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)
Africa Regional Launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report
Global Food Policy Report Series/Special Event Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Nutrition: Africa Regional Launch of IFPRI’s 2024 Global Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
Potential Effectiveness of Integrating Human Milk Banking and Lactation Support on Neonatal Outcomes
We assessed the potential effectiveness of human milk banking and lactation support on provision of human milk to neonates admitted in the newborn unit (NBU) at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kenya Source: IFPRI Africa Regional Office (AFR)
New IFPRI book: An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development: How Much Can Africa Learn from Asia?
A new IFPRI book analyzes the mechanization evolution of thirteen Asian and African countries, drawing potential lessons for sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural mechanization development going forward. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI book: What Africa can learn from Asia about agricultural mechanization
This issue post is cross-posted from the main IFPRI website and was originally written by Francesca Edralin. Agricultural mechanization has many benefits for developing countries: It raises productivity and lowers costs, makes supply chains more effici... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program