 40:60 share, respectively, whereas farmers pay a minimal flat rate. The result has been a dramatic rise in the use of >> Read more Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
SOME LESSONS FROM A LIFE IN FOOD POLICY
Shenggen Fan reflects on his years as IFPRI’s director general and how his own life illustrates the potential for policy to improve livelihoods. Read More
Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Board Names New Director General
Article re-posted from IFPRI.ORG. September 5, 2019, Washington, D.C. - The Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) announced today the appointment of Johan “Jo” Swinnen as the institute’s next Director General. Swinnen will begin his tenure on January 7, 2020, succeeding the current Director General, Shenggen Fan, who is completing his term. “Jo brings >> Read more Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Celebrating Women in Science
Over the past 15 years, the global community has made a lot of effort in inspiring and engaging women and girls in science, yet there is still work to be done. This slideshow is part of a social media campaign to documents the stories of women scientists in the CGIAR on the occasion of International […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
