Agricultural mechanization is one of the key processes that will affect the future of smallholder farming systems in Asian countries, including Nepal, where just 8 percent of farmers use tractors, 26 percent use iron plows, and more than 60 percent of intercultural operations are managed by women. Poor infrastructure is a major constraint on the […]
Three-Day AgExchange on Nutrition, Resilience, and Agriculture-Led Economic Growth
The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invite development practitioners, researchers working in food security, and others to provide insight on research investments to support the U.S. Government’s Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS).
Vietnam Launches Report on Better Managing Risks to Food Safety
A recently-launched report on managing risks to food safety in Vietnam was prepared by the World Bank and other research and development partners at the request of the Government of Vietnam. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) was the lead technical partner in development of the report.
Workshop: The Role of Information in Improving Rural Services and Governance
This workshop aims to shed light on whether and how greater access to information stemming from institutional or technological innovations can improve rural service delivery and governance. It brings together a diverse group of researchers who will present work examining a variety of different services and aspects of rural governance and exchange feedback.
News: Exploring Egypt’s Exceptionalism and the Role of Food Subsidies
Tracy Brown Egypt is a special case among middle-income countries that experience high economic growth: Rather than seeing a drop in chronic child undernutrition during its high-growth period in the 2000s, Egypt experienced a rise in child stunting and a further increase in the “double burden of malnutrition”—that is, the simultaneous presence of chronic undernutrition […]
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