Abstract: The growth of rural land rental markets is often taken as a virtuous component of an African structural transformation process, by facilitating access to land by efficient but land-constrained farmers. Recent empirical work has generally supp... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Policy Seminar: Advancing Food Systems Transformation: Dialogue between German Development Cooperation and CGIAR
Co-organized by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), CGIAR, IFPRI and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) FEB 23, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EST Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Fertilizer Quality Assessment: Perception versus testing in selected Ghanaian districts
Fertilizer use in Sub-Saharan Africa remains below recommended rates, contributing to low yields, and increasing poverty. Poor quality fertilizer – whether perceived or real – is often cited as a reason for low adoption rates. In Ghana, for example, there are widespread but often unsubstantiated claims of substandard fertilizers. This is a concern for farmers […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
NEW PUBLICATION: CLIMATE-RESILIENCE POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS FOR EGYPT’S AGRICULTURE SECTOR
New report shows accelerated adaptation can substantially reduce Egypt's food production losses from climate change. FOOD POLICY REPORT BY: NICOSTRATO D. PEREZ, YUMNA KASSIM, CLAUDIA RINGLER, TIMOTHY S. THOMAS, HAGAR ELDIDI, CLEMENS BREISINGER The impo... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
The Global Food Systems 5050 Initiative: Tracking and promoting progress on gender equality amid food systems transformation
Jemimah Njuki (Director for Africa Region at IFPRI) writes about a new index that will assess the actions of 200+ producer organizations, food companies, global nonprofits, & research institutions on women's empowerment. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
