Trainings

IFPRI designed the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), which was implemented by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) from 2012-14. TMRI had remarkable impacts over the two-year study, some of which were sustained even after 4 years. TMRI provided the proof of concept that high quality quality nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) can accelerate reductions […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening

Xiaobo Zhang presented “SMEs Amidst the Pandemic and Reopening: Digital Edge and Transformation” at the International Monetary Fund Infrastructure Seminar series. This seminar series provides a forum for leading experts to share latest insights on key policy issues related to public infrastructure. Infrastructure is critical for economic development because it enhances productive capacity and promotes […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening

IFPRI researchers provided virtual training on the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) to International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) Cultivate Africa’s Future Fund (CultiAF) grantees on June 2 and 3, 2021. The first session on June 2 consisted of an in-depth review and discussion of the pro-WEAI online foundations module (available on IFPRI’s food […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening

Under the auspices of Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC), IFPRI Researchers conducted a pre-testing workshop of one of the modules ‘E-extension’ from the New Extensionist Learning Kit (NELK) created for extension workers in Rwanda in collaboration with the African Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFAAS) and Hinga Weze. The workshop happened in […] Source: IFPRI Capacity Strengthening