IFPRI recently launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report. The report reviews the major policy developments of 2018 and focuses on rural revitalization as a promising way to achieve the 2030 development agenda and improve rural lives. Policies, institutions, and investments that take advantage of new opportunities and technologies, increase access to basic services, create […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Study: India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has positive impact on participants’ welfare
Evegeniya Anisimova With a budget of $7.47 billion in 2017-18, India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is one of the largest programs of its kind globally. The program guarantees employment for up to 100 days per year for each rural household, with wages equal for men and women. Thus, it not only serves as a form of [Read More...] Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
2019 Global Food Policy Report New Delhi launch: Emerging issues for India’s rural development
Smita Aggarwal Agrarian distress, farm waivers, and agricultural sops dominated the political and policy environment ahead of India’s general elections. Amid the hustle and bustle of the world’s largest democracy going to polls, the IFPRI launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) at the epicenter of the country’s policymaking, New Delhi, at a day-long policy seminar [Read More...] Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
2019 GFPR Mumbai launch: Building partnerships to spur rural revitalization
The Mumbai launch of the 2019 Global Food Policy Report was jointly organized by IFPRI, Tata Trusts, and Dasra. The event focused on the challenges to ensure food and nutrition security in the rural areas of Maharashtra and rest of the country; and how philanthropic foundations, corporate social responsibility and the industry can support rural transformation. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
2019 Global Food Policy Report Bhutan launch: Charting paths to rural revitalization
Smita Aggarwal Nestled in the Himalayas, the Kingdom of Bhutan places top priority on the happiness of its people, tracking well-being with its Gross National Happiness index. The world can learn from this concept, said experts at the Bhutan launch of IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launch in Thimphu April 29. Speakers laid out the opportunities [Read More...] Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
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