Our second webinar in the May-October 2017 monthly series, conducted by Mark Rosegrant, Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute, was dedicated to findings from a recent analysis of the impacts of alternative agricultural investments on global objectives of sustainable development. Watch the webinar recording
Smallholder Farming Systems in the Digital Age: Smartphone App for Measuring Diets and Time-use in Zambia
Gendered time use has major implications for household well-being and agricultural productivity, In particular, gendered time use effects food security and nutrition, as women are largely responsible for feeding the family. The use of mechanized farm tools can decrease the amount of time required for production, allowing households to improve their agricultural yields through improved […]
Workshop Identifies Challenges, Strategies for Improving Food Safety
The workshop “Better Targeting Food Safety Investments in Low and Middle Income Countries,” hosted by the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), brought together policymakers, researchers, donors, and others to delve into the challenges impeding poor people’s access to safe foods […]
GCAN presentation to USAID Mission in Nigeria
During a week-long visit in Nigeria in May 2017, the GCAN team presented key climate-gender-nutrition linkages to the USAID Mission. Productive discussions took place between the GCAN team and USAID Mission staff on priorities and potential research topics that would inform USAID's programming in Nigeria. The GCAN team also helped the mission with the Climate […]
Synopsis: The impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme on the nutritional status of children: 2008 – 2012
ESSP Research Note 64: by Guush Berhane, John Hoddinott, and Neha Kumar. Synopsis of Working Paper 99. Abstract:Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) is a large-scale social protection intervention
